Alone in IZ World

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Alone in IZ World
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001
Recorded1995-1997
GenreHawaiian, Folk
Length52:25
LanguageEnglish and Hawaiian
LabelMountain Apple Company
ProducerJon de Mello
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole chronology
Iz in Concert: The Man and His Music
(1996)
Alone in IZ World
(2001)
Wonderful World
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Alone in IZ World is an album by the Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole released in 2001, 4 years after his death in 1997. The album has charted on several of Billboard’s album charts. These are:[2]

  • Top Independent Albums (47 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2003, peaking at #6)
  • Top World Albums chart, peaking at number 1 (104 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2003, peaking at #1)
  • The Billboard 200 (5 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2002 peaking at #135)
  • Top Internet Albums (3 weeks on the chart in 2002)

The album has continued to be a top seller, charting in the top 5 of the year-end Top World Catalog Albums chart for the years 2006 (#2), 2007 (#3), and 2008 (#5).

Track listing[edit]

Alone in IZ World track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mona Lisa"2:00
2."Kaleohano"3:42
3."ʻŪlili Ē"2:50
4."Hanohano Wale Nō Nā Cowboy and Ka Huila Wai"4:16
5."Hiʻilawe"4:42
6."Henehene Kou ʻAka"4:23
7."Ahi Wela / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"3:45
8."ʻŌpae E"4:02
9."Starting All Over Again"5:44
10."Over the Rainbow"3:31
11."Panini Pua Kea"3:07
12."Lā ʻElima"3:38
13."In This Life"5:10
Total length:50:50

Some versions of the album have a bonus fourteenth track, called "Iz Talks About Oxygen".

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)[3] 4× Platinum 160,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Alone+in+Iz+World&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=36 [dead link]
  3. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole – Alone in IZ World" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "American single certifications – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole – Alone in IZ World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 13, 2022.