''Gently Weeps'' is the fifth U.S. solo album by

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artist

Jake Shimabukuro Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele player and composer from Hawaii known for his fast and complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. Shimabukuro has wri ...

, released in September 2006 on the Hitchhike Records label. In

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the album was released on June 19, 2006 by Sony Music Distribution, with 17 tracks, many of which differed from the U.S. release, and additional bonus tracks on a

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Awards and reviews

''Gently Weeps'' peaked at #2 on ''

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s Top World Music Albums in 2006.''Gently Weeps'' – Awards
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The album won the 2007

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for Instrumental Album of the Year.

's review of ''Gently Weeps'' noted that:

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's review of the album included the following synopsis:

Track listing

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Bonus tracks

#"Angel" - 4:03 #"Lazy Jane" - 3:57 #"Hula Girl" (Theme song of the film ''

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'') - 3:44 #"Beyond The Break" (Music for the TV network THE N "Beyond the Break") - 3:03 #"Wish On My Star" (vocal version for the movie ''

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Personnel

Musical

*Jake Shimabukuro - ukulele, producer *Michael Grande - keyboards *Bobby Ingano - guitar (steel) *Yasuharu Nakanishi - piano *Takashi Nishiumi - guitar *Hiroyuki Noritake - drums *Jack Ofoia - bass guitar, guitar *Akira Okazawa - bass guitar *Noel Okimoto - drums *Jon F. Porlas, Jr. - percussion *Vernon Sakata - guitar (electric) *Dean Taba - bass guitar *Darin Enomoto - drums

Technical

*Mac McAnally - producer *Alan Schulman - engineer *Chris Stone - engineer *Takaoki Saito - engineer

References

External links

''Gently Weeps''
on

''Gently Weeps''
at Amazon * – April 2006 viral video on

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Biography of Jake Shimbukuro at ''Billboard''
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