Facing Future
# Facing Future

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

Facing Future is the second album by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, released in 1993. The best-selling album of all time by a Hawaiian artist, Facing Future combines traditional Hawaiian-language songs, hapa-haole songs with traditional instrumentation, and two Jawaiian (Island reggae) tracks.

The album's sales have been driven not only by its popularity with Hawaiian audiences but by its popularity in the mainland United States and around the world, particularly the track "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World", which has been used in various films (Finding Forrester, Meet Joe Black, 50 First Dates, Fred Claus, Hubble, Son of the Mask), television shows (ER, Cold Case, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Life On Mars, Glee, Scrubs) and commercials (eToys). Facing Future reached platinum status in 2005.

## Personnel

Musicians

* Israel Kamakawiwoʻole – ukulele, vocals
* Del Beazley – guitar
* Mel Amina – guitar
* Gaylord Holomalia – keyboards, programming
* Analu ʻAina – electric bass (uncredited)
* Roland Cazimero – acoustic bass, guitar
* Mike Muldoon – percussion

Production

* Produced by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and Jon de Mello
* Engineered and mixed by Milan Bertosa
* Mastered by Jon Golden

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Facing Future :

| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| European Top 100 Albums | 30 |
| German Albums Chart | 8 |
| German Newcomer Chart | 1 |

### Year-end charts

2010 year-end chart performance for Facing Future :

| Chart (2010) | Rank |
| - | - |
| German Albums Chart | 26 |

2011 year-end chart performance for Facing Future :

| Chart (2011) | Rank |
| - | - |
| German Albums Chart | 76 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 61 |

## Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Facing Future :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | $500,000^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | $25,000^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | $1,000,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
