Helm (album)

Helm
Studio album by Carole Samaha
Released 2003
Genre Arabic pop
Length 34:15
Language Arabic
Label EMI Music Arabia
Producer Megastar
Carole Samaha chronology
Helm
(2006)
Ana Horra (2004)

Helm (Arabic: حلم – A Dream) is the first pop album by the Lebanese actress and singer Carole Samaha. It was released in 2003 by EMI Music Arabia. The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & The Middle East calls it "Deliciously neat production". The song "Ghali Aayi" from the album became a hit.[1] Following the release of this album Carole Samaha won the "Best Female Newcomer" award at the Arab Music Awards.[2] She also received the "Best Polyvalent talent (actress and singer)" 2003 Murex d'Or, while the song "Ettalaa fiyi" got the Murex d'Or for "Best Female Romantic Song".[3]


No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger Length
1. "Kif" (How)Marwan KhouryMarwan Khoury  3:24
2. "Gharibi"  Nabeel Abu AbdoJean-Marie RiachiJean-Marie Riachi 4:42
3. "Metl el helm"      4:33
4. "Ana min dounak"      4:11
5. "Habib Albi"  Marwan KhouryMarwan Khoury  4:31
6. "Ettalaa fiyi"  Marwan KhouryMarwan Khoury  4:45
7. "Rajee"      3:51
8. "Addaysh"      4:18
Total length:
34:15

The CD also contains a video clip with the official video for the song "Habib Albi".

References

  1. Badley, Bill. "Lebanon" in The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & The Middle East. 2006. ISBN 9781843535515.
  2. "Fiascos affect Arab music awards". BBC News Online. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. Murex d'Or website – click on the statuette, then on "Menu", then on "Results", and then slide the slider to 2003.


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