Inner World | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 6 July 2020 |
Genre | |
Length | 42:02 |
Label | Khandro Music |
Producer | Junelle Kunin, Charles Goldstuck, Abraham Kunin |
Singles from Inner World | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Clash | 8/10 [1] |
The Independent | 2/5 [2] |
Inner World is the debut studio album by the 14th Dalai Lama, released under the name Dalai Lama. It was released on the Dalai Lama's 85th birthday, 6 July 2020. [3] It is the first time The Dalai Lama has released an album. [a]
The album was inspired by New Zealand musician and Buddhist Junelle Kunin, who in 2015 proposed an album fusing music with mantras and chants. [5] [6] Kunin was turned down when she wrote to The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama about her idea, but on a trip to India she handed a letter to an assistant of the Dalai Lama. Her idea was met more positively in person, as Kunin described the Dalai Lama agreeing that "music can help people in a way that he can't". [6] She and her husband, Abraham Kunin, both contributed to the album over the next five years. [6] She later said "The entire purpose of this project is to try to help people. It's not a Buddhist project, it's to help everyday people like myself, even though I am Buddhist. The messages couldn't be more poignant for our current social climate and needs as humanity.". [6]
The album debuted on multiple Billboard Album Charts: #1 Billboard New Age Chart, [7] #4 Top New Artist Album, #8 Billboard World Music, [7] #13 Record Label Independent Album, #14 Current Digital Album, #17 Digital Album, #43 Top New Artist - Consumption, #55 Top Current Album, #98 Billboard Top Album, [7] #125 Top Albums w/TEA
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "One of My Favorite Prayers" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Daniel Ryland, Gandhaar Amin | 3:59 |
2. | "The Buddha" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 4:20 |
3. | "Compassion" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 3:55 |
4. | "Courage" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Junelle Kunin | 4:18 |
5. | "Ama La" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Anoushka Shankar | 5:32 |
6. | "Healing" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 3:02 |
7. | "Wisdom" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 3:19 |
8. | "Purification" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Junelle Kunin | 3:18 |
9. | "Protection" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 2:51 |
10. | "Children" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 2:34 |
11. | "Humanity" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper | 4:54 |
Total length: | 42:02 |
Music
Production
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 88 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 18 |
Inner World | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 6 July 2020 |
Genre | |
Length | 42:02 |
Label | Khandro Music |
Producer | Junelle Kunin, Charles Goldstuck, Abraham Kunin |
Singles from Inner World | |
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Clash | 8/10 [1] |
The Independent | 2/5 [2] |
Inner World is the debut studio album by the 14th Dalai Lama, released under the name Dalai Lama. It was released on the Dalai Lama's 85th birthday, 6 July 2020. [3] It is the first time The Dalai Lama has released an album. [a]
The album was inspired by New Zealand musician and Buddhist Junelle Kunin, who in 2015 proposed an album fusing music with mantras and chants. [5] [6] Kunin was turned down when she wrote to The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama about her idea, but on a trip to India she handed a letter to an assistant of the Dalai Lama. Her idea was met more positively in person, as Kunin described the Dalai Lama agreeing that "music can help people in a way that he can't". [6] She and her husband, Abraham Kunin, both contributed to the album over the next five years. [6] She later said "The entire purpose of this project is to try to help people. It's not a Buddhist project, it's to help everyday people like myself, even though I am Buddhist. The messages couldn't be more poignant for our current social climate and needs as humanity.". [6]
The album debuted on multiple Billboard Album Charts: #1 Billboard New Age Chart, [7] #4 Top New Artist Album, #8 Billboard World Music, [7] #13 Record Label Independent Album, #14 Current Digital Album, #17 Digital Album, #43 Top New Artist - Consumption, #55 Top Current Album, #98 Billboard Top Album, [7] #125 Top Albums w/TEA
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "One of My Favorite Prayers" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Daniel Ryland, Gandhaar Amin | 3:59 |
2. | "The Buddha" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 4:20 |
3. | "Compassion" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 3:55 |
4. | "Courage" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Junelle Kunin | 4:18 |
5. | "Ama La" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Anoushka Shankar | 5:32 |
6. | "Healing" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 3:02 |
7. | "Wisdom" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 3:19 |
8. | "Purification" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Junelle Kunin | 3:18 |
9. | "Protection" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 2:51 |
10. | "Children" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin | 2:34 |
11. | "Humanity" | Dalai Lama, Abraham Kunin, Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper | 4:54 |
Total length: | 42:02 |
Music
Production
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 88 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 18 |