Doob (album)

Doob (ডুব)
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2008 (2008-04-03)
RecordedOctober 2007 – March 2008
StudioBMC Studio, Baridhara, Dhaka
Genre
Length1:00:33
LabelBMC
Producer
Arnob chronology
Hok Kolorob (হোক কলরব)
(2006)
Doob (ডুব)
(2008)
Arnob & Friends Live
(2009)

Doob (ডুব) is the third studio album by Bangladeshi singer, songwriter Arnob, released by BMC on 3 April 2008 and was sponsored by Nokia.[citation needed]

The recording of this album started in October 2007 and ended in March 2008. Followed up by Hok Kolorob, which contained songs which were written in the 1990s, this album contained new songs completely.[1] Though it didn't match the success of Chaina Bhabish and Hok Kolorob, this album also contained great hits like "Shopno Debe Doob (Dreams Will Dive)", "Adhkana (Half-Blind)", "Chai (I Want)" and "Rastai (On the Road)". It also featured "Noyon Tomare (Oh Eyes You)", a rabindra sangeet classic and the first one recorded by Arnob. The album has sold about 80,000 copies in Bangladesh.[citation needed]

Writing and recording

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Arnob's previous albums Chaina Bhabish and Hok Kolorob, mostly featured songs that were written in the 1990s, by his friend and longtime lyricist Taufiqe Riaz, when he was still a student in Art College, Santiniketan. But, all the songs on this album was completely new and was written and composed mostly by Sahana Bajpaie and Shayan Chowdhury Arnob.[citation needed]

This album was Arnob's last to be released from BMC as his record contract would expire the same year. Recording of this album started in October 2007 in the BMC Studio and ended in March 2008.[citation needed] The album was recorded in six months and was the longest recording session of Arnob's career. The album contained fourteen songs and featured many artists. The album was dedicated to Sahana Bajpaie (his ex-wife).[citation needed]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Onek Dur" (Far Away)Faruk2:22
2."Shopno Debe Doob" (Dreams Will Dive)Sahana4:04
3."Adhkana" (Half-Blind)Arnob/Sahana3:54
4."Ghor Bahir" (Out of the House)Sahana4:43
5."Lukiye" (Hiding)Fariha2:45
6."Dhaka Raate" (Night of Dhaka)Anisul Hoque4:24
7."Akash Kalo" (The Sky is Black)Sahana4:11
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Dikbidik" (Directional)Sahana4:48
2."Tati" (Tailor)Shatarupa Roy3:25
3."Chai" (I Want)Arnob4:15
4."Ghum" (Slumber)Rajib Ashraf4:52
5."Rastai" (On the Street)Arnob4:38
6."Dhushor Megh" (Grey Sky)Rajib Ashraf4:01
7."Noyon Tomare" (Oh Eyes You)Rabindranath Tagore10:11

Personnel

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  • Arnob - vocals, acoustic guitars

Additional personnel

  • Srabonti - Backing vocals on "Shopno Debe

Doob"

  • Saad - Guitar solo on "Shopno Debe Doob"
  • Sahana Bajpaie - Backing vocals on "Adhkana"
  • Maher "the Mak" Khan - Lead guitars on "Akash Kalo" and "Rastai"
  • Andrew - Saxophone on "Chai"
  • Zohad Reza Chowdhury - Backing vocals on "Rastai"
  • Idris Rahman - Clarinet on "Noyon Tomare"

Production

References

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  1. ^ "From Strength to Strength". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.