Produced by
Yusuf Islam, Friends & Children
A couple of months ago, while browsing at a shop at Larkin (JB, Malaysia), we came across this CD. At MR19.90, it was a steal.
My own boys (aged 3 and 4) initially enjoyed ‘Your Mother’ (written by Yusuf Islam). With such simple lyric, this song reaches out to pre-school aged children and with such an addictive rhythm, it is definitely impressionable.
Excerpt from ‘Your Mother’:-
Who should I give my love to?
My respect and my honour to?
Who should I pay good mind to – after Allah
And Rasul-Allah?
Comes your mother
Who next? Your mother
Who next? Your mother
And then your father
Others are just as powerful and inspirational. ‘Months in Islam’ makes it easy to remember and recite the months in the Islamic calendar, in chronological order. My personal favorite is ‘Our Guide is the Quran’. The vocal is absolutely mesmerizing. But then again, almost all the tracks featured here boast of powerful vocals and very clear diction of the Arabic language. It is very soothing to hear and calms the nerves, especially during driving.
Yusuf Islam himself sang the title song ‘I Look, I see’ - another track with easy lyric and a catchy tune. And there’s a disclaimer: The girls on this album were below the age of maturity at the time of recording.
My own boys (aged 3 and 4) initially enjoyed ‘Your Mother’ (written by Yusuf Islam). With such simple lyric, this song reaches out to pre-school aged children and with such an addictive rhythm, it is definitely impressionable.
Excerpt from ‘Your Mother’:-
Who should I give my love to?
My respect and my honour to?
Who should I pay good mind to – after Allah
And Rasul-Allah?
Comes your mother
Who next? Your mother
Who next? Your mother
And then your father
Others are just as powerful and inspirational. ‘Months in Islam’ makes it easy to remember and recite the months in the Islamic calendar, in chronological order. My personal favorite is ‘Our Guide is the Quran’. The vocal is absolutely mesmerizing. But then again, almost all the tracks featured here boast of powerful vocals and very clear diction of the Arabic language. It is very soothing to hear and calms the nerves, especially during driving.
Yusuf Islam himself sang the title song ‘I Look, I see’ - another track with easy lyric and a catchy tune. And there’s a disclaimer: The girls on this album were below the age of maturity at the time of recording.
My only grouse is that this CD is pretty short. With 9 songs, before you even knew it, you are already listening to the same song twice.
.: The TRUIzM
I have no regrets on spending money on this CD. It is a good buy (where I got it from, with the different currency) and my entire family loves it.For more information, surf over to http://www.jamalrecords.com/ilookisee
3 comments:
Hey hey. My 3yr old son was given this CD as a farewell gift on our migration to OZ. He liked it so much that he could memorize the lyrics of almost every song in there. And guess what, each time inside the car, he wld insert and play the CD in the player all by himself and start to sing the lyrics of every song being played. And he called the album 'ayat Quran' and wld quarrel with his aunt who never got the chance to listen to her favourite CDs ever since he fell in love with this CD. :-)
Kids are alike in the world, isn't it?
Dear Zee,
thank you for your kind words and support. We have actually just
finished work on I Look, I See 2 which will be available in the 1st
Quarter of 2008 inshaAllah.
Please make du'aa that this work we do brings us and it's listeners
closer to Allah.
salam
Abdul Majid
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