Vande Mataram (album)

Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram
Studio album by A. R. Rahman
Released	12 August 1997
Recorded	1997; Panchathan Record Inn; (Chennai, India); Sarm West Studios; (London, UK); Metropolis Studios; (London, UK); Reaktor Studios; (London, UK); Sargam Studios; (Lahore, Pakistan); XIC Studios; (Mumbai, India)
Genre	World music, Indian pop, Folk rock
Length	55:25
Label	Columbia/SME Records (1997); CK 68525 (North America); 488709 (international); Varese Sarabande (2009)
Producer	A. R. Rahman; Kanika Myer Bharat; Bharatbala

Vande Mataram is a 1997 studio album by Indian musician A. R. Rahman. It is Sony Music India's largest-selling non-film album to date.^[3] It released on 12 August 1997 by Sony's music labels Columbia Records and SME Records. The timing of the release commemorated the 50th anniversary of India's independence and has been instrumental in instilling a sense of patriotic pride and national unity amongst the people of India. Ever since release, both the album and its title song "Maa Tujhe Salaam" have had a profoundly positive and unifying impact on the nationalistic and patriotic mood of the country.

A critical and commercial hit, the title song from the album is one of India's most popular songs of all time. Sung by Rahman himself, the song has come to represent a feeling of patriotic unity for India and has been performed or played at several national and regional events in the country. The track also holds two Guinness World Records for being the song performed in the most languages. Indian singer Sai "Psychuck" Manapragada performed the track in 265 different languages (individually) and again in 277 languages (with chorus) to achieve this feat twice.^[4] Rahman was also issued an Guinness World Record certificate for being the composer of the original song which was ceremoniously presented to Rahman after his concert in Oakland, CA, USA on 12 September 2010.^[5]

The album won the 1998 Screen Videocon Award for Best Non-Film Album.^[6] It also features "Gurus of Peace" which Rahman recorded with the late Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who died 4 days after the album's release.

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^ "A.R. Rahman – Vande Mataram". Discogs. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
^ Salma Khatib (22 September 2000). "Indi-pop: Down But Not Out". Screen India. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "NRI songster storms into Guinness". The Hindu. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ AR Rahman Guinness World Record.
^ "Screen Videocon Award Winners". Screen India. 23 January 1998. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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[2] "A.R. Rahman – Vande Mataram". Discogs. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

[3] Salma Khatib (22 September 2000). "Indi-pop: Down But Not Out". Screen India. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[4] "NRI songster storms into Guinness". The Hindu. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[5] AR Rahman Guinness World Record.

[6] "Screen Videocon Award Winners". Screen India. 23 January 1998. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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Vande Mataram

Studio album by A. R. Rahman
Released	12 August 1997^[1]
Recorded	1997 Panchathan Record Inn (Chennai, India) Sarm West Studios (London, UK) Metropolis Studios (London, UK) Reaktor Studios (London, UK) Sargam Studios (Lahore, Pakistan) XIC Studios (Mumbai, India)
Genre	World music, Indian pop, Folk rock^[2]
Length	55:25
Label	Columbia/SME Records (1997) CK 68525 (North America) 488709 (international) Varese Sarabande (2009)
Producer	A. R. Rahman Kanika Myer Bharat Bharatbala

Vande Mataram (album)

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