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The Story of Jose Mari Chan (DIAMOND RECORDING ARTIST)

Jose Mari Chan is a famous Filipino singer and an excellent songwriter. He is considered as one of the most foremost popular music writers of the Philippines. His songs were very popular nowadays as it was on 1960���s. His pseudonyms were Joe Mari, Mr. Music Man or the Filipino Jimmy Web.

He was born on March 11, 1945 in Iloilo. His father is Antonio Chan and Florencia Chan

was his mother. He studies college and graduated in Ateneo de Manila University on 1967 with a degree in Economics. He is married to Mary Ann and has five siblings.

Released his first hit single, ���Afterglow��� in 1967. He entered the mainstream of the Philippines music industry in spite of the influence of foreign acts as the Beatles and the Beach Boys. He released his first album in 1969. For more or less than four years from 1970-1974, Jose Mari Chan was able to compose more than 20 songs for movies and earned him

different recognitions and nominations at the FAMAS Awards. He stayed for more than 10 years in United States but still keep on composing songs and some of them were recorded by foreign artists.

Musical Career

On 1989, he released his album Constant Change. The album was named Album of the Year by Awit Awards. Aside from that, it reached Diamond Record by its sales and took pleasure on the high patronage of international countries like Malaysia and Indonesia.

Christmas In Our Hearts was released and reached its triple platinum status in 1990.

He became the first and the only recording artist who achieved Double Diamond Record

Award for The Christmas In Our Hearts. Even until today, his album is quite sellable

during Christmas seasons. In 2005, Joe Mari composed the theme song of the 2005

Southeast Asian Games ���We���re All Just One���. 

He is considered as the ���Filipino Jimmy Webb��� because of his lyrics which is totally different from others. His songs were continually played over different radio stations and strengthening his popularity over his admirers. He is known for his ���Beautiful Girl��� and become

one of the most-respected and most-enduring singer-songwriter of the country. He is

the only singer/composer/producer that has been bestowed lifetime achievement awards

by The Philippine Association of the Record Industry���s Awit Awards, the composer���s group Katha Awards and Aliw Awards.

 Awards                          JOSE MARIE CHAN & HIS WIFE (Mary Ann)              

 Discography

 Albums

• Deep in My Heart (1969)


• Can We Just Stop and Talk a While (1973)


• Afterthoughts (1974)


• Here and Now (1975)


• A Golden Collection (1985)


• Constant Change (1989) - 2�� Diamond


• Christmas in Our Hearts (1990) - 2�� Diamond


• Thank You Love (1994)


• Souvenirs (1998)


• A Heart's Journey (2001) - Awit Awards, Album of the Year


• Strictly Commercial: The Jingles Collection (1997)


• Love Letters and Other Souvenirs (2007)


• The Manhattan Connection" (2011)

Singles

• Beautiful Girl


• Can We Just Stop and Talk A while


• Christmas In Our Hearts


• A Perfect Christmas


• Please Be Careful with My Heart


• Can't We Start Over Again


• Constant Change


• Is She Thinking About Me?


• If We Only Had More Time Together


• Easier Said Than Done


• Love At Thirty Thousand Feet


• My Girl, My Woman, My Friend


• Perhaps Love (with his daughter Liza Chan)


• So I'll Go


• Here and Now


• We're All Just One (2005 SEA Games Theme)


• Afraid for Love to Fade


• Counterpoint to Lennon & McCartney's "Here, There & Everywhere"


• Big Beautiful Country


• Love At 30,000 Feet


• Refrain


• Tell Me Your Name


• Good Old Fashioned Romance


• A Love to Last a Lifetime


• Afterglow


• Deep In My Heart


• Leave You


• High and Mighty


• Night Time


• Mr. Songwriter


• Sing Me Your Song Again, Daddy


• No Rewind, No Replay


• The Sound of Life


• Empty Space

Collaborations

• Gold Ito! (Dyna Music, 1988)


• Ginintuang Diwa ng Pasko (Universal Records, 1989)


• Maayong Pasko (Universal Records, 1990)


• Presence (Universal Records 2002)


• Only Selfless Love 2 (Universal Records, 2003)


• Something More (JesCom Music, 2004)


• Best of OPM Love Songs (Universal Records, 2005)


• Best of OPM Acoustic Hits (Universal Records, 2005)


• OPM Gold Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)


• OPM Superstars Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)


• Sail On...His Most Holy Face (Universal Records, 2006)


• OPM Platinum Christmas (Universal Records, 2007)


• HOPE... Healing Of Pain and Enlightenment (Star Records, 2007)


• No. 1 Signature Hits OPM's Best (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)


• Senti 18 Pinoy Love Hits (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)


• Bongga! (The Biggest Retro OPM Hits) (Universal Records, 2008)


• Bongga 2 (The Biggest Retro OPM Hits) (Universal Records, 2009)


• Paalam, Maraming Salamat Pres. Aquino (A Memorial Tribute Soundtrack) (Star Records, 2009)