Jagjit Singh Punjabi Hits

Jagjit Singh Punjab Hits
Featuring songs from the Latest "Diva Bale Sari Raat" and the earlier hit "Long-Da-Lishkara"
EMI: CDNF 1.40008

I'm actually quite annoyed with EMI because the title of this disc is "Jagjit Singh Punjabi Hits". Apart from the grammatical error, we also have to contend with the fact that only 4 of the ten tracks on this disc are sung by Jagjit (though he has set the music for all ten). Of course it's still worth buying if only for the songs from Diva bale saari raat.

Diva Bale Sari Raat Music: Jagjit Singh
1. Diva Bale Sari Raat
   Singer: Jagjit Singh
   Lyric: Ranjit Rana & Hakim Suffi

   If there's a song by Jagjit that touches you as profoundly within the first 5 seconds, I haven't heard it. This track is perfect, if only for the tone with which Jagjit begins the song.

2. Main Teri Aa
   Singer:Chitra Singh
   Lyric: Satwant Kainth
3. Boliyan
   Singers: Minoo Purshottan & Meghna
   Lyric: Traditional
4. Lori
   Singer: Chitra Singh
   Lyric: Harpal Tiwana

   The range of Chitra's voice is used to good effect in this song, as usual her Punjabi songs seem to be much finer than the Urdu ghazals. Lori in particular is saturated with emotion. The music in Chitra's voice can leave one immobile. Jagjit has used rather unorthodox musical effects in this one, sounds that are natural more than anything else. There is technical proficiency in the instruments used, but Chitra's voice overpowers the music.

5. Dama Dam Mast Kalandar
   Singers: Vinod Sehgal & Chorus
   Lyric: Traditional

   Long-da-Lishkara Music: Jagjit & Chitra Singh

6. Sare Pindch Puare Paye
   Singer: Jagjit Singh
   Lyric: Inderjit Hassanpuri
7. Long-da-Lishkara
   Singers: Minoo Purshottam, Dilraj Kaur & Vinod Sehgal
   Lyric: Gurdas Mann
8. Mein Kandyali Thor ve
   Singer: Jagjit Singh
   Lyric: Shiv Kumar Batalvi
9. Ishq Hai Loko
   Singer: Jagjit Singh
   Lyric: Sikander Bharati
10. Chhala
    Singer: Gurdas Mann
    Lyric: Gurdas Mann