''Vital Signs 1'' was the first album of the

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i band

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. Fresh from the success of their smash hit

Dil Dil Pakistan Dil Dil Pakistan () is a patriotic Pakistani song by Vital Signs, sung by Junaid Jamshed. Produced and Directed by Shoaib Mansoor. Lyrics by Shoaib Mansoor and Nisar Nasik. It was released in 1985 by the pop band Vital Signs. The song was featu ...

Vital Signs went to work on their debut album, with

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providing the lyrics to all but 2 songs. Dil Dil Pakistan had unparalleled success, something which no song has ever been able to achieve in

, on its way to becoming one of the most famous songs ever written.

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produced the album, his first shot at music production. He is now known as one of the best Music Producers in Pakistan. The songs were varied in their arrangements, ranging from rock (Do Pal Ka Jeevan, Chehra) to bubblegum pop (Yaadein). Also included is an Urdu version of

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with completely unrelated lyrics. Hit songs from the album include Gori and Musafir, which is said to be

Junaid Jamshed Junaid Jamshed Khan (3 September 1964 – 7 December 2016) was a Pakistani Islamic preacher, singer-songwriter and television personality. Jamshed first gained nationwide and international recognition as the vocalist of Vital Signs. Their ...

's best vocal performance ever. The best song on the album is generally thought to be the over 7-minute-long Yeh Shaam, a beautifully written song, featuring a brilliant vocal performance by

Track listing

All music arranged, composed and produced by

. All songs written by

, those which are not are mentioned below.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD. ;Vital Signs * Junaid Jamshed Khan -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

- keyboards,

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

* Shahzad Hasan -

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

Salman Ahmad Salman Ahmad (, born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani born-American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, occasional actor and professor at the City University of New York. He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his unique sty ...

guitars The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

;Additional musician *

Nusrat Hussain Nusrat Hussain (Urdu:نصرت حسین), is a Pakistani musician, retired airline pilot, guitarist, and keyboardist. Career Nusrat Hussain played guitar for the Vital Signs band and keyboards for Junoon band in the mid 1990s. He soon left bot ...

- guitars on "Dil Dil Pakistan" ;Production *Produced by

*Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at EMI Studios in

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*Sound engineering by Iqbal Asif *Album art by Jaffar Hussain *Photography by Rooha Gaznavi

References

External links

Vital Signs - A Personal History by NFPVital Signs Album 1
1989 debut albums Vital Signs (band) albums Urdu-language albums {{world-album-stub