Laleh (album)
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| 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 | ||||
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| Singles from Laleh | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Expressen |   [1] |
| Helsingborgs Dagblad | [2] |
| Svenska Dagbladet | [3] |
Laleh is the self-titled debut album by 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]
- "Invisible (My Song)" – 4:18
- "Live Tomorrow" – 3:37
- "Forgive But Not Forget" – 3:11
- "Interlude" – 1:10
- "Hame Baham" – 3:46
- "Bostadsansökan" – 3:38 (Housing Application)
- "Kom Tilda" – 4:09 (Come Tilda)
- "Storebror" – 4:04 (Big Brother)
- "Tell Me" – 3:43
- "Salvation" – 4:11
- "How Wrong" – 3:39
- "Han tuggar kex" – 3:35 (He Chews Biscuits)
- "Der yek gooshe" – 3:24
- "Hide Away" – 3:53
Credits
Additional personnel
Production
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Charts
| Chart (2005/2006) | Peak position |
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| 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
- ↑ Expressen review
- ↑ Helsingborgs Dagblad review
- ↑ Svenska Dagbladet review
- ↑ Laleh - Music, Laleh album
- 1 2 3 Laleh - Laleh (CD, Album) at Discogs
- ↑ Grammis 2005
- ↑ "Infosajten - Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com.
- 1 2 3 Laleh - Laleh album, Swedish Charts
- ↑ "Laleh - Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se.
- ↑ "Laleh - Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ "Laleh - Music, Storebror single". laleh.se.
- ↑ "Laleh - Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se.
- ↑ "Laleh - Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ "Laleh - Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se.
- ↑ "Laleh - Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2006-02-02". swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2006-02-02". swedishcharts.com.
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