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Ishq (Urdu: عشق, literal English translation: "love") is the sixth studio album and the ninth overall album of the Pakistani sufi rock band, Junoon. The album was released on January 1, 2001 and was released by the title of Andaz outside Pakistan.

Background

The album topped the charts in Pakistan as well as in the Gulf and South Asia, with its first single entitled "Zamane ke Andaz" (Saqi-Nama) which made it to #1 in the Gulf, and to #5 on the Asian charts. On its official website, Junoon has stated that the band tried to get out of the Sufi rock genre during the album's release.

Track listing

All music written & composed by Salman Ahmad and Sabir Zafar. Except for "Zamane Ke Andaz" (Saqi-Nama) which was written by Allama Iqbal.

Andaz/Ishq
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zamane Ke Andaz (Saqi-Nama)"Allama Iqbal4:37
2."Kaise Gaoun Mein?"4:45
3."Sheeshe Ka Ghar"4:39
4."Sheena"4:56
5."Shamein"5:02
6."Ishq"4:58
7."Jaaney Tu"5:17
8."Chul Kuriye"3:31
9."Chaen"4:03
10."Dharti Keh Khuda"4:21
11."Jugalbandi (Live at Roskilde Festival, Denmark)"3:07
12."Dosti (Live at Roskilde Festival, Denmark)"7:42
13."Azadi (song)|Azadi (feat. Samina Ahmad) [Theme from "Jinnah the Movie"]"2:21

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon

Additional musicians

  • Female vocals on "Azadi" by Samina Ahmad
  • Drums played by Jay Dittamo & John "Gumby" Louis Pinto
  • Orchestral Arrangements by Paul Schwartz

Production

  • Produced by John Alec & Salman Ahmad
  • Recorded & Mixed at Grandview Studios in New York City, United States
  • Mastered by Scheherazade Qassim Hassan
  • Engineered & Mixed John Alec
  • Tracks recorded at the Roskilde Festival, produced by Neils Ekner
  • Tracks recorded at the Roskilde Festival, recorded & mixed by Ossian Rhyner

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