Jilawatan

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Jilawatan
Jilawatan cover
Studio album by [Call]
Released November 20, 2005
Recorded 2002 - 2005 at Xth Harmonics Studios in Lahore
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 52:42
Label Sadaf
Producer(s) Xulfi
Professional reviews
[Call] chronology
Jilawatan
(2005)		 TBA
(200?)



Jilawatan is the debut album by Pakistani rock band, The Call. It was released on November 20, 2005 and gained huge popularity. It was the second album produced by the band's guitarist, Xulfi. The album was received quite a bit of critical acclaim. The album has also spent over an year on the Vibes Charts.

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[edit] Concept

The world Jilawatan means being exiled from one's country, state or mind. The album uses the world jilawatan in the context of being exiled from one's own mind. Xulfi said to MTV Moto "It's how the person himself feels, exiled from his own self, from his own thoughts, from his own perception and he thinks that he is alone and whatever he's thinking, he feels separated from the world. And that's what the album is all about." In another interview with Geo's High Voltage, Xulfi has said (translation) "The lyrics are written by my brother Haider who lives in Australia these days. Basically, most of it is his interpretation of life and what he has been through... in the sense that he has been living in Australia and he's away from his parents and everyone else... and he misses whatever experiences he had here, in Pakistan, and about now it's all having an impact on his life and the lyrics present a philosophical representation of whatever he's feeling."

[edit] Music

The majority of the album is pretty heavy and features the drop-d tuning on guitar. The only exceptions to this are Sab Bhula Kai, Nishaan and Bichar Kai Bhee. Sab Bhula Kai and Bichar Kai Bhee feature guitars with the DADGAD (low to high) tuning whilst Nishaan's guitars feature the traditional EADGBE tuning. Almost all the tracks on the album have acoustic guitars except Shayad, Kuch Naheen, Jilawatan and Wujud and all of the tracks, with the exception of Pukaar and Jilawatan, feature guitar solos.

During live performances, the band plays several songs differently from the album. They usually include an unplugged version of Shayad, include a solo in Jilawatan, perform a completely different solo on Sab Bhula Kai and play the piano intro of Kismet a bit differently on guitars.

[edit] Nominations

The album has received nominations in several Pakistani award ceremonies. The following list contains all of them.

[edit] 2nd Jazz IM Awards

  • Best Debut - Pukaar

[edit] 3rd Jazz IM Awards

  • Best Ballad - Sab Bhula Kai
  • Best Alternative Rock Song - Pukaar

[edit] Lux Style Awards

  • Best Album - Jilawatan

[edit] The Musik Awards

  • Best Ballad - Sab Bhula Kai
  • Best Album - Jilawatan
  • Best Lyrics - Xulfi
  • Best Music Producer - Xulfi

[edit] Videos

The tracks, Pukaar, Shayad, Sab Bhula Kai, Bichar Kai Bhee and Kuch Naheen have been made into videos. Pukaar and Shayad have been directed by Xulfi while the rest have been directed by Sohail Javed. Call hasn't stated any plans on making another video yet.

[edit] Track Listings

  1. "Pukaar" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan; Music By: Junaid, Xulfi) – 4:14
  2. "Sab Bhula Kai" (Lyrics By: Junaid; Music By: Sultan, Xulfi, Junaid) – 5:32
  3. "Shayad" (Lyrics By: Xulfi; Music By: Xulfi) – 4:53
  4. "Kaash" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan; Music By: Junaid, Xulfi) – 6:04
  5. "Kuch Naheen" (Lyrics By: Xulfi, Haider J. Khan; Music By: Xulfi, Junaid) – 3:53
  6. "Soch" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan; Music By: Junaid, Xulfi) – 5:04
  7. "Jilawatan" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan; Music By: Xulfi, Junaid, Sultan) – 3:24
  8. "Nishaan" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan; Music By: Junaid, Xulfi) – 5:37
  9. "Bichar Kai Bhee" (Lyrics By: Xulfi, Junaid, Haider J. Khan; Music By: Xulfi) – 6:02
  10. "Kismet" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan, Xulfi; Music By: Xulfi, Junaid) – 4:07
  11. "Wujud" (Lyrics By: Haider J. Khan, Xulfi; Music By: Xulfi, Junaid, Sultan) – 3:47

[edit] Credits

  • Xulfi - Lead Guitarist, Bass, Back-up Vocals
  • Junaid - Lead Vocals
  • Sultan - Bass, Guitars
  • Waqar - Drums
  • Produced by Xulfi
  • Mixed and Mastered by Xulfi

[edit] Charting singles

2005    Pukaar             IM Top Ten (Pakistan)          No. 1
2005    Shayad             IM Top Ten (Pakistan)          No. 1
2006    Sab Bhula Kai      City FM 89 (Pakistan)          No. 1
2006    Bichar Kai Bhee    Pakistani Radio                No. 1
2006    Sab Bhula Kai      Channel V (India)              No. 1
2006    Sab Bhula Kai      Radio Mirchi (India)           Top 10
2006    Kuch Naheen        ???                            No. 6

[edit] See also

Other songs KAL HAMRA HAI a patriotic song done on the occation of 23 march to salute the Independence of Pakistan a Warid Telecom Production of Pakistan. Rang DO a song done on the occation of Independence of Pakistan. Produced by Warid Telecom of Pakistan.

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[edit] External links

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