The Music Room is a 2014 album composed by the Indian singer-songwriter Sonu Nigam and tabla percussionist Bickram Ghosh. The album was released on 16 December 2014 on the Times Music label. The album, which was over four years in the making, is in a style the duo calls Muddy Electronica, according to an interview that appeared in the Mumbai Mirror.
The album features seven tracks, all in the voice of Sonu. The lyrics of all the songs have been penned by Sonu Nigam except the Gujarati language song Walida, the lyrics of which are written by Shruti Pathak. When interviewed by Radioandmusic.com about the presence of that song on the album, Ghosh said, "It is music; let us not limit ourselves to a single language. We come across people who listen to many other languages." The album also consists of a song titled Khamakha, notable for being set to nine beats.
In less than 24 hrs of release The Music Room had reached no.1 position on Indipop Charts on iTunes. The composer duo celebrated the success of the album ‘The Music Room’ along with their friends in the industry by throwing a lavish party in Mumbai.
Track listing
No. Title Length Singer(s) LyricsComposer(s)1 Saiyyan Bina 6:59 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu NigamSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh2 Paane Chala Tha 5:12 Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu NigamSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh3 Khamakha4:36Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu NigamSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh4 Walida4:41Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Shruti PathakSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh5 Spyder-man4:18Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu NigamSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh6 Tumhi The Mere5:38Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu NigamSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh7 Laila Ko Hara Do4:12Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh Sonu NigamSonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
Critical reception The Chennai, India-based 'New Indian Express' calls the album "An Iconic collaboration that introduces music lovers to a new and original Genre". The Pune, India-based 'Sakal Times' called the songs "Very fresh in terms of Music." The Kolkata, India-based online news portal called the album "Superb" and recognized singer Sonu Nigam as "The Finest Voice of Music". The Milliblog '100 Word Blog' provided a favorable review - "In this album they truly soar and produce a whopper!" The Album has also received favorable reviews on Amazon's India site.
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