Top Ten albums of the week By Joginder Tuteja, January 12, 2007 - 06:10 IST
http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/01/12/2081/index.html RankLast weekFilmPlussesMinuses 11GuruMadame Sherawat has ensured that 'Guru' keeps its #1 spot intact by belly dancing seductively to the tune of 'Mayya Mayya'. One of the rare albums by Rahman that has actually peaked before the release of the film! Normally it's the other way around since his music takes time to grow on you!Couple of situational songs do not have much repeat value 22Salaam-E-IshqAdnan Sami's subtle version of 'Salaam-E-Ishq' title song is on the air and is catching up with those who love their music to be mellow! With each of the promoted songs creating a market of their own, music of SEI is giving good competition to 'Guru' at the top!Not really! 33Dhoom 2Satellite promotion of the film may have slowed down over the last week or so but the music of D2 still continues to be one of the Top-3 selling albums at the music stands. And to think of it, even the production house shied away from promoting the songs prior to the film's release!It's an irony that one of the weakest scores from Yash Raj Films has turned out to be one of their top selling albums! 45AnwarMoving up in the charts and peaking at just the right time, 'Anwar' is the smallest film in charts in all terms - be it the composers at helm, star cast, production credentials or hype! Still, sheer purity in a couple of excellent songs has managed to make it reach so far!Would the soundtrack have been even better if Mithoon was the sole composer? 54Don - The Chase Begins AgainOne of the Top-5 selling albums of 2006, music of 'Don' can now be termed as superhit! Each of the songs had a place in the movie and were no pushovers. Integrating seamlessly with the film, these were the kinds that defined the concept of taking a story forwardComparisons with the music of original 'Don' were inevitable. This was the cause of cynics running amok when the soundtrack released 66Woh Lamhe'Woh Lamhe' may not have matched the sales graph of 'Gangster' at the music stands but a continued patronage amongst the melody lovers has ensured that the music lives on even as the film has been off the theatres for weeks. Bhatts continue to add on to their repository of musical hits!None 77Bas Ek PalPhenomenal. That's all one can say about both the quality of music and the sustained interest that it has generated amongst all age groups. Breaking boundaries of music genres and target audience, this soundtrack by Mithoon and Viveck Philip [with guest composition by Pritam] has been a solid success story of 2006!None 88Bhagam BhagJust like last week, there is not much movement of music albums from this point onwards. 'Bhagam Bhag' hangs on since the film has been doing well at the box officeDespite aggressive publicity, the music hasn't really picked up in a grand manner except for a couple of songs that peaked near the film's release 910BaabulAadesh Srivastava certainly hasn't enjoyed the success of 'Baghban' in case of 'Baabul'. The music was decent but couldn't up the pace before or after the film's releaseWhile 'Kabul Express' is already off the charts this week, situation may repeat for 'Baabul too in the coming week as 'Red' arrives. 'Namastey London' and 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd' should further help the dull musical phase to improve in the coming weeks 10NewJust MarriedPritam and Gulzar saab kick start the New Year with a melodious soundtrack in the form of 'Just Married'! A sweet album, it brings to fore Pritam in a new light, as he composes the kind of songs that are uncharacteristic of his styleThough the music is quite good, it hasn't quite stormed the charts in its opening week. Things should improve as the film comes nearer to release ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
