Humnasheen (album)

Humnasheen
Studio album by Shreya Ghoshal
Released February 12, 2014
Recorded 2012-13
Genre Hindustani classical, Ghazal, Indian classical
Length 51:34
Label Times Music
Shreya Ghoshal chronology

Mon Kemoner Station
(2012)		 Humnasheen
(2014)

Humnasheen is the first Ghazal album by Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal. The album was released on February 12, 2014 by Times Music. Composed by Deepak Pandit, the album consists of 8 tracks. Lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir.

Development

As confirmed by Ghoshal, the recording of the album started as early as February 2012.[1] She even stated the album will contain hardcore Ghazals.[2] By April 2, 2012, she had recorded four tracks.[3][4] Initially, no information about the composer of the album came out, but Ghoshal later confirmed that it was Deepak Pandit.[5] They had earlier worked in films like The Great Indian Butterfly, Yeh Faasley and I Am Kalam.[6]

The recording was then put on hold for about a year, after which Ghoshal later in March 2013, declared that she had started recording again.[7] The final recording took place on December 4, 2013, quite after a long gap.[8]

Ragas and Instruments

Bangles were used to record the background score for some songs.[4] Instruments like Mohan veena, violin, guitar, tabla, flute, bass guitar, sarangi, harmonium and many others were reportedly used.[9]

Song Raga Instruments
"Ye Aasmaan" Kalyanavasantam Mohan veena, Tabla
"Naam Likh Kar" Sindhu Bhairavi Guitar, Tabla
"Yeh Dil Jo Pyarka" Puriya Dhanashree and others Flute
"Raaton Ko" Recurring shades of Tilak Kamod Mohan veena, Violin, Bass guitar
"Maahi Rokna Aaj" Shubhapantuvarali (Lalit/Todi) Strings, Sarangi
"Teri Talash" -- Bass guitar, Sarangi, Harmonium
"Shamma Jalti Rahi" Puriya Dhanashree, Lalit and others Keys, Violin
"Kuchh Rishtey" Sindhu Bhairavi Flute, Mohan veena

Lyrics

Though Manoj Muntashir penned the lyrics for most of the songs, there are guest lyricists, namely, Vaibhav Modi and Ahmed Anees, who wrote the lyrics for the songs "Naam Likh Kar" and "Raaton Ko" respectively. In order to pay tribute to the renowned lyricist Ajay Jhingran, who passed away in 2013, Manoj Muntashir used his lyrics for the song "Kuchh Rishtey".[9]

Release and Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Bolly Spice

The digital release of the album took place on February 12, 2014, when it was made available on services like iTunes and Spotify.[10][11][12] Online streaming facilities were soon offered by services like Gaana.com.[13] The tracks were also made available on the official website of Times Music.[14] Times Music also uploaded the album jukebox on their YouTube channel.[15] As a promotional act, Ghoshal wore the same outfit that she can be seen wearing in the album cover, during her concert at Nairobi, Kenya, on February 15, 2014.[16]

Critical Reception

Ghoshal's renditions was praised by notable personalities and her contemporaries like Shruti Pathak,[17] Shekhar Ravjiani,[18] Sophie Choudry,[19] Sonu Nigam,[20] Joy Sarkar,[21] Harshdeep Kaur,[22] Vijay Yesudas[23][24] and critic Rajiv Vijayakar.[25][26] Bolly Spice rated the album 4 out of 5 stars. Bodrul Chaudhury of Bolly Spice wrote that the album "should be treasured in the years to come", finding most of them to be stylistically unique. Of Shreya he wrote: "Praise is due to her for exemplifying that music is more than just Bollywood... Humnasheen is a fine example of why Shreya Ghoshal is considered to be one of India’s most beloved singers!"[27] Critics of Music Aloud wrote — "It comes as no surprise that the star of Humnasheen is Shreya Ghoshal; it is not often that the singer gets to display her classical prowess and she makes the most of it here. That said, she is complemented wonderfully by Deepak Pandit and his brilliant set of musicians, featuring some well-revered names. And the result is one keeper of a Ghazal debut for Shreya."[9]

Charts Performance

Soon after its release, the term "#Humnasheen" was trending on Twitter.[28] Within a few hours of its release, Humnasheen became the second-most popular album on iTunes India charts.[15][29][30]

Track listing

All music composed by Deepak Pandit.

Humnasheen by Shreya Ghoshal
No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "Ye Aasmaan"  Manoj Muntashir 7:27
2. "Naam Likh Kar"  Vaibhav Modi 5:37
3. "Yeh Dil Jo Pyarka"  Manoj Muntashir 6:33
4. "Raaton Ko"  Ahmed Anees 6:46
5. "Maahi Rokna Aaj" (Geet)Manoj Muntashir 7:39
6. "Teri Talash"  Manoj Muntashir 6:19
7. "Shamma Jalti Rahi" (Nazam)Manoj Muntashir 5:39
8. "Kuchh Rishtey"  Manoj Muntashir
(Originally penned by Ajay Jhingran)		 5:32
Total length:
 51:34

Album Credits

The complete credits of the album was published by Music Aloud at their official website.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 16 Feb 2012 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 29 Feb 2012 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 1 Apr 2012 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shreya Ghoshal 2 Apr 2012 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 31 May 2012 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Deepak Pandit filmography". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 23 Mar 2013 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 4 Dec 2013 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Humnasheen – Music Review (Hindi Ghazal Album)". Music Aloud. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Humnasheen - iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Humnasheen - Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 15 Feb 2014 status update 1". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Humnasheen - Gaana.com". Gaana.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Humnasheen - Times Music". Times Music. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Shreya Ghoshal | Humnasheen - Jukebox". ChannelTimes Music YouTube c. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 15 Feb 2014 status update 2". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Shruti Pathak 15 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Shekhar Ravjiani 15 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "Sophie Choudry 15 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Sonu Nigam 15 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Joy Sarkar 16 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "Harshdeep Kaur 16 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  23. ↑ "Vijay Yesudas 21 Feb 2014 status update 1". Twitter. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "Vijay Yesudas 21 Feb 2014 status update 2". Twitter. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Rajiv Vijayakar 15 Feb 2014 status update 1". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Rajiv Vijayakar 15 Feb 2014 status update 2". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal – Humnasheen Music Review". Bolly Spice. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal 15 Feb 2014 status update 3". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "Times Music 17 Feb 2014 status update". Twitter. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Retweet by Shreya Ghoshal". Twitter. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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