Laleh (album)

Laleh
Studio album by
Released30 March 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length48:08
LabelLost Army / Warner Music Sweden
ProducerLaleh Pourkarim
Laleh chronology
Laleh
(2005)
Prinsessor
(2006)
Singles from Laleh
  1. "Invisible (My Song)"
    Released: 5 February 2005
  2. "Storebror"
    Released: 4 May 2005
  3. "Live Tomorrow"
    Released: 31 August 2005
  4. "Forgive but Not Forget"
    Released: 12 February 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Expressen[1]
Helsingborgs Dagblad[2]
Svenska Dagbladet[3]

Laleh is the self-titled debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on 30 March 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 5 February 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 4 May 2005. The song didn't manage to break into the charts.[11]
  • "Live Tomorrow" was released as Laleh's third single on 31 August 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 12 February 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]

No.TitleLength
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 (Housing Application)"1:10
7."Interlude"1:10
8."Kom Tilda (Come Tilda)"4:09
9."Storebror (Big Brother)"4:04
10."Tell Me"3:43
11."Salvation"4:11
12."How Wrong"3:39
13."Han tuggar kex"3:35
14."Der yek gooshe"3:24
15."Hide Away"3:53
Total length:48:08

Credits

Additional personnel

  • Magnus Larsson – bass (on "Storebror")

Production

Source[5]

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

Charts

References

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  2. ^ "Helsingborgs Dagblad review". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ musik@svd.se, Lars Lovén (April 2005). "Laleh – Laleh (SvD Premium)". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Laleh – Music, Laleh album". Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Laleh – Laleh". Discogs. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Grammis 2005". Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Infosajten – Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008.
  8. ^ "Laleh – Laleh album, Swedish Charts". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Laleh – Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "Laleh – Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  11. ^ "Laleh – Music, Storebror single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
  12. ^ "Laleh – Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
  13. ^ "Laleh – Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  14. ^ "Laleh – Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
  15. ^ "Laleh – Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Laleh – Laleh". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2021.