The idea of recording an all-original album came up when Nyoy Volante wrote two ballad love songs for Nina.

[4] It did not equal the commercial success of Nina Live!, but it managed to reach Gold status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in 2006.

Due to the album's critical and commercial success, Warner decided to re-release it in a special limited edition, featuring the hits of Barry Manilow.

"Araw Mo", a birthday song that was used for the promotion of Goldilocks' 40 Thoughtful Years Anniversary, was included in the album as a bonus track.

"Love Is Contagious", a Taja Sevelle original, is the other cover in the album and later, received limited rotation on radio.

It's not yet done kasi di pa siya sinasabihan ng [because she is not yet told by] Warner Music to accomplish some things needed to complete her album.

After only four years since she released her first single "Heaven" in 2002, it was then followed by three certified multi-platinum albums—with two of them reaching number one, and countless sold-out concerts.

[6] The album was supposed to be released in early summer of 2006, but it was shelved due to conflict with her scheduled shows in the United States.

[5] In May 2006, Nyoy Volante, her boyfriend at that time, was reported to have participated in the production of the album, writing a song dubbed as "I Need Your Love".

"[7] She left her diva side on her third album and worked on a new "toned-down" sound, focusing on the interpretation of the songs rather than the vocal acrobatics.

When it was released as the first commercial single of the album, fans translated the song's title as her sweet answer to her boyfriend at that time, Nyoy Volante, but Nina declined.

[6] He composed "I Didn't Mean to Make You Mine" with Walter Afanasieff (who has worked with international acts like Mariah Carey).

It features simple, straightforward singing with guitar strumming in the background, and a last stanza that's transposed twice to show off the singer's stratospheric vocal range.

It has a distinctively Filipino tune, with soft delivery by Nina and a non-noisy acoustic background music by Noel Mendez.

He praised the singer's cover version of "I Can't Make You Love Me" and the new original song, "What If", by saying that she made it "seem effortless."

However, Odon questioned the presence of Goldilocks theme song "Araw Mo", stating "What's this industry practice of throwing in the artist's TV ad jingles?

"[9] Rito Asilo of The Philippine Daily Inquirer gave the album a positive review, describing it as a "showcase of Nina's versatility."

"[16] In the following review, music publicist Oliver Oliveros described how well the "[Soul Siren]'s versatility and soothing vocals work on the album," praising the songs "Someday" and "Is It Over".

"Araw Mo", a birthday song written by Juan Ariel Coma and produced by Neil Gregorio, was released in June 2006.

Fans misinterpreted the song's title "I do," with rumors that she was ready to settle down with her partner at the time, singer-songwriter Nyoy Volante, but Nina declined in the following statement: "I am just so happy saying 'I do' to life, to work, and I thank God for all the wonderful blessings He gives me each day.

As a final offer to her fans, she released "I Can't Make You Love Me",[22] a cover version of a Bonnie Raitt classic.

"Love Is Contagious", a Taja Sevelle original, also received limited radio airplay, and was used in some TV shows as theme song.

The first disc is a five-track compilation of Manilow's classic hits, including "Somewhere Down the Road", "Even Now", "One of These Days", "Weekend in New England" and "If I Should Love Again", and also features four bonus songs.

The special limited edition was released in the Philippines just a few days before Nina in the Mix: The Dense Modesto Remixes, and was made available to digital download on October 22, 2007 via iTunes.

[28] Nina Featuring the Hits of Barry Manilow received generally favorable reviews from listeners and music critics.

OPMusikahan.com gave an average rating of four out of five stars, based from analysis of the album artwork, the sound and Nina's vocals.

It received negative response from critics, who called Nina's vocals an "overkill," but it charted at number two in the country and proved as a commercial success.

She has also sung the album's songs, notably the number-one hit "Someday", on her major concerts, bar gigs, mall tours and TV appearances throughout 2006 and 2010.

She performed a few tracks from the album—including "Love Is Contagious", "I Didn't Mean to Make You Mine", and "Ooh Boy"—in a 2007 episode of MYX Live, hosted by Jett Pangan.

[38] On March 18, 2011, Nina performed three songs, including "I Do" and "Someday", at the Pattaya International Music Festival 2011 Galaxy Stage in Thailand.