Boyfriends is a musical group from the Philippines. Their heyday was in the 1970s as one of the most prominent bands of the Manila sound, with pop and disco harmonies reminiscent of the

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. Several of their recordings are among the most popular Tagalog and English songs of the Philippines from the late 1970s and early 1980s, and have since been covered by a number of the Philippines' most popular singers, among others.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

*''Dahil Mahal Kita'' (1978, Canary Records) *''With Love'' (1978, Canary Records) *''3'' (1979, Canary Records) *''Forever'' (1981, Canary Records) *''First Love'' (1981, Canary Records) *''Unplugged Reunion Album'' (1995, OctoArts-EMI) *''Akustik'' (1999, OctoArts-EMI)

Compilation albums

*''Best of the Boyfriends'' (1980, Canary Records) *''Greatest Hits'' (1981, Canary Records) *''The Story Of: Boyfriends (The Ultimate OPM Collection)'' (2001, EMI Philippines) *''Greatest Hits'' (2014, PolyEast Records)

Notable songs

*"Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal" :Covered by

Lea Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...

on her album ''

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'', as well as by

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and

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. *"Dahil Mahal Kita" :Listed by

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as one of the ten "most memorable songs of his life". He recorded it as the theme song for the

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movie ''Dolzura Cortez Story''. It was also used as the theme song for the TV series ''

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'', in a recording by

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. A notable cover version sung in the drama

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performed by the fictional Crisostomo family portrayed by

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, RK Bagatsing and Nonoy Frolian. *"Nais Kong Malaman Mo" :Covers by

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, and, most recently, Ken Chan. *"Sumayaw, Sumunod" :Anthologized in ''Bongga (The Biggest OPM Retro Hits)''. Covered by

., and also covered by

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. *"Salawahan" Composed by Victorio "James" Guiwan :Covered by Ogie Alcasid feat. Urban Flow, from Alcasid's ''10th Anniversary'' album (1998). *"Sa Tuwing Ako'y Nag-iisa" *"First Love Never Dies" :Covered by Filipino Jukebox Rock Band White Lies *"Mamahalin Kita" *"Dance With Me" (also covered by Dingdong Avanzado in 1992) *"Pagtibok Ng Puso" *"Bistado Na Kita" *"Araw-Araw" *"I Think I'm In Love" *"Kay Ganda Palang Umibig" *"Oras-Oras" *"Bumalik Ka Lamang" Composed by Victorio "James" Guiwan *"Paano Ko Sasabihin" *"Umaapoy"

References

External links

Guitar chord charts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyfriends, The Filipino pop music groups Filipino rock music groups Manila sound groups Musical groups from Quezon City Musical groups established in 1970 PolyEast Records artists