{{distinguish|human eyes}} {{Infobox album | name = Human Eyes | type = album | artist = Clara Benin | cover = Clara Benin - Human Eyes.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2015|3|7}} | recorded = | studio = Sonic Boom Studios <br> <small>(Taguig, Metro Manila)</small> | genre = {{flatlist|*Indie *folk *acoustic}} | length = {{Duration|m=37|s=16}} | label = {{flatlist| * Sonic Boom * Loudbox }} | producer = {{flatlist| * Clara Benin * Joey Benin * Alex Lim * Angee Rozul }} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Riverchild EP | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Human Eyes | type = studio | single1 = Easy | single1date = January 23, 2013 | single2 = Be My Thrill | single2date = April 29, 2014 | single3 = Dust | single3date = January 23, 2015 | single4 = Closure | single4date = July 7, 2016 | single5 = Kingdom Come | single5date = January 3, 2017 }} }}
'''''Human Eyes''''' is the debut studio album by Filipina singer Clara Benin. It was released in 2015 by Sonic Boom and Loudbox.
==Background== Benin enrolled in MINT College to study Music Business Management, where a video of her original composition “Closure” which was recorded and posted in 2012 became a college hit. She took time to soak in the creative environment the school had to offer, and where she would eventually find friends and eventually collaborators that would help develop her unique sound. She would also lend her distinctive voice to a commercial for a popular fastfood chain. She would play small gigs for school, and later hook up with independent music outfit Sonic Boom, and eventually expand her fan base to a bigger audience. She would then join Philpop 2014, where her collaboration with McCoy Fundales, would serve as a delicious sampling to the mainstream music market of the great music that was in the wings, waiting for the perfect time. Anticipation for her album release reached a fever pitch, with her haunting rendition of the theme for the independent film “Red.” <ref>{{cite news|url=https://clarabenin.com/discography|title=Clara Benin - Discography|publisher=Clara Benin.com|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
"Human Eyes" was recorded in three months at the Sonic Boom studio at MINT College and at Loudbox Studios. The album is self-produced, with the help of her father Joey Benin, indie music impresario Alex Lim, and veteran studio producer/engineer Angee Rozul for mixing and mastering duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/17139/meet-clara-benin-singer-songwriter-daughter-of-former-side-a-member-joey-benin|publisher=PEP|title=Meet Clara Benin, singer-songwriter daughter of former Side A member Joey Benin|date=6 April 2015|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://statusmagonline.com/features/clara-benin-interview-february-2015/|title=Clara Benin: Growing Into Her Own|publisher=Status Magazine|date=10 February 2015|accessdate=11 August 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
"Human Eyes" was released on 7 March 2015 at 26th St. Bistro in BGC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://agimat.net/human-eyes-album-launch/|title=HUMAN EYES Album Launch|publisher=Agimat|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lionheartv.net/2015/03/clara-benin-when-beauty-and-voice-collides/|title=CLARA BENIN: WHEN BEAUTY AND VOICE COLLIDES|publisher=LionHearTV|date=13 March 2015|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
==Singles== The first single ("Easy") was released on 23 June 2013. During an interview, Benin said that she wrote "Easy" when she was 17 years old and it was inspired by the movie ''The Hunger Games''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/4815/myx-spotlight-clara-benin-shares-the-story-behind-her-song-easy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811050420/https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/4815/myx-spotlight-clara-benin-shares-the-story-behind-her-song-easy|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2019|title=MYX SPOTLIGHT: CLARA BENIN SHARES THE STORY BEHIND HER SONG "EASY"!|publisher=MYX|date=17 December 2015|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
The second single ("Be My Thrill") was released on 29 April 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://meetingbenches.com/2018/03/be-my-thrill-clara-benin-growing-behind-a-popular-jingle/|title=BE MY THRILL – Clara Benin / Growing, behind a popular jingle.|publisher=Meeting Benches|date=17 March 2018|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
The third single ("Dust") was released on 23 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/clarabeninmusic/posts/807303095972575|title=Clara Benin on Facebook|date=23 January 2015|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
The fourth single ("Closure") was released on 7 July 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/4284/watch-clara-benin-unveils-closure-music-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811050437/https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/4284/watch-clara-benin-unveils-closure-music-video|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2019|title=WATCH: CLARA BENIN UNVEILS "CLOSURE" MUSIC VIDEO!|publisher=MYX|date=7 July 2016|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
The fifth single ("Kingdom Come") was released on 3 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/2829/watch-clara-benin-welcomes-new-year-with-kingdom-come-lyric-video|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811050420/https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/2829/watch-clara-benin-welcomes-new-year-with-kingdom-come-lyric-video|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2019|title=WATCH: CLARA BENIN WELCOMES NEW YEAR WITH "KINGDOM COME" LYRIC VIDEO|publisher=MYX|date=3 January 2017|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== All songs written by Clara Benin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://genius.com/albums/Clara-benin/Human-eyes|title=Human Eyes - Clara Benin|publisher=Genius|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = ''Human Eyes'' <ref name="iTunes">{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ua/album/human-eyes/1095259161 |title=Human Eyes by Clara Benin on iTunes|website=iTunes Store|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="Spotify">{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0kaULzpPe7UGxacdVaVtOJ|title=Human Eyes|website=Spotify|accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 37:19 | title1 = Human Eyes | note1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 4:02 | title2 = Easy | extra2 = | length2 = 2:53 | title3 = Find Me | extra3 = | length3 = 4:08 | title4 = Be My Thrill | extra4 = | length4 = 3:11 | title5 = Closure | extra5 = | length5 = 3:42 | title6 = Dust | extra6 = | length6 = 4:13 | title7 = Blameless | note7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 3:19 | title8 = Cigarettes & Lighters | extra8 = | length8 = 3:42 | title9 = Naked | extra9 = | length9 = 4:09 | title10 = Kingdom Come | extra10 = | length10 = 3:57 }}
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://clarabenin.com/}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2015 debut albums Category:Clara Benin albums