Closer Than Veins

Closer Than Veins is the third album by the Danish hip-hop group Outlandish, released in 2005.

Track listing

1. Introspective
2. Any Given Time
3. Look Into My Eyes Video
4. Just Me
5. Kom Igen (feat. U$O, ADL & Salah Edin)Video
6. Nothing Left To Do
7. Beyond Words (feat. Burhan G) (the song samples "Ederlezi", a popular traditional folk song of the Romani minority in former Yugoslavia)
8. Words Stuck To Heart (replaced by "In Good Hands" on UK version)
9. Reggada (feat. Taibi & Dany Raï)
10. Callin’ U Video
11. Sakeena
12. I’ve Seen (feat. Sami Yusuf)
13. Una Palabra (feat. Majid)
14. I Only Ask of God (Sólo le pido a Dios, Leon Gieco) Video
15. Appreciatin'
16. Redemption Song (only on UK Album edition)
17. In Good Hands (Deluxe/International Album edition)
18. Angels Lower Their Wings (Deluxe/International Album edition)

Lyrics

The lyrics to all tracks are written by Outlandish, except for "Look Into My Eyes" which is principally written by Gihad Ali, and "Just Me","Una Palabra" and "Nothing Left To Do", which are principally written by Omar Shah.

"Callin' U" is taken from the Arabic song "Tamally Maak" by Egyptian superstar Amr Diab.

The singles from this album ("Callin' U", "Look Into My Eyes" & "I Only Ask of GOD") reached the European charts. In 2006 Outlandish won MTV European music award for their album Closer Than Veins and their single "Look Into My Eyes". BBC featured the band prominently describing it as a unique hip-hop R&B band. In 2007 the deluxe edition of Closer Than Veins released in UK for the first time. The album sold 2.8 million copies worldwide.

Personnel

• Waqas Ali Qadri - group member
• Isam Bachiri - group member
• Lenny Martinez - group member