Dewaar
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Dewaar is the seventh studio album
Studio album
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 and the thirteenth overall album of the Pakistani band, Junoon released in 2003. This was the last studio album released by the band after which both vocalist, Ali Azmat
Ali Azmat
Ali Azmat is a Ali Azmat is a...

 and bassist, Brian O'Connell, left the band.

The single "Garaj Baras", from the album, was selected as part of a Bollywood
Bollywood
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 movie soundtrack in 2003 for the film "Paap
Paap
Paap ) is a 2004 Bollywood film, directed by Pooja Bhatt in her directorial debut, and features John Abraham, Udita Goswami, Gulshan Grover and Mohan Agashe....

" directed by Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt
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. The song topped the charts again in the country in 2004 and their controversial single "Pappu Yaar" shot to the #1 spot in Pakistan.

Track listing

All music written & composed by Junoon and Sabir Zafar.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon
  • Salman Ahmad
    Salman Ahmad
    Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...

     - vocals, lead guitar
    Lead guitar
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  • Ali Azmat
    Ali Azmat
    Ali Azmat is a Ali Azmat is a...

     - vocals, backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • Brian O'Connell
    Brian O'Connell (musician)
    Brian O'Connell is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, record producer and actor. Best known as the bassist and producer for Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, O'Connell has since gained respect as both a musician and a producer in the Pakistani music industry. O'Connell and Salman...

     - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...



Additional musicians
  • Drums played by Jay Dittamo
    Jay Dittamo
    Jay Dittamo is a drummer, percussionist and music composer & producer. He has played with acts such as Junoon, Band From Utopia, Willie Colón,Jimmy Webb, Chuck Berry, The Duprees, The Crests,The Marvellets Bucky Pizzarelli,Gloria Lynne to name a few and has performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of...

     & Allan Smith
  • Tablas by Ashiq Ali Mir
  • Dholak by Muhammad Azam
  • Vocals on "Ghoom Taana" by Ali Noor


Production
  • Produced by John Alec & Salman Ahmad
    Salman Ahmad
    Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...

  • Recorded & Mixed at Imaad Studios & Grandview Studios
  • Engineered & Mixed by John Alec and Shehzad Hasan
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