Album by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
1993 studio album by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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Facing Future is an 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 licensed for use in movies (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.[2]
Track listing [ ]
Personnel [ ]
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 and certifications [ ]
Charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Chart (2010)
Rank
German Albums Chart [6]
26
Chart (2011)
Rank
German Albums Chart [7]
76
Swiss Albums Chart [8]
61
Certifications and sales [ ]
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