Tillie Moreno

Tillie Moreno
Background information
Born May 22, 1953
Origin Manila, Philippines
Genres R&b/soul
Jazz
Pop
Years active 1970–present
Website Official MySpace

Tillie Moreno, also known as "Manila's Queen of Soul", is a Filipino R&B/soul/pop vocalist and entertainer whose career began in the 1970s. She is best known for her songs "Saan Ako Nagkamali", "Umagang Kay Ganda", and "Nothing I Want More". She was a member of the bands Circus Band and Lovelife.[1]

Biography

Early life

Tillie Moreno, who was born in Manila, Philippines, became interested in music and performing at the young age of eleven.[2] She took piano lessons and she started singing, playing guitar, and arranging music with a pop music girl group called Take 5. They performed for many school functions and were featured a few times on local television shows including the show, "Nineteeners". Moreno, her brother, and her cousin formed a band shortly after her rendezvous with Take 5, which was called Ultimate Jury and sang to Top 40s, light rock, and R&B music. They performed for high school proms, private parties, local concerts, and also appeared on television shows. They eventually made a name for themselves and gained success in the music scene at that time. Moreno contributed by doing lead and background vocals and also playing keyboard for the band. Shortly after her family band, Moreno joined a girl and boy pop group called Studio A, which lasted a few years. They also performed for private parties and on television shows.

Career

Moreno's big break was when she auditioned for a multi-genre band of 9 to 10 members, half vocalists and singers and the other half musicians. She sang the anti-war song "One Tin Soldier" in front of Atek Jacinto and got the gig.[2] This band would eventually become the #1 band in the Philippines: Circus Band. They played for schools, television shows, and concerts all around the nation and had 5 albums recorded. They eventually split up because of different interests in music genres. Circus Band eventually became a rock music group, while the ones that left, including Tillie Moreno, formed their own R&B group called Lovelife. They soon signed a contract with Jun Guevara, their manager, to perform in lavish 5-star hotels and in other countries including: Japan, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi. During this time, she was asked by Blackgold Recording Company to sign and record for them as a solo artist which produced her hit song "Saan Ako Nagkamali". She was also approached by WEA which asked her to sign with them instead and from there Moreno recorded four solo albums (Steppin' Out, Disconcerto, Tillie and Looks Like Love). She also teamed up with popular Filipino singer and friend RayAn Fuentes to record another hit single, "Umagang Kay Ganda" in the early 1980s. Moreno eventually moved from the Philippines to Los Angeles, California to continue her career in the United States. She started singing in small cafes and restaurants eventually making a name for herself while temporarily doing office work. She later joined a cover band called LA's Nitelight, which played Top 40s music of the time. They performed in restaurants and for private parties which built up Moreno's network of people and producers that eventually led her to do solo concerts all over the Greater Los Angeles area as well as other places in the United States.

Recognitions

Discography

Albums

Circus Band – 1972–1975 (5 albums)

4 solo albums with WEA:

Steppin' Out – 1978 (produced by Randy Ray at Greenhills Studios)

Disconcerto – (produced by Nonoy Tan for WEA)

Tillie – 1978 (produced by Nonoy Tan for WEA)

  1. "Lucky Me"
  2. "We Had This Time"
  3. "A Very Special Love"
  4. "This Time I'll Be Sweeter"
  5. "Déjà vu"
  6. "Woman in Love"
  7. "I Don't Want You To Go"
  8. "We Could Have It All"
  9. "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love"
  10. "All The Time"
  11. "Rainbow Connection"
  12. "Someone That I Used To Love"

Looks Like Love – 1982 (produced by Hal Yoergler at Paramount Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California)

  1. "Take Me To Your Heaven" ft. Nick Uhrig (Steve & Kelly Wilson)
  2. "Bottom Line" (Alleen Willis, Patrick Henderson)
  3. "It Really Isn't Funny Anymore" (Peter McCann)
  4. "Looks Like Love" (Keith Stegall)
  5. "Nothing I Want More" ft. Butch Monserrat(Tillie Moreno, Butch Monserrat, Jun Latonio)
  6. "I'm Yours/Joy To the World" (Gary Chapman/Hoyt Axton)
  7. "Just One More Night" (Tim Martin, Walt Meskell)
  8. "One Man's Woman" (Tom Brasfield)
  9. "Hard Feelings" (Peter McCann)
  10. "Lovin' You Didn't Come Easy" (Gloria Sklerov, Mark Holden, Peter Threlfall)
  11. "Last One Singing the Blues" (Peter McCann)
  12. "Heart Don't Fail Me Now" (Randy Goodrum, Steve Dorf)

Timeless...always and forever – 2007 Greatest Hits CD

  1. "Take Me To Your Heaven" ft. Nick Uhrig (Steve & Kelly Wilson)
  2. "Bottom Line" (Alleen Willis, Patrick Henderson)
  3. "It Really Isn't Funny Anymore" (Peter McCann)
  4. "Looks Like Love" (Keith Stegall)
  5. "Nothing I Want More" ft. Butch Monserrat(Tillie Moreno, Butch Monserrat, Jun Latonio)
  6. "I'm Yours/Joy To the World" (Gary Chapman/Hoyt Axton)
  7. "One Man's Woman" (Tom Brasfield)
  8. "Hard Feelings" (Peter McCann)
  9. "Lovin' You Didn't Come Easy" (Gloria Sklerov, Mark Holden, Peter Threlfall)
  10. "Last One Singing the Blues" (Peter McCann)
  11. "Heart Don't Fail Me Now" (Randy Goodrum, Steve Dorf)
  12. "Just One More Night" (Tim Martin, Walt Meskell)
  13. "Once We Get Started" (Christopher Gavin)
  14. "Betcha By Golly Wow" (Tom Bell, Linda Creed)
  15. "I Feel The Earth Move" (Carole King)
  16. "Umagang Kay Ganda ft. RayAn Fuentes" (Butch Monserrat)
  17. "Saan Ako Nagkamali" (George Canseco)
  18. "We Had This Time" (Melissa Manchester)
  19. "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" (G. Guthrie, P. Grant)

Singles

Performances

Performances with Circus Band

College campus tours

Solo performances

Upcoming performances

Notes

  1. ↑ Tillie Moreno on Myspace
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inquirer Entertainment, Inquirer Entertainment PI Jazz Fest.

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