Facing Future
Album by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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::summary Album by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Facing Future |
| type | studio |
| artist | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole |
| cover | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Facing Future.jpg |
| released | November 1, 1993 |
| recorded | 1988, 1993 |
| length | 56:37 |
| label | Mountain Apple |
| prev_title | Ka 'Ano'i |
| prev_year | 1990 |
| next_title | E Ala E |
| next_year | 1995 |
| :: |
| name = Facing Future | type = studio | artist = Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | cover = Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Facing Future.jpg | alt = | released = November 1, 1993 | recorded = 1988, 1993 | studio = | genre =
- Hawaiian
- folk | length = 56:37 | label = Mountain Apple | producer =
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
- Jon de Mello | prev_title = Ka 'Ano'i | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = E Ala E | next_year = 1995 |rev1=AllMusic |rev1score =
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 traditional instrumentation, and two Jawaiian (Island reggae) tracks.
The album's sales have been driven not only by its popularity with Hawaiian audiences but by its popularity in the mainland United States and around the world, particularly the track "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World", which has been used in various films (Finding Forrester, Meet Joe Black, 50 First Dates, Fred Claus, Hubble, Son of the Mask), television shows (ER, Cold Case, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Life On Mars, Glee, Scrubs) and commercials (eToys). Facing Future reached platinum status in 2005.
Track listing
| headline = Facing Future track listing | title1 = Hawaiʻi '78 Introduction | writer1 = Mickey Ioane | length1 = 5:05 | title2 = Ka Huila Wai | writer2 = Alfred Alohikea | length2 = 3:18 | title3 = ʻAmaʻama | writer3 = Sam Alama | length3 = 2:11 | title4 = Panini Pua Kea | writer4 = John Kameaaloha Almeida | length4 = 3:06 | title5 = Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver Cover) | writer5 = John Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert | length5 = 4:56 | title6 = Kūhiō Bay | writer6 = Keliana Bishaw | length6 = 3:29 | title7 = Ka Pua Uʻi | writer7 = Bina Mossman | length7 = 2:53 | title8 = White Sandy Beach of Hawaiʻi | writer8 = Duc Huy | length8 = 2:37 | title9 = Henehene Kou ʻAka | writer9 = Traditional | length9 = 4:22 | title10 = Lā ʻElima | writer10 = Elizabeth Kapeka Kuahuia | length10 = 3:37 | title11 = Pili Me Kaʻu Manu | writer11 = Johnny Spencer | length11 = 2:33 | title12 = Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man | writer12 = Del Beazley | length12 = 3:53 | title13 = Kaulana Kawaihae | writer13 = Alice Na‘ai | length13 = 4:03 | title14 = Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World (Judy Garland/Louis Armstrong Cover) | writer14 = Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Bob Thiele, George David Weiss | length14 = 5:07 | title15 = Hawaiʻi '78 | writer15 = Mickey Ioane | length15 = 5:15 | total_length = 56:37
Personnel
Musicians
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole – ukulele, vocals
- Del Beazley – guitar
- Mel Amina – guitar
- Gaylord Holomalia – keyboards, programming
- Analu ʻAina – electric bass (uncredited)
- Roland Cazimero – acoustic bass, guitar
- Mike Muldoon – percussion
Production
- Produced by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and Jon de Mello
- Engineered and mixed by Milan Bertosa
- Mastered by Jon Golden
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Facing Future''"] | Chart (2010) | Peak position | European Top 100 Albums | German Albums Chart | German Newcomer Chart | |---|---|---|---|---| | 30 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="2010 year-end chart performance for ''Facing Future''"]
| Chart (2010) | Rank | German Albums Chart |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | ||
| :: |
::data[format=table title="2011 year-end chart performance for ''Facing Future''"]
| Chart (2011) | Rank | German Albums Chart | Swiss Albums Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | |||
| 61 | |||
| :: |
Certifications and sales
References
References
- "''Facing Future''". [[AllMusic]].
- Star-Bulletin staff. "Brudda Iz's 'Facing Future' goes platinum, a first for Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
- "Facing Future". Billboard.com.
- (2011-01-07). "MTV | Album Top 50 KW 2 | charts". MTV.de.
- (2010-10-28). "Newcomer-Charts: Ella Endlich ist angekommen". media control.
- "VIVA Album Jahrescharts 2010 - 2010 | Charts". VIVA.tv.
- (2011-12-31). "MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". Mtv.de.
- Steffen Hung. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011". hitparade.ch.
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