Laleh (album)

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Laleh
Studio album by Laleh
Released March 30, 2005
Recorded 2004–2005
Genre Pop, Pop rock, Indie pop, Folk
Length 48:08
Label Lost Army / Warner Music Sweden
Producer Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh chronology

Laleh
(2005)		 Prinsessor
(2006)
Singles from Laleh
  1. "Invisible (My Song)"
    Released: February 5, 2005
  2. "Storebror"
    Released: May 4, 2005
  3. "Live Tomorrow"
    Released: August 31, 2005
  4. "Forgive but Not Forget"
    Released: February 12, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Expressen [1]
Helsingborgs Dagblad [2]
Svenska Dagbladet [3]

Laleh is the self-titled debut album by Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on March 30, 2005 on Warner Music Sweden Records.[4] The album, which was both written and produced by Laleh herself, [5] was nominated to "Album of the Year" at the Grammis Awards for 2005 but lost to pop singer Robyn for her self-titled album "Robyn".[6] [7] The album was also a success on the Swedish Albums Chart where it peaked at number one and stayed on the list for 71 weeks.[8] The album is sung in English, Swedish and Persian.

Singles

  • "Invisible (My Song)" was released as Laleh's debut single on February 5, 2005.[9] The song peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart and is so far the only top ten song written by Laleh on the Swedish Singles Chart.[10]
  • "Storebror" was released as Laleh's second single on May 4, 2005. The song didn't manage to break into the charts. [11]
  • "Live Tomorrow" was released as Laleh's third single on August 31, 2005.[12] The song peaked at number twenty on the Swedish Singles Chart and at number eleven on the Danish Singles Chart.[13]
  • "Forgive But Not Forget" was released as Laleh's fourth single on February 12, 2006.[14] The song peaked at number forty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart.[15]

Track listing

All songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Laleh.[5]

  1. "Invisible (My Song)" – 4:18
  2. "Live Tomorrow" – 3:37
  3. "Forgive But Not Forget" – 3:11
  4. "Interlude" – 1:10
  5. "Hame Baham" – 3:46
  6. "Bostadsansökan" – 3:38 (Housing Application)
  7. "Kom Tilda" – 4:09 (Come Tilda)
  8. "Storebror" – 4:04 (Big Brother)
  9. "Tell Me" – 3:43
  10. "Salvation" – 4:11
  11. "How Wrong" – 3:39
  12. "Han tuggar kex" – 3:35 (He Chews Biscuits)
  13. "Der yek gooshe" – 3:24
  14. "Hide Away" – 3:53

Credits

Additional personnel

  • Magnus Larsson – bass (on "Storebror")

Production

  • Mastering: Henrik Johnson
  • Mastering studio: Masters of Audio
  • Mixing: Henrik Edenhed
  • Mixing studio: Ljudhavet
  • Photography: Nina Ramsby, Sevin Aslanzadeh

[5]

Charts

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart 1 [8]
Preceded by
Pärlor av glas by Lisa Ekdahl		 Swedish Albums Chart number-one album (first run)
February 2, 2006 - February 9, 2006 		Succeeded by
Come Clarity by In Flames[16]
Preceded by
Come Clarity by In Flames		 Swedish Albums Chart number-one album (second run)
February 16, 2006 - February 23, 2006 		Succeeded by
Silent Shout by The Knife[8] [17]

References

  1. ↑ Expressen review
  2. ↑ Helsingborgs Dagblad review
  3. ↑ Svenska Dagbladet review
  4. ↑ Laleh - Music, Laleh album
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Laleh - Laleh (CD, Album) at Discogs
  6. ↑ Grammis 2005
  7. ↑ "Infosajten - Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Laleh - Laleh album, Swedish Charts
  9. ↑ "Laleh - Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se. 
  10. ↑ "Laleh - Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com. 
  11. ↑ "Laleh - Music, Storebror single". laleh.se. 
  12. ↑ "Laleh - Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se. 
  13. ↑ "Laleh - Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com. 
  14. ↑ "Laleh - Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se. 
  15. ↑ "Laleh - Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com. 
  16. ↑ "Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2006-02-02". swedishcharts.com. 
  17. ↑ "Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2006-02-02". swedishcharts.com. 
Laleh
  • Discography
Studio albums
and singles
Laleh
  • "Invisible (My Song)"
  • "Storebror"
  • "Live Tomorrow"
  • "Forgive But Not Forget"
Prinsessor
  • "Det är vi som bestämmer (Vem har lurat alla barnen)"
  • "November"
  • "Call on Me"
  • "Closer"
Me and Simon
Sjung
Colors
  • "Colors"
  • "Stars Align"
Other songs
Extended plays
  • Invisible (My Song)
  • Storebror
  • Tolkningarna
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