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Alone in IZ World
Compilation album by
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001
Recorded1995-1997
Genre Hawaiian, Folk
Length52:25
LanguageEnglish and Hawaiian
Label Mountain Apple Company
ProducerJon de Mello
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole chronology
Iz in Concert: The Man and His Music
(1996) 		Alone in IZ World
(2001) 		Wonderful World
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Alone in IZ World is an album by the Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole released in 2001, 4 years after his death in 1997. The album has charted on several of Billboard’s album charts. These are: [2]

  • Top Independent Albums (47 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2003, peaking at #6)
  • Top World Albums chart, peaking at number 1 (104 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2003, peaking at #1)
  • The Billboard 200 (5 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2002 peaking at #135)
  • Top Internet Albums (3 weeks on the chart in 2002)

The album has continued to be a top seller, charting in the top 5 of the year-end Top World Catalog Albums chart for the years 2006 (#2), 2007 (#3), and 2008 (#5).

Track listing

  1. " Mona Lisa"
  2. " Kaleohano"
  3. "ʻŪlili Ē"
  4. "Hanohano Wale Nō Nā Cowboy and Ka Huila Wai"
  5. "Hiʻilawe"
  6. "Henehene Kou ʻAka"
  7. "Ahi Wela/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (medley of 19th century Hawaii traditional song "Ahi Wela" and " Twinkle Twinkle Little Star")
  8. "ʻŌpae E"
  9. "Starting All Over Again"
  10. " Over the Rainbow"
  11. "Panini Pua Kea"
  12. "Lā ʻElima"
  13. "In This Life"
  14. "Iz Talks About Oxygen"

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Portugal ( AFP) [3] 4× Platinum 160,000^
United States ( RIAA) [4] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Alone+in+Iz+World&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=36 [ dead link]
  3. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole – Alone in IZ World" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "American single certifications – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole – Alone in IZ World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 13, 2022.


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