Facing Future is an album

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 by Hawaii

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an singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Israel "IZ" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole was a Hawaiian musician.He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993...

, released in 1993.

The bestselling album of all time by a Hawaii

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an artist, Facing Future combines traditional Hawaiian-language songs, hapa haole songs with traditional instrumentation, and two Jawaiian (Island reggae) tracks. The album's sales have been driven not only by its popularity with Hawaiian audiences but by its popularity in the mainland United States and around the world, particularly the track "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World," which has been licensed for use in movies (Finding Forrester

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) television shows (ER

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), and commercials (eToys

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). Facing Future reached platinum status in 2005.

Track listing

1. Hawai‘i ’78 Introduction (5:05)
2. Ka Huila Wai (3:18)
3. ‘Ama‘ama (2:11)
4. Panini Pua Kea (3:06)
5. Take Me Home Country Roads
   Take Me Home, Country Roads
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    (4:56)
6. Kūhiō Bay (3:29)
7. Ka Pua U‘i (2:53)
8. White Sandy Beach of Hawai‘i (2:37)
9. Henehene Kou ‘Aka (4:22)
10. Lā ‘Elima (3:37)
11. Pili Me Ka‘u Manu (2:33)
12. Maui Hawaiian Sup’pa Man (3:53)
13. Kaulana Kawaihae (4:03)
14. Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World (5:07)
15. Hawai‘i ’78 (5:15)

Personnel

• Israel Kamakawiwoole – Ukulele, vocals
• Del Beazley – Guitar
• Mel Amina – Guitar
• Gaylord Holomalia – Keyboards/programming
• Analu Aina – Electric bass (uncredited)
• Roland Cazimero – Acoustic bass, guitar
• Mike Muldoon – percussion

Production

• Produced By Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
  Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
  Israel "IZ" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole was a Hawaiian musician.He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993...
  
   & Jon de Mello
• Engineered & Mixed By Milan Bertosa
• Mastered By Jon Golden

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...	30
German Albums Chart	8
German Newcomer Chart	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Rank
German Albums Chart	26

Certifications

Country	Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds)
Germany Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....	Platinum
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Gold