Ka Anoi (English: ''The Desire'') is the debut album by
Hawaiian singer
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
Production
The album includes an upbeat
Jawaiian
The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part ...
version of Kamakawiwoʻole's popular
medley
Medley or Medleys may refer to:
Sports
*Medley swimming, races requiring multiple swimming styles
* Medley relay races at track meets
Music
*Medley (music), multiple pieces strung together
People
*Medley (surname), list of people with this nam ...
blending "
Over the Rainbow" with "
What a Wonderful World".
This version differs from the highly regarded acoustic rendition, which had been recorded in one take in 1988.
The acoustic recording "
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" (also known as "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World") is a medley of " Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World", recorded by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. First released on ...
" went unreleased prior to the 1993 album ''
Facing Future
''Facing Future'' is the second album by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, released in 1993. The best-selling album of all time by a Hawaiian artist, ''Facing Future'' combines traditional Hawaiian-language songs, hapa-haole songs with ...
''.
Track listing
#"Margarita" – 4:26 (Justin B Fawsitt song)
#"Coney Island Washboard Woman" – 2:10
#"Kainoa"
#"Ka Na‘i Aupuni"
#"
I'll Be There/Warren's Song" – 4:20
#"Men Who Ride Mountains" – 3:21
#"
Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" – 4:00
#"Hanohano O Cowboy" – 2:45
#"
Sea of Love Sea of Love may refer to
* ''Sea of Love'' (film), a 1989 American thriller film
* "Sea of Love" (Phil Phillips song), a 1959 song by Phil Phillips and The Twilights, covered by many performers
* "Sea of Love" (The National song), 2013
* ''The S ...
" – 3:05
#"
You Don't Know Me" – 4:01
References
External links
*
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole albums
1990 debut albums
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