Charice
EP by Charice
Released	May 1, 2008 (Philippines)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop
Label	Star
Charice chronology
Charice (2008) My Inspiration (2009)

Charice is the debut EP by Filipino singer Jake Zyrus, credited under his pre-gender transition name Charice. It was released on May 1, 2008 under Star Records.

This EP was made available on digital download through Amazon MP3 on October 14, 2008.^[2]

The EP, consisting of six songs and six backing tracks, is a combination of cover hits from Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Holliday, Smokey Mountain, Preluders, Amy Diamond, and Jennifer Hudson.

• Either written or popularized by the artists in parentheses.

1. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (popularized by Jennifer Holliday in 1981 and Jennifer Hudson in 2006)
2. "It Can Only Get Better" (popularized by Amy Diamond in 2006)
3. "I Will Always Love You" (originally by Dolly Parton in 1974 and popularized by Whitney Houston in 1992)
4. "Born to Love You Forever" (popularized by Preluders in 2003)
5. "I Have Nothing" (popularized by Whitney Houston in 1992)
6. "Mama" (popularized by Smokey Mountain in 1989)

• A deluxe edition of the EP was released featuring "minus-one" versions of all 6 tracks as well.^[3]