I Remember

I Remember is a studio album by Indian musician and composer Ananda Shankar, released on January 1, 1983. The album represents a fusion of classical Indian music with Western instrumental arrangements, electronic elements and jazz influences. Shankar composed, arranged and produced the work, continuing his exploration of cross-cultural musical synthesis that defined his earlier recordings.

The album contains 11 tracks. Notable compositions include the title track I Remember, the instrumental Indrasabha and the sitar-driven Suryaday. Other tracks such as Missing You, Lonely and Dreams Forever incorporate electronic textures alongside traditional Indian instrumentation. The closing piece, Yearning, features a blend of synthesizer layers and Shankar’s sitar improvisations. The track Baba pays homage to Shankar’s father, Uday Shankar, while Almora references a hill station in Uttarakhand, India.

Shankar performed sitar and synthesizer on the album. Session musicians contributed drums, bass, guitar and additional keyboards, though specific personnel credits remain undocumented in available sources. The recording process combined live instrumental takes with overdubbed electronic effects, a technique Shankar employed in prior works like Ananda Shankar and His Music (1970) and A Musical Discovery of India (1978).

The release format included vinyl LP and audio cassette, with distribution handled by an unspecified label. Later reissues appeared on CD, though original pressings did not specify a catalog number or production studio. The album cover art features a portrait of Shankar with a sitar, designed in a minimalist style consistent with his 1980s-era releases.

Critical reception and commercial performance details for I Remember are not widely documented. The album remains a lesser-known entry in Shankar’s discography compared to his 1970s output but exemplifies his persistent experimentation with global musical forms. No official music videos or promotional singles accompanied the release.