| Isai | |
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| Released | 2005 (India) |
| Genre | Indian pop |
| Producer | Sony BMG |
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Isai (transl. Music) is the debut studio album of the band S5 that was released in March 2005. The music for the album was composed by Pravin Mani.
Production[edit | edit source]
The album comprises eight songs (six original tracks and two bonus tracks)[1][2] composed by Pravin Mani at the Rajiv Menon Studios in Chennai.[2] Although none of the band members are Tamilians,[lower-alpha 1] the band felt that "Tamil songs would have widest appeal".[1] The first single from the album, "Malarey", was shot in Kodaikanal.[4] The song was released by the SS Music channel on 19 March 2005 at an event in Chennai.[4][5]
Track listing[edit | edit source]
All of the songs were composed by Pravin Mani and performed by S5.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iravum Pagalum" | S5 | — |
| 2. | "Malarey" | S5 | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Rock Me" | S5 | 3:26 |
| 4. | "If u want it" | S5 | — |
| 5. | "Isai yudaney" | S5 | — |
| 6. | "Ninaithal" | S5 | 4:37 |
| Total length: | — | ||
Bonus Tracks[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iravum Pagalum (remix)" | S5 | — |
| 2. | "Malarey (unplugged)" | S5 | — |
Reception and impact[edit | edit source]
Upon release, the album was at the "top of the charts in Tamil Nadu and even in Kerala".[3] Two songs – "Malarey" and "Rock Me" – went on to be reused in the film By The People (2005) as Malayalam songs after Pravin Mani recommended the band to the film's director Jayaraj.[3][6][7]
Credits and personnel[edit | edit source]
As per the official album credits:[2]
- Pravin Mani – composer
- M. Venkatakrishnan – sound engineer
- Biju, Sanjay – additional programming
- Kavivarman – lyricist[lower-alpha 2]
- Vijai – guitar
- Naveen – flute
- Prasad – tabla
- Mohan, Unni – studio assistants
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New spice to song". The Hindu. Coimbatore. 28 March 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "S5 - Isai". avdigital. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "S5 's Malayali connection". The Hindu. Kochi. 16 May 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Beat street". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 26 March 2005. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ Krishnamurthy, Gokul (22 March 2005). "SS Music rocks Chennai with pop band S5; to set up production centres across South India". exchange4media.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "By The People (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ "Scoring a musical high". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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