Halim (album)

Halim
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released 12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
Genre Electronica, World music
Label Nation Records
Producer John Reynolds, Transglobal Underground, Jaz Coleman, Essam Rashad, Natacha Atlas, Aki Nawaz
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora
(1995)		 Halim
(1997)		 Gedida
(1999)
Singles from Halim
  1. "Amulet"
    Released: 1997
  2. "L'Égyptienne"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Christgau [1]
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Halim is the second solo album by Belgian world music singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Nation Records on 12 May 1997. The album was primarily produced by Transglobal Underground and John Reynolds.

The album is dedicated to Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez, whose "music meant everything" to her.[2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Alex Kasiek, except where stated.

  1. "Marifnaash" (Atlas, John Reynolds, Justin Adams) – 4:49
  2. "Moustahil" – 3:33
  3. "Amulet" – 4:59
  4. "Leyli" – 3:42
  5. "Kidda" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 5:10
  6. "Sweeter Than Any Sweets" – 6:00
  7. "Ya Weledi" – 7:10
  8. "Enogoom Wil, Amar" (Atlas) – 6:45
  9. "Andeel" (Atlas) – 5:56
  10. "Gafsa" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 6:37
  11. "Ya Albi Ehda" (Atlas, Essam Rashad) – 9:00
  12. "Agib" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 7:34

Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the special edition Halim.

  1. "L'Égyptienne" featuring Les Négresses Vertes (Atlas, Matthias Canavese, Stéfane Mellino, Michel Ochowiak) – 3:28
  2. "Duden" (Spooky remix) (Atlas, Dubulah, ManTu, Ahlan) – 6:59

Personnel

The following people contributed to Halim:[3]

  • Caroline Dale – cello, string arrangements
  • Rony Barak – dharabuka, riqq, daf
  • Justin Adams – guitar
  • Alex Kasiek – keyboards, lute, backing vocals, programming, string arrangements
  • Lazarus Whelan – keyboards, saxophone, ney, clarinet
  • Keith Clouston – oud
  • Simon Walker – violin, viola
  • Ahmed Mansour, Nawazish Khan, Wa'el Abubakr, Aboud Abdel Al – violin
  • Arabella Rodriquez, David White, Ott, Zakaria, Konstantine – engineering

Charts

Charts (1997) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 128[4]

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Natacha Atlas". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=984. 
  2. ^ Goodman, John. "Atlas brings Arabic groove to folk fest". North Shore News. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ Halim (CD liner notes). Nation Records. May 1997.
  4. ^ "UK Chart Long: 1994–2006: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 26 October 2008.

External links


Natacha Atlas
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
"Dub Yalil" · "Leysh Nat' Arak" · "Duden" · "Yalla Chant" · "Amulet" · "L'Égyptienne" · "Mon amie la rose" · "Mistaneek" · "Bastet" · "One Brief Moment" · "C'est La Vie" · "I Put a Spell on You" · "Ne me quitte pas" · "Mish Fadilak" · "Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux" · "Man's World" · "Who's My Baby"
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