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Colonial Cousins 
Studio album by Colonial Cousins Released October 1, 1996 Recorded 1996 Genre Indian pop Length 51:31 Label Magnasound Colonial Cousins chronology Colonial Cousins
(1996)The Way We Do It
(1998)Colonial Cousins is the debut album of Indian band Colonial Cousins,[1] which is formed by Indian duo composed of singer Hariharan and singer-composer Leslie Lewis. It was released on October 1, 1996 under Magnasound Label.[2]
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Reception
The album broke all records including hitting platinum sales in India. The duo also won the MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award and then later on bagged the US Billboard Viewer's Choice Award too.[3] The song "Krishna" won the award for Best Music Video at the 1997 Screen Videocon Awards.[4] The exceptional Indian and Western music fusion generated a new genre of music and won hearts of millions of music lovers worldwide.
Their debut album opened up the doors for Indian sounds to be used in western sounding songs. The style is essentially fusion, with a lot of songs opening with recognizable Hindustani or Carnatic ragas and then segueing into a more pop style. A further cachet to the album is that the musicians who worked on it range from Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, winner of a Grammy Award for his invention of the 14-stringed guitar, to sessions musicians who have worked with the likes of Madonna, Boy George, Annie Lennox and other big names in the Western world.
The album had two major hit singles Krishna and Sa Ni Dha Pa (Never Know the Reason) for both of which their music videos were repeatedly played on music channels.
Track listing
The official track listing.[2][5]
No. Title Length 1. "It's Gonna Be Alright" 6:53 2. "Indian Rain" 6:33 3. "Feel Alright" 5:59 4. "Krishna" 5:50 5. "Let Me See The Love" 4:23 6. "Sa Ni Dha Pa" 5:05 7. "Forever Yours Forever Mine" 5:59 8. "Adrian's Angel" 4:42 9. "Teri Meri Aankhon Mein" 6:02 References
- ^ http://www.dishant.com/album/colonial_cousins_-_debut_album.html
- ^ a b http://www.amazon.com/Colonial-Cousins/dp/B000002SUE
- ^ "Colonial Cousins to regale Bangaloreans". The Hindu. 2004-09-23. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092312750200.htm&date=2004/09/23/&prd=thlf&.
- ^ "Screen Videocon Award Winners". Screen India. 1997-01-23. http://www.screenindia.com/old/jan23/films2.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mtv-colonial-cousins/id290524719
External links
Categories:- 1996 albums
- Debut albums
- Colonial Cousins albums
- 1990s album stubs
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