United for Peace

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United for Peace
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Released2000
Recorded1996-2000
Genre Sufi rock, classical rock, psychedelic rock
Length16:41
Label Sadaf Stereo
Producer Salman Ahmad
Junoon chronology
Andaz
(2000)
United for Peace
(2000)
Junoon for Peace
(2001)

United For Peace is the second video album and the tenth overall album by the Pakistani band, Junoon. The album contains four music videos from Junoon's previous albums, which include Azadi, theme from Jinnah the Movie , Bulleya from Parvaaz, Jazba-e-Junoon from Inquilaab, and Zamane Ke Andaz from Andaz.

Contents

Track listing

All music listed below is written and composed by Salman Ahmad, Ali Azmat, and Sabir Zafar, unless stated otherwise.

United for Peace
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Azadi" 4:56
2."Bulleya" Bulleh Shah 4:45
3."Jazba-e-Junoon" 2:45
4."Zamane Ke Andaz (Saqi-Nama)" Allama Iqbal 4:15

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon
Additional musicians
Production

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