The group has recently released a new album titled The A List and the show is billed as a1: The A List Tour. This is the Philippine leg of a massive promo blitz in Asia that also includes Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand. Also in connection with promoting the group and the new album, Sony Music has released a two-disc Special Limited Edition Tour Package album containing The A List and a bonus disc titled The A+List.
The new album has already produced a hit Take on Me. This is a cover of a big hit by the Norwegian group A-ha. It was a big hit in many parts of the world during the late 80s and it looks like a1 did such an excellent job and Take on Me is a big seller again. Take note too that a1 Christian is from Norway. His father is a big pop star in Scandinavia and among the music he grew up listening to were the songs of A-ha.
Just like the first album Here We Come, the contents of The A Lists were mostly written by the guys in the group. As for The A+List, this bonus CD is one no a1 fan should never be without. Included are more originals like Miracle, If You Were My Girl, I Got Sunshine and Funkin Up plus a cover of the Commodores Three Times a Lady and a spirited Beatles medley.
a1 is made up of Paul Marazzi who was discovered while singing in a karaoke bar in Spain; Christian Ingebrigsten, a second generation pop idol from Scandinavia who studied at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts; Mark Read, a singer and pianist who has been performing professionally since he was 11; and Ben Adams, a former head cloister at Westminster Abbey who also plays the violin and the oboe.
The a1: The A List Tour is presented by Philips Audio and sponsored by Totally Cool Skechers Sport and No Fear Jeans USA. Other major supporters are the a1 record label Sony Music Phils., the official music channel MTV Asia and radio stations YES FM 101.1, The Hive 100.3, dwRX 93.1, dwKC 93.9 and dwTM 89.9. Tickets are available at Ticketnet outlets in SM Department stores and at the Araneta Coliseum.
Included in the album are Liquid Dreams by O-Town; Tell Me How You Feel by Joy Enriquez; After Party by Koffee Brown; Ms. Jackson by Outkast; Most Girls by Pink; I Turn to You by Christina Aguilera; Maybe by Toni Braxton; I Miss You So Much by TLC; I Dont Wanna Kiss You Goodnight by LFO; I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) by Another Level; Wifey by Next; I Know What You Want by jacksoul; 24/7 by Kevon Edmonds; No More Rain (In This Cloud) by Angie Stone; Emotional by Carl Thomas; Never Gonna Let You Go by Faith Evans; Right Here/Human Nature by SWV; and Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn.
These are Same Old Brand New You, No More, One More Try, The Things We Never Did, Too Bad Baby, Nothing But Trouble, Tomorrow, She Doesnt See Me, Scared, Celebrate Our Love, Living the Dream, I Wonder Why, Ill Take the Tears and One in Love.