My Inspiration is a studio
album by Filipino singer
Jake Zyrus. It was released on April 3, 2009 and is credited under the name Charice, which Zyrus used prior to his
gender transition.[1] It is a concept cover album dedicated to his mother Racquel Pempengco. In addition to nine cover versions, the album features one original song, "
Always You", written by the
Metropop Song Festival and
Awit Award-winning songwriter Jonathan Manalo. The album has been certified platinum.[2] Like his previous release, the album was also made available for digital download through
Amazon MP3 on June 23, 2009.[3] Some package versions include a second CD, which features a karaoke version of every song.