Note to God

Album: Charice (2009)
Charted: 44
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Songfacts®:

  • This became a hit in the US for 17-year-old international Filipino singer Charice Pempengco after she performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show. It was the singer's third appearance on Oprah's program and on a previous occasion the legendary talk show host had referred to Charice as "the most talented girl in the world."
  • This song was Charice's debut single in the US. Her self-titled Philippine debut album was released in May 2008.
  • This Diane Warren penned number was originally recorded by American teenage pop singer JoJo on her 2006 album The High Road.
  • Legendary music helmsman David Foster produced Charice's cover version.

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