In 1993, Philippine female artist
Rachel Alejandro released
May Minamahal ("My Beloved").
Alejandro is the daughter of popular veteran Philippine male singer Hadji Alejandro, and is a popular television/film celebrity in her own right. The album is dominated by easy-listening love songs, a style of music quite popular in the Philippines, but there are also three upbeat, dance-inflected tracks. The quality of songwriting on
May Minamahal is nothing special, and
Alejandro delves into the songs and makes them sound better than they deserve. She does this over and over again on such ballads as "Kahapon" ("Yesterday"), "Much Longer," and "Babalik Balikan" ("Always Coming Back"). It takes someone special to do this, and
Alejandro is indeed a special talent: She possesses an excellent, versatile voice, brimming with depth and emotion.