Salamat is the debut studio album of the Filipina singer-songwriter Yeng Constantino. It was released on January 19, 2007, through Dream Big Productions and Star Music. It reached its Gold status in February of the same year and reached 3× Platinum with sales of 90,000 copies.[1] The album has five number ones, the only female artist in the Philippines with the most number one hits in 2007. And the album produce six top ten hits.[2]

Salamat
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length43:57
LabelStar Music
ProducerDream Big Productions
Yeng Constantino chronology
Salamat
(2007)
Journey
(2008)
Singles from Salamat
  1. "Hawak Kamay"
    Released: September 2006
  2. "Salamat"
    Released: December 2006
  3. "If We Fall In Love"
    Released: January 2007
  4. "Pangarap Lang"
    Released: February 2007
  5. "Cool Off"
    Released: April 2007
  6. "Time In"
    Released: July 2007

The album has 10 tracks. 7 were originally composed by Yeng, 2 were written by her co-scholars in Pinoy Dream Academy and one is a rendition of Freddie Aguilar's OPM classic, "Bulag, Pipi at Bingi".[3] It was followed by her second album titled "Journey".

Track listing

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  1. "Salamat" (Constantino) - 4:50
  2. "Away Bati" (Constantino) - 3:41
  3. "Cool Off" (Davey Langit) - 5:07
  4. "Time In" (Davey Langit) - 4:29
  5. "Bulag, Pipi at Bingi" (Snaffu Rigor) - 4:47
  6. "Just Cant Say" (Constantino) - 4:11
  7. "Awit ng Pangarap" (Constantino) - 5:22
  8. "If We Fall In Love" (RJ Jimenez) - 4:30
  9. "Pangarap Lang" (Alvin Gonzales) - 4:06
  10. "Hawak Kamay" (Constantino) - 4:20

Singles

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Commercial use

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Four songs from this album was used as titles for Your Song episodes it was Cool Off, Pangarap Lang, Salamat, and If We Fall In Love featuring Rj Jeminez.

Four songs from this album was used for the 2021 iQiyi original series Saying Goodbye: "Time In," "Hawak Kamay," "Cool Off," and a rendition of "If We Fall In Love" performed by Angela Ken.

Chart performance

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Chart (2007) Peak

position

PH Albums Chart[12] 1

"Salamat" debuted at no. 2 and stayed at this position the following week and dropped at no. 3 the following next 2 weeks. then it climbed up at no. 1 on April 15, 2007.[13] It stayed the Top 10 Albums for almost 9 months.[14]

Certification

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Salamat received its Gold Status 2 weeks after its release, followed by a Platinum Certification a few weeks after, until a Double Platinum later that year.

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Philippines (PARI)[15] 2× Platinum 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Awards and recognition

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2008

  • Awit Awards 2008: "Best Album of the year" - "Salamat"
  • Awit Awards 2008: "Best inspirational/religious song" - "Salamat"
  • Awit Awards 2008: "Best-selling album of the year" - "Salamat"
  • Awit Awards 2008: "People's Choice Favorite Song of the Year" - "Salamat"
  • Awit Awards 2008: "People's Choice FAvorite Music Video" - "Time-In"

2007

  • Best Theme Song (Kasal Kasali Kasalo's "Hawak Kamay"): 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival
  • Most Promising Female Recording/Concert Artist: 2006 Box Office Entertainment Awards.
  • Best New Female Singer: Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards
  • Female Artist Awardee: ASAP '07 24K Awards
  • Pop Movie Theme Song (Kasal Kasali Kasalo's "Hawak Kamay"): ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2007
  • Pop Music Video ("Time In"): ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2007
  • Compilation Awardee ("Nagmamahal Kapamilya Album"): 3rd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
  • Female Awardee ("Salamat"): 3rd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
  • Favorite New Artist: 1st OPM Songhits 2007 Awards[16]
  • Best Theme Song (Kasal Kasali Kasalo's "Hawak Kamay"): 55th FAMAS Awards 2007
  • Breakthrough Artist: 1st OPM Songhits Awards 2007
  • Hitmaker Of The Year: Yeng Constantino (7 hit songs for the year 2007): 1st Megamixx Radio Music Awards (Guam)
  • Most Popular Song by a Duo ("If we fall in love" with RJ Jimenez): 2nd IFM Pinoy Music Awards[17]
  • Extremely Requested Videoke Song ("Hawak Kamay"): 2nd IFM Pinoy Music Awards[17]

References

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  4. ^ "Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo bags 9 Famas awards". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  5. ^ "Yeng Constantino donated her hit song to DepED for the use of the Adopt-A-School Program's campaign". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
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  8. ^ "Star Music releases lyric video of 'Salamat 2016'". ABS-CBN News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "If We Fall In Love - Yeng Constantino Ft Rj Jimenez". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  10. ^ cool off - Yeng Constantino (With Lyrics!!), archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2021-07-17
  11. ^ Time In - Yeng Constantino (Music Video), archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2021-07-16
  12. ^ "- The Online Resource for Filipino Songs". 2011-09-14. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  13. ^ "Yeng Constatino's Salamat Album topped Odyssey's Album Chart: April 15, 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  14. ^ "Yeng Constantino 's Salamat & Journey Album Chart Performance History!". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  15. ^ "List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees". Philippine Association of the Record Industry.
  16. ^ "Yeng Constantino wins two trophies in the 2007 OPM Songhits Awards". pep.ph. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  17. ^ a b "Star Records wins 6 music awards". ABS-CBN News Online. 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-04-20. [dead link]