Yael Naim (album)

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Yael Naïm
Studio album by Yael Naïm
Released	October 22, 2007 / March 18, 2008[1]
Recorded	2007
Genre	Brit Pop, alternative, Rhythm And Blues, pop rock
Length	49:52
Label	Tôt ou tard (France)[2] Atlantic Records (USA)
Producer	Yael Naïm, David Donatien
Professional reviews
Entertainment Focus Link PopMatters.com link
Yael Naïm chronology
In a Man's Womb (2001) Yael Naïm (2007)
Singles from Yael Naïm
"New Soul" Released: February 15, 2008

Yael Naïm is the eponymous second studio album by Yael Naïm. It contains the hit single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity due to being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Release 3 Singles 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Paris" - 3:08
2. "Too Long" - 4:43
3. "New Soul" - 3:45
4. "Levater" - 3:25
5. "Shelcha" - 4:39
6. "Lonely" - 4:06
7. "Far Far" - 4:21
8. "Yashanti" - 3:54
9. "7 Baboker" - 3:33
10. "Lachlom" - 4:23
11. "Toxic" - 4:27
12. "Pachad" - 4:28
13. "Endless Song of Happiness" - 3:00

[edit] Release

In Naïm's birth country of France her self-titled album was released on October 22, 2007. On iTunes the album was available as a digital download world-wide but did not gain much popularity until February 2008 when Apple advertisements for the MacBook Air laptop which featured her song New Soul as the soundtrack began to be broadcast.

In the United States and Canada the album was released in stores on March 18, 2008. Largely due to the popularity of the song New Soul being featured on the advertisement and receiving substantial play as its soundtrack, it debuted at #15 in Canada and #55 in the United States.

[edit] Singles

• "Toxic" - Britney Spears cover. #35 SPA.
• "New Soul" #1 BEL, #2 FRA, #4 GER, #7 USA, CAN, UWC, POL, SPA.

[edit] Charts

Yael Naïm's self titled album debuted at #55 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart on the week of April 5, 2008. The next week it went up to #50.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[3]	50
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums [4]	6
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	20
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	6
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums [5]	54
European Top 100 Albums[6]	27
Austrian Album Charts[7]	10
Belgian Album Charts (Wallonia)	2
Canadian Album Top 100[8]	15
French Album Chart	6
Italian FIMI Albums chart	27
Swiss Album Charts	18

[edit] References