FAITH

Album Liner Notes:

Faith is my musical reflection of how God carried me through covid times.. I’m a musician by profession, and during the pandemic all the gigs were cancelled, so I had a lot of time on my hands.. Like many of us, it was a shock. It was hard especially the first year - I’m the head of the household, I have two young kids, and I didn’t have any income.. So it was a time of re-evaluating my purpose in life..

And then through His Word - the Bible, God reminded me that true Peace, Hope, and Joy can only be found in Him! I would say my Faith in Him was tested, and was solidified in turn by Him. God prompted me to keep playing and write music…

Two out of the nine tracks are songs with lyrics: We Rejoice and I Will Sing Of Your Love were written as a response to God's faithfulness! It's only by His Grace that I was able to Turn My Eyes On Jesus and fix my Vision on Him during this time, as I navigated what seemingly felt like going through Oceans of uncertainty.

CREDITS:

Track 1: Faith (Prelude)

Danny Cheng - violin

Jackiz Tsang - bass

Quincy Aranas - guitar

Rickson Ruiz - drums

Antonio Serrano Jr. - additional guitar, mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(A. Bote - composition)

Track 2: We Rejoice (feat. Carlo David)

A.Bote & Carlo David - songwriting

Dennis Abes - trumpet

Emmanuel Akoja - backing vocals

Jackiz Tsang - bass

Joel Senase - trumpet

Quincy Aranas - guitars

Rickson Ruiz - drums

Rose Bello - backing vocals

Ruel Cabrera - trumpet

Steven Oyeniran - backing vocals

Sumin Kim - trombone

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

Track 3: Be Thou My Vision / Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Floro Sernande - batá drums

Kettle Mata - guitars

Marcus Ho - bass

Mo Lui - flute

Marienne Felisilda - vocal oohs

Rickson Ruiz - drums

Zhiyong Zhang - alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(D. Forgaill, H. Lemmel - songwriting)

(A. Bote - arrangement)

Track 4: Hope

Felix Tham - violin

Herbert Cheung - viola

Jeff Kwan - cello

Jun Austria - drums

Raphael Lam - guitar

Stephen Gap - violin

Sylvain Gagnon - bass

Stephen Gap - violin

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(A. Bote - composition)

Track 5: I Will Sing Of Your Love (feat. reanne, Carlo David, Jan Stoelwinder)

A.Bote & Reanne - songwriting

Antonio Serrano Jr. - tambourine, claps & snaps, mixing

Emmanuel Akoja - backing vocals

Rose Bello - backing vocals

Steven Oyeniran - backing vocals

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

Track 6: Grace (Interlude)

Felix Tham - violin

Herbert Cheung - viola

Jeff Kwan - cello

Stephen Gap - violin

Antonio Serrano Jr. - triangle, cymbals

Mo Lui - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(A. Bote - composition)

Track 7: Peace

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(A. Bote - arrangement)

Track 8: Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

Jackiz Tsang - bass

Joel Senase - alto sax, tenor sax, flute

Joven Palencia - drums

Quincy Aranas - guitars

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(M. Crocker, J.T. Houston, S.Lightelm - songwriting)

(A. Bote - arrangement)

Track 9: Joy

Dennis Abes - trumpet

Gino Aguas - guitar

Joel Senase - alto sax

Julius Bernales - bass

Lloyd Yamid - drums

Ruel Cabrera - trumpet

Sumin Kim - trombone

Antonio Serrano Jr. - mixing

Sage Audio Mastering

(A. Bote - composition)

Horns and Strings recorded at Studio B Productions

Recording Engineer: Jordie Guzman

Album Art: halfspeedarts

Photo: Jonathan Lau / Lauhaus.co