''Circus'' (stylized ''CiRcuS'') is the second studio album released by

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

alternative rock group

Eraserheads Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) are a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a line-up comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, the band became one of the most ...

in 1994. Hits from ''Circus'' are "

Alapaap "Alapaap" (English: Skies) is a song by the Eraserheads from the album ''Circus''. The song was the band's ninth hit single and the fourth hit single from the album. The song has been covered by 6cyclemind twice (in 2005 with Ney Dimaculangan and ...

", "Sembreak", "Kailan" (originally a musical number from the play ''Manhid'' by Auraeus Solito), " Magasin", and " With a Smile". It is also the last album of the band with singles released in the

vinyl record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts nea ...

format. The album was reissued by Sony-BMG Entertainment in 2006. This is the first album that uses an inverted letter E, a notable trademark of the band. The album cover was created by visual artist Mark Justiniani. The original artwork is now with the artist’s son. "Wating" is the theme song for the 1994

movie of the same name, starring

Richard Gomez Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez (; born April 7, 1966) is a Filipino actor, television presenter and director, politician, and épée fencing, fencer. He has been serving as the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Representative of Ley ...

and

Carmina Villaroel María Carmina Muñiz Villarroel-Legaspi (; August 17, 1975) is a Filipino actress, television presenter, and product endorser. Personal life Villarroel was previously married to Rustom Padilla in 1994; the two had no children, and Villarroel ...

. It does not appear on the original cassette release. The last part of the song features

on vocals. The album was re-released as a 25th anniversary remastered edition on November 15, 2019.

Commercial performance

This album sold more than 200,000 copies as of 2012, which was certified seven times platinum by

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and this also remained as their second best selling studio album of all time throughout their efforts as a band.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes. Eraserheads *

Ely Buendia Ely Eleandre Basiño Buendia (born November 2, 1970), popularly known as Ely Buendia, is a Filipino musician, singer, songwriter, author and film director who gained fame as the guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the famed Fil ...

– vocals , acoustic guitar, tambourine *

Marcus Adoro Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl� ...

– electric guitar, vocals *

Buddy Zabala Hector Avanceña Zabala (born November 13, 1971), popularly known as Buddy Zabala, is a Filipino musician and producer. He is currently the bassist of Filipino pop band Moonstar88 and indie band Cambio, and widely known as the bassist and back ...

– bass, keyboards *

Raymund Marasigan Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan (born May 22, 1971) is a Filipino rock musician and record producer. His first name is often misspelled ''Raymond'' or ''Raimond'' though he personally prefers to spell his name as Raymund. The breadth of his p ...

– drums, vocals Additional musicians *

Carmina Villarroel María Carmina Muñiz Villarroel-Legaspi (; August 17, 1975) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress, television presenter, and product endorser. Personal life Villarroel was previously married to Rustom Padilla in 1994; the two had no children, and ...

– vocals Production * Robin Rivera – production, mixing * Lito Palco – mixing , engineering * Dindo Aldecoa – engineering * Buddy Medina – executive production * Rudy Tee – executive production * Vic Valenciano – A&R Design * Mark Justiniani – cover painting * Mario Joson – art direction, design * Grace Torres – art direction, design

References

External links

Allmusic Review
1994 albums Eraserheads albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub