Amar Prithibi
{{Infobox album
| name = আমার পৃথিবী (My Earth)
| type = studio
| artist = Black
| cover = 4_AmarPrithibi.jpg
| released = 2002
| recorded = 1999–02
| venue =
| studio = Sound Garden, Dhaka, Bangladesh
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 41:09
| label = G-Series
| year = 2002
| next_title = উৎসবের পর (After the Festival)
| next_year = 2003
}}
Amar Prithibi ({{langx|bn|আমার পৃথিবী}}) is the debut studio album by Bangladeshi alternative rock band Black, released in 2002 by G-Series.{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Rakib |title=Online events keeping band music alive: Jahan |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/140632/online-events-keeping-band-music-alive-jahan |work=New Age |date=13 June 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Chokder |first1=Mahbub |title=G-Series: Not ready to give up just yet |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/g-series-not-ready-give-just-yet-525470 |work=Business Standard |date=4 November 2022}} According to the record label, the album has sold over 300,000 copies. Years later and following the release of further albums, its songs "Amar Prithibi", "Amra", "Obhiman", "Prarthonad", and "Miththa" remained some of Black's most popular compositions with fans, according to journalists at The Daily Star and The Business Standard.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Rupak |title=I sold my guitar for a sitar |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/glitz/i-sold-my-guitar-sitar-49411 |work=Business Standard |date=29 February 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Mainul |title="Abar": Black talks about its upcoming album |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-44294 |work=The Daily Star |date=5 July 2008}}
Background and recording
Black's first released song, "Chena Dukkho", appeared on the mixed album Chharpotro in 2000. Its success led to a record contract.
In 2001, the band began working on a full-scale album at Isha Khan Duray and Imran Ahmed Chowdhury Mobin's studio Sound Garden. The album contains mostly songs written by the band during the earliest stages of their formation. The album was recorded across three different studios in Dhaka.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
The sitar in the title track was played by the band's guitarist Jahan. The intro of the opening track "Amra" a music box was recorded which played the intro of "Für Elise".{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
The cover photo was taken by Khademul Mushfeque Jahan's elder brother, Khademul Insan.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Amra
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Obhiman
| length2 = 4:37
| title3 = Amar Prithibi
| length3 = 4:11
| title4 = Kobor
| length4 = 3:43
| title5 = Bikkhoto
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Prarthonad
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = Ekhono
| length7 = 4:00
| title8 = Kothay
| length8 = 3:03
| title9 = Manush
| length9 = 5:03
| title10 = Ondhokarer Pashe
| length10 = 3:21
| title11 = Mittha
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Dukkher Rong [Crap]
| length12 = 3:49
| total_length = 41:09
}}
Personnel
- Zobayer Hossain Emon - writer
- Jon Kabir - vocals, guitar
- Khademul Mushfeque Jahan - lead guitar, sitar, tabla
- Mahmudul Karim Miraz - bass
- Mehmood Tony - drum kit
- Tahsan Rahman Khan - vocals, keyboard
= Guest musicians =
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Black (Bangladeshi band)}}
{{Authority control}}