In 1998, PolyGram Records Philippines released
Very Special, a compilation containing songs from four albums
Regine Velasquez, one of the Philippines' most popular singers, recorded for the label (formerly PolyCosmic Records) between 1993 and 1997. The making of
Very Special was most likely prompted by
Velasquez's signing with another label earlier in 1998, the U.S.-based MJF Company. The four albums from which selections were taken for
Very Special are 1993's
Reason Enough, 1994's
Listen Without Prejudice, 1995's
My Love Emotion, and 1997's
Retro. No songs are included from
Velasquez's 1996 Christmas album, Love Was Born on Christmas Day. Though
Velasquez's albums contain adventurous material, particularly 1995's
My Love Emotion and 1997's
Retro,
Very Special is dominated by middle of the road, easy listening love songs, a style of music quite popular in the Philippines.