Filipino band Hale’s has just released their third album entitled “Above, Over and Beyond”.

After ten months of writing, recording and hanging out, they finally finished this album, which consists of 13 original tracks including the carrier single “Pitong Araw” and “Sundown”, a song they all penned and now being heard as Close-Up’s new jingle. The track was recorded with new talent Monique Rae. Other songs include “Over and Over (And Over Again),” “This Is A Happy Song,” “Sandali Na Lang,” “The End, Requiem,” “Back From Beginning,” “Tama Na Ba?” “Skip the Drama,” “Hagatna Bay,” “Tree House,” and “Leap of Faith.” “Above, Over and Beyond” was launched last May 8, 5 pm at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia.

SUCCUMBING TO PRESSURE. Hale captured the attention of the public when they first emerged in 2005 via their eponymous debut record. Gaining a much needed boost through the song "Broken Sonnet," Hale's budding popularity came in full swing with the release of the single "The Day You Said Goodnight."

The song—with its romantic brooding lyrics delivered through Champ's yearning vocals—instantly hit the right buttons among the Pinoy listeners and catapulted the band to commercial fame. Hale's self-titled album would eventually soar to triple-platinum status, which is very impressive considering the continuous problem posed by pirated CDs and the popularity of music downloads through the Internet.

For a young crew experiencing sudden fame, the pressure, however, was simply too much to handle. Trying their best to keep up with the flourishing band scene, Hale soon fell apart and admittedly got lost in the entire mix.