Dewaar

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Dewaar
Junoon-dewaar.jpg
Studio album by Junoon
Released December 1, 2003
Recorded 2002-2003 at Imaad Studios at Karachi, Pakistan and Grandview Studios in New York, United States
Genre Sufi rock, Classical rock, Psychedelic rock
Length 57:44
Label Sadaf Stereo
Producer John Alec, Salman Ahmad
Junoon chronology
Daur-e-Junoon
(2002)Daur-e-Junoon2002
Dewaar
(2003)
Dewaar: The Best of Junoon
(2004)Dewaar: The Best of Junoon2004
Singles from Dewaar
  1. "Maza Zindagi Ka"
    Released: February, 2002
  2. "Pappu Yaar"
    Released: July, 2003
  3. "Taraa Jala"
    Released: October, 2003
  4. "Garaj Baras"
    Released: 2003
  5. "Ghoom Taana"
    Released: August 8, 2004

Dewaar (Urdu: دیوار, literal English translation: "wall") is the seventh studio album and the thirteenth overall album of the Pakistani band, Junoon released in 2003. This was the last studio album released by the band after which both vocalist, Ali Azmat and bassist, Brian O'Connell, left the band.

The single "Garaj Baras", from the album, was selected as part of a Bollywood movie soundtrack in 2003 for the film "Paap" directed by Pooja Bhatt. The song topped the charts again in the country in 2004 and their controversial single "Pappu Yaar" shot to the #1 spot in Pakistan.

Track listing

All music written & composed by Junoon and Sabir Zafar.

Dewaar
No. Title Length
1. "Taara Jala"   7:06
2. "Pappu Yaar"   2:51
3. "Ghoom Taana (feat. Ali Noor)"   5:34
4. "Dewaar"   4:47
5. "Maza Zindagi Ka"   4:04
6. "Khwab (Remix)"   4:50
7. "Garaj Baras"   4:52
8. "Baarish"   5:04
9. "Hungama"   4:18
10. "Sapnay"   5:47
11. "Jhulle Lal"   3:36
12. "Balama"   4:50

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon
Additional musicians
  • Drums played by Jay Dittamo & Allan Smith
  • Tablas by Ashiq Ali Mir
  • Dholak by Muhammad Azam
  • Vocals on "Ghoom Taana" by Ali Noor
Production
  • Produced by John Alec & Salman Ahmad
  • Recorded & Mixed at Emad Studios & Grandview Studios
  • Engineered & Mixed by John Alec and Shehzad Hasan

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