In Action (Menudo album)
In Action is the 25th album recorded by Puerto Rican/American group Menudo released in 1987. It is their 4th English-language album. It features Ricky Martin, Raymond Acevedo, Sergio Blass, Ralphy Rodríguez and Rubén Gómez. This is the second album recorded by this line-up.
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Although it is their 4th English-language album, In Action features two songs in Filipino, and a new English-language single, "That Situation", which features Lea Salonga as a special guest. The majority of the singles in this album were previously recorded by the group in Spanish and were translated to English for the re-recording.
The album is also popular in the Philippines for the song "I'm Going Back to the Philippines", an English re-recording of their previous hit single, "Hoy Me Voy Para Mexico" (transl. Today I'm Going to Mexico). The song became a number one hit in many radio stations across the Philippines.
Track listing
- Come Back To Me
- That Situation (feat. Lea Salonga)
- Action
- Lady
- Nena
- Nang Dahil Sa 'Yo (Acércate)- Raymond Acevedo
- My Shadow On The Wall
- Sa Bawat Halik (La Primera Vez)
- Gimme More
- I'm Going Back To The Philippines (Hoy Me Voy Para Mexico)- Raymond Acevedo
Live performances
During the group's concert in the Philippines, the title is slightly modified as "Here I am in the Philippines".
Reception
Many fans of the group have drawn comparisons of I'm Going Back To The Philippines to Filipino band The Hotdogs' 1976 hit single, Manila. This is due to the theme of both songs being about love for the Philippines and about the narrator's desire to go back to his/her home country. This trend continues up to this day.