''Talaash'' (

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''

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translation: "search") is the second

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of the

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band Junoon, released on September 3, 1993. The album was to be their first with bassist Brian O'Connell, who joined the band after

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departed from the band to pursue his career as a solo artist and released his debut album ''

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'' in 1992. This was also the first Junoon album produced by

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and O'Connell, both also went on releasing several other albums by Junoon before O'Connell left the band after ''

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'' in 2003. The album also served as a soundtrack for the Pakistani television show '' Talaash'', which featured the band and its novel storyline was based on the band. The only single from the album was " Talaash" which is a socio-political song written by lead guitarist Salman Ahmad. Other popular songs from the album include "Heeray", "Woh" and "Bheegi Yaadein". The instrumental song "Aap Aur Hum" (also known as "Jugalbandi") was covered by

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rock band Black Leaf Clover, adding vocals, additional instrumentation, and titling it "Breathe" in 2009. The album contained a total track list of twelve songs with six tracks being in Urdu language, three tracks in English and three instrumentals. The album was recorded at Sound on Sound Studios in

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and was mixed by Tahir Gul Hasan.

Conception

Background

Junoon were not an over night success, the band members struggled for the first few years. Their self-titled debut album, '' Junoon'', recorded at the

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barely made a dent in the

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industry when released in January 1991.Salman Ahmad – Interview
Retrieved on June 05, 2009 After the release of their debut album, Nusrat Hussain parted ways with the band to pursue his own career as a solo singer and went on to release his debut solo album ''

'' in 1992. After the departure of Nusrat Hussain, Salman Ahmad contacted Brian O'Connell and invited him to play bass on the band's second album. Brian O'Connell quit his job as a social worker and traveled 10,000 miles to

, where he reunited with his old friend. It was after ten years both the friends reunited.

Recording

Following the release of the band's debut album, Junoon soon entered the recording studios to work on their sophomore effort a year after the release of '' Junoon''. The band recruited bassist Brian O'Connell who along with lead guitarist

, previously produced the band's debut album, started to work on the production of the album. While working on ''Talaash'', on the other hand the band also featured in a television series, '' Talaash'', directed by

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and written by

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, based on the true story of the band in which the band members acted themselves and due to its novel storyline it became an extremely popular television series in Pakistan.Talaash PTV Show
Retrieved on July 24, 2010. The television series were aired on PTV. The mixing and engineering of the album was done by Tahir Gul Hasan. The album was recorded at Sound on Sound studios in

. All songs on the album were written by Salman Ahmad, which included six songs in

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, three songs in English and three instrumentals.

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, lead guitarist of

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back then, played bass guitar on a few tracks and Fuad Abbasi played drums on all songs except "Woh".

Track listing

All music written & composed by

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD. ;Junoon *

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* Brian O'Connell -

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;Additional musicians *Bass guitars played by

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*Drums played on all tracks except "Woh" by Fuad Abbasi ;Production *Produced by Brian O'Connell &

*Recorded & Mixed at Sound on Sound Studios in

*Engineered & Mixed by Tahir Gul Hassan

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control 1993 albums Junoon (band) albums Urdu-language albums