The Blast (album)
| The Blast | ||||
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fusion, classical carnatic | ||||
| Length | 47:46 | |||
| Label | Pyramid Audio | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja (Indipop) chronology | ||||
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The Blast is the first
studio album by Indian musician Yuvan Shankar Raja
, released in July 1999. It features 12 tracks, which were all composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Production
film composer and music director. It was, in fact, this album, which made possible his entry into film business, since producer T. Siva approached and eventually assigned him to compose the score for his 1997 Tamil film Aravindhan, after having listened to a couple of tracks, Yuvan Shankar had composed from this album.[1]
He worked for nearly 2 years on this album, which finally got released in July 1999. But since he wasn't popular and not a
According to Yuvan Shankar Raja, the album is based on the thought of
Nuclear testing, which he had used as the inspiration, from which also the title is derived.[1]
Track listing
- "Oli Veesum" — 6:09
- "Nee Thane" — 5:56
- "Chippikule Muthu Pookkal" — 5:43
- "Poovea Puthirae" — 3:50
- "Oru Naal" — 3:05
- "Mama Mama" — 6:52
- "Poradu Poradu Poovodu" — 5:45
- "Vaa Nanbane" — 3:38
- "Mama Mama" (Instrumental) — 6:51
- "Sonnare" — 5:56
- "Unn Ninaivai" — 4:21
- "Aval Devathai" — 2:24
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia / India | July 23, 1999 | Pyramid Audio | CD
|
8839 |
| North America | July 28, 1999 | CD |
Personnel
Following people are credited:[3][4]
- Vocals:
- Yuvan Shankar Raja (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
- Kamal Haasan (tracks 3, 8, 12)
- Rajalakshmi (track 3)
- Srinivas (track 4)
- Unnikrishnan (track 5)
- Nithyasree Mahadevan (track 5)
- Nagoor Hanifa (track 6)
- Lyrics:
- Sujatha
- Vasan
- Parthi Bhaskar
- Kavi Ravi
References
- ^ a b c "YSR in London". tfmpage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Yuvan's Album "THE BLAST"". dexterlabotatory.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "The Blast". musicindiaonline.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "'THE BLAST' - Album from Yuvan Shankar Raja!". tfmpage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
External links
- The Blast at MusicIndiaOnline