Palabas

Palabas is the debut studio album by Filipino rock band Sponge Cola. It was released on October 18, 2004, under Sony Music Philippines.^[1] This album contains some songs that the band members made even before the group was officially formed, and includes an abundance of Tagalog-language tracks.

Palabas
Studio album by Sponge Cola
Released	October 18, 2004 August 23, 2005 (Romeo and Juliet Experience)
Genre	Post-grunge alternative rock hard rock pop rock
Length	58:17 (original release) 83:03 (repackaged version)
Label	Sony BMG Music Philippines
Producer	Sponge Cola
Sponge Cola chronology
Sponge Cola EP (2003) Palabas (2004) Transit (2006)
Singles from Palabas
"Una" Released: June 9, 2004 "KLSP" Released: January 22, 2005 "Gemini" Released: August 2, 2005 "Jeepney" Released: October 15, 2005 "Lunes" Released: March 21, 2006 "Dragonfly" Released: April 13, 2006

Palabas spawned the singles "KLSP", "Lunes", "Gemini", "Una", and "Jeepney". An additional song, "Dragonfly", was released as online single in April 2006. The album was certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in 2005 with sales of 15,000 physical CD 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 bonus CD that contains a music 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 of Palabas & Transit Collection, a release that also includes the deluxe edition of Sponge Cola's second album, Transit.

Background

Palabas means a "show / program" or "to come out" in Tagalog.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Palabas: The Romeo and Juliet Experience

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

Sponge Cola

• Yael Yuzon - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gosh Dilay - bass guitar
• Erwin Armovit - lead guitar
• Chris Cantada - drums, backing vocals

Album Credits

• Drums Recorded by: Louie Talan at the Wombworks Studios
• Recorded at: The Three Studios
• Mixed by: Sponge Cola at the Three Studios and By Mong Alcaraz & Jorel Corpuz at Funkville Studios
• Mastered by: Zach Lucero
• Additional Guitar tracks for tracks 2,5 & 12 recorded at: Knive Studios
• Album Cover Design & Layout by: Jade Maravillas
• Photography by: Raymond Fabul

Accolades

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Result
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]

References

1. "Sponge Cola Scores". 15 December 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
2. "Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1)". philmusic.com. Philmusic. Archived from the original on 25 March 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2006.