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- Alone In IZ World
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Released 2001

Henehene Kou 'Aka
04:23
9,870 plays

Kaleohano
03:42
9,742 plays

Panini Puakea
03:07
9,655 plays

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- 1
- Mona Lisa
- 02:00
- 11,308 plays

- 2
- Kaleohano
- 03:42
- 9,742 plays

- 3
- 'Ulili E
- 02:50
- 9,422 plays

- 4
- Hanohano Wale No Na Cowboy/Ka Huila Wai
- 04:16
- 8,895 plays

- 5
- Hi'ilawe
- 04:42
- 8,377 plays

- 6
- Henehene Kou 'Aka
- 04:23
- 9,870 plays

- 7
- Ahi Wela/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- 03:45
- 11,869 plays

- 8
- 'Opae E
- 04:02
- 7,901 plays

- 9
- Starting All Over Again
- 05:44
- 9,135 plays

- 10
- Over The Rainbow
- 03:31
- 148,129 plays

- 11
- Panini Puakea
- 03:07
- 9,655 plays

- 12
- La 'Elima
- 03:38
- 7,720 plays

- 13
- In This Life
- 05:10
- 14,490 plays

- 14
- Untitled
- 01:27
- 861 plays

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album review

The late Israel Kamakawio'ole, known to his many fans simply as Iz, was a consummate Hawaiian with a wonderful voice and accomplished ukulele technique. This posthumous release of some unplugged performances, enhanced arrangements, and previously unreleased songs is definitely for his legion of admirers. While best known for his native Hawaiian songs, Iz covered a lot of ground, and three of the most affecting tracks here are standards: his take on "Mona Lisa," starting alone, then with a full arrangement behind him; the nursery rhyme "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"; and a most unusual version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" which shouldn't work in his style, but quite stubbornly does. His angelic pipes seem capable of working around any material and doing it justice (although it should be noted "Starting All Over Again" and "In This Life," with full-on synths behind him, definitely go for saccharine overkill). But he's perhaps at his best when he's at his simplest -- just him and his ukulele -- whether on the strummed "Panini Puakea" or the delicate and mysterious "La Elima," which relies on his gentle picking. On the classic Hawaiian song "Opae E," the guitar backing fleshes out his work without overpowering it, a gentle filigree around his voice. To those who love Iz's albums, whether his solo work or as part of the Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau, this stands -- certainly for the most part -- as a wonderful, thoughtful addition to his catalog, highlighting most the stunning purity of his voice. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide