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Corrected' Jamie Rivera album to be released Posted: 10:41 PM (Manila Time) | Aug. 26, 2003 By Marinel R. Cruz Inquirer News Service EXECUTIVES of Star Records, which produced Jamie Rivera's "Seasons" album of inspirational songs, have ordered that the album be issued again, this time with the corrected lyrics of one song. Another record company, BMG Music, earlier claimed that the song had been "altered" in Rivera's album and that the song's legal owners were not acknowledged. Heinrich Ngo of Star Records marketing division said the alteration of the lyrics of Rivera's version of "My Life is in Your...

TWO years after singer Jamie Rivera released her "Seasons" album of inspirational songs, a cut from the compilation is now the subject of an infringement complaint. According to Bobby Chang, Star Records, which produced "Seasons," failed to give credit to Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. and Floating Note Music when it included Kathy Troccoli's "My Life is in Your Hands" in Rivera's 12-track album. (NOTE: It is Track #5) Careers-BMG Music Publishing and Floating Note Music own the rights to the Troccoli song, which the latter singer released in 1994, Chang said in a letter to BMG Pilipinas. Chang said that...