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	\| type = ~~[[Album]]~~		\| type = live
	\| artist = [[Indian Ocean (band)\|Indian Ocean]]		\| artist = [[Indian Ocean (band)\|Indian Ocean]]
	\| cover = IndianOcean_desertRain.jpg		\| cover = IndianOcean_desertRain.jpg
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{{Infobox album
| name = Desert Rain
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]]
| cover = IndianOcean_desertRain.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Fusion (music)|Fusion]], [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Jazz]]
| length =
| label = Kosmic
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Indian Ocean (Album)|Indian Ocean]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Kandisa (Album)|Kandisa]]
| next_year = 2000
}}

'''''Desert Rain''''' is the second album of [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]] and the first [[live album]] ever to be released by any Indian band recorded by Vikram Mishra.<ref name=ndtv>{{cite web | title = Indian Ocean co-founder Susmit Sen quits band |work= NDTV | url = http://movies.ndtv.com/music/indian-ocean-co-founder-susmit-sen-quits-band-612287 |date=June 12, 2013| accessdate = 2014-11-17 }}</ref> It was recorded completely by accident from a concert played at the annual [[SAHMAT]] show at [[Mandi House]], [[New Delhi]] on 1 January 1997. After waiting 7 hours to get on stage, Indian Ocean played an inspired concert that was well received by the crowd. Quite fortuitously, the band noticed a DAT recorder, bought a tape and recorded the concert. No major record label was willing to take the risk of releasing a live album, and so a record company label called 'Independent Music' was formed to release the album. Naresh Bhatia was the person instrumental behind the release of Desert Rain.

The album was released as a limited-edition copy in 1997 for circulation around Delhi. it was re-released in 2002 given the increasingly massive popularity of the band.

==Track listing==
#"Desert Rain"
#"Village Damsel"
#"Boll Weevil"
#"Going To ITO"
#"Euphoria"
#"From The Ruins"
#"Melancholic Ecstasy"

==Reception==
Released on cassettes and CDs, Desert Rain was a landmark album for its time and today. It was recorded and mixed live by sound engineer Vikram Mishra on a DAT tape. The quality was so impressive that almost a decade later, it still continues to sell. In 2006, it was no. 2 on the iTunes UK World Music Charts.

Bhaskar Gupta of Allmusic.com gave the album a favourable review and considers it a vital link to the development of the band's music and their early inspirations.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first=Bhasker |last=Gupta |title=Review: ''Desert Rain: Indian Ocean Live''|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r846123|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2011-07-26}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1997 albums]]
[[Category:Indian Ocean (band) albums]]
[[Category:1997 live albums]]
[[Category:Live albums by Indian artists]]

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