The reason why the release date of Parvaaz has been shifted so many times is because, their recording company for all their albums so far -VCI went bankrupt so they had to get Parvaaz released on Lips recording company. EMI is still their recording company outside Pakistan. Some time ago, Mr. Shehryar Ahmed (manager of junoon) had put up a competition for the album cover of Parvaaz. Anyone interested could submit their paintings of the album cover to Mr. Shehryar Ahmed and the best one was chosen. The guy's name who designed the cover is Aamir Shah -aash@mail.com.. The first video of Parvaaz has been released, titled as 'Bulleya' on MTV, Channel [V], Sony, Music Asia, Pakistani Channels, etc. The songs are recorded at Digital Fideluty Studios, Lahore, March-April 1999. The songs are mastered at Abbey road studios, London, April 1999. The next video song to release is 'Pyar Bina'

The lyrics are inspired from the famous sufi poet, Baba Bulleh Shah. According to junoon, his lyrics are 300 years old! One song in Parvaaz, called Ghoom Charkha is originally inspired from Abida Parveen. In the album, Brian brings a western, very structured background to the music in the songs with his bass guitars. Salman provides the electrifying music with his 6 & 12 string electric guitars and Ali just basically screams his lungs out! The tabla and dholak is played by Ustad Ashiq Ali and the drums by Malcolm Goveas. The lyrics of some songs are written by a guy called Sabir Zafar who has worked with junoon right from their first album. The album is dedicated to Baba Bulleh Shah, a sufi poet who lived in Kasur-Punjab, during the 17th Century. Baba Bulleh Shah is revered by all people who believe in tolerance, freedom and love. All together, it's a great album with catchy songs. Salman has found some here and there faults with the songs but he says it's better than their last album.

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