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| Released | October 18, 2004 August 23, 2005 (Romeo and Juliet Experience) | |||
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| Label | Sony BMG Music Philippines | |||
| Producer | Sponge Cola | |||
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Palabas is the debutstudio album byFilipino rock bandSponge Cola. It was released on October 18, 2004, underSony Music Philippines.[1] This album contains some songs that the band members made even before the group was officially formed, and includes an abundance ofTagalog-language tracks.
Palabas spawned thesingles "KLSP", "Lunes", "Gemini", "Una", and "Jeepney". An additional song, "Dragonfly", was released as online single in April 2006. The album was certifiedGold by thePhilippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in 2005 with sales of 15,000 physicalCD copies.[citation needed] To date the album has sold over 28,000 pure CD copies.
In 2005, Sponge Cola released a repackaged edition of the album with a bonusCD that contains amusic video for "Gemini", and some bonus audio tracks, including a remastered version of "Gemini", acoustic versions of "KLSP" and "Jeepney", and an unreleased track titled "Boundless".
In December 2013,Palabas was re-issued as part ofPalabas & Transit Collection, a release that also includes the deluxe edition of Sponge Cola's second album,Transit.
Palabas means a "show / program" or "to come out" in Tagalog.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "22" | Gosh Dilay | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Partisan" | Yael Yuzon | 4:41 |
| 3. | "KLSP" | Yuzon, Dilay,Chris Cantada | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Neon" | Yuzon | 4:37 |
| 5. | "On the Floor" | Yuzon | 5:48 |
| 6. | "Stone's Throw" | Ely Buendia | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Jillian" | Cantada | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Lunes ("Monday")" | Dilay | 3:35 |
| 9. | "To the Sly and Cunning" | Yuzon | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Una ("First")" | Dilay | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Dragonfly" | Yuzon | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Gemini" | Yuzon | 3:32 |
| 13. | "Jeepney" | D. Pendatum | 5:23 |
| 14. | "Closure" | Yuzon | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 58:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Gemini" (Music video) | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Gemini" (Remastered version) | 3:50 |
| 3. | "KLSP" (Acoustic version) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Boundless" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Jeepney" (Acoustic version) | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Gemini" (Piano version) | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 1:23:03 | |
Sponge Cola
Album Credits
| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2005 | Nu 107.5 2004 Year End Countdown | Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1) | "Jeepney" | 59th[2] |
| Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1) | "KLSP" | 102nd[2] |
