Bastanak (Arabic: بستناك) (English: Waiting for You) is the fifth studio album by Lebanese singer Elissa released by Rotana on 16 February 2006, making it her second album released by Rotana Records. The album sold more than 3.7 million copies by October 2006,[1] and earned Elissa the World Music Award for the best-selling artist in the Middle East and North Africa for the second time in a row.[2] As a result, Routledge named Elissa one of the world's most popular singers in 2006.[3]
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| Released | 16 February 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
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| Length | 58:37 | |||
| Label | Rotana Records | |||
| Producer | Rotana | |||
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The album included twelve songs and a bonus remix track, many of which have been translated into other languages. "Bastanak" was translated into Turkish,[4] and two versions in Hindi were released as well.[5][6] "Fatet Sineen" was also transferred to Turkish,[7] and an Egyptian cover was voiced by Hamou Beka.[8] "Kermalak" and "Law Taarafou" were translated into Turkish,[9][10] and "Hikayti Maak" was translated into Bulgarian.[11]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bastanak" (Waiting for You) | Faisal Hamami | Tamer Ali | Dany El Helou · Tamim | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Kermalak" (For You) | Marwan Khoury | Marwan Khoury | Claude Chalhoub | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Fatet Sineen" (Years Went By) | Mohammed Hamed | Tamer Ali | Dany El Helou · Tamim | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Zanbi Ana" (It's My Fault) | Marwan Khoury | Marwan Khoury | Dany El Helou | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Baaich Ala Hissak" (I Live by Your Breath) | Nader Abdallah | Yasser Nour | Michel Fadel | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Tlob Itmana" (Ask and Wish) | Nizar Francis | Samir Sfeir | Michel Fadel | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Taa" (Come) | Elias Nasser | George Karam | Michel Fadel | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Matkhafch Minni" (Don't Be Afraid of Me) | Nader Abdallah | Yasser Nour | Michel Fadel · Khalid Nabil | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Hikayti Maak" (My Story with You) | Nader Abdallah | Tamer Ashour | Mazen Siblini | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Law Basset Eddamak" (If You Look in Front of You) | Nader Abdallah | Mohamed Al Sawi | Michel Fadel | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Law Kan" (If) | Mounir Bou Assaf | Nouhad Najjar | Michel Fadel | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Law Taarafou" (If You Knew Him) | Nader Abdallah | Nader Nour | Hani Siblini | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Kermalak (Remix)" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 58:37 | |
Personnel edit
Adapted from the album liner notes.
- Tony Haddad - mastering
- Edward Meunier - mixing
- Charbel Mounayer - sound engineer
- Alain Owaijan - acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 9, 12)
- Mohamed Saleh - bouzouki (track 5)
- Maurice Tawile - editor, recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9) and vocals recording
- Dergham Owainati - executive producer
- Jerome Degey - electric guitar (track 1)
- Jerome Degey - acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11)
- Tony Campbell - guitar (tracks 1, 4)
- Gilbert Yammine - kanun (tracks 6, 12)
- Jihad Assaad - kanun (track 11)
- Ali Madbouh - ney (track 12)
- Raymond Hajj - percussion (tracks 1, 12)
- Mohamed Saleh - percussion (tracks 2, 5, 7)
- Ralph Khoury - percussion (track 5)
- Camille Khoury - percussion (track 11)
- Dany El Helou - piano (track 4)
- Mazin Siblini - piano (track 9)
- Said Imam - production manager
- Charbel Mounayer - recording (track 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
- Mohamed Kebbe - recording (tracks 2, 9, 12)
- Nidal Abu Samra - saxophone (track 4)
- Hratch Assis - soprano saxophone (track 9)
- Claude Chalhoub - strings (tracks 2, 9, 12)
- Raymond Nassif - strings (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
- Ziad Nawfal - translator
- Matthias Clamer - photography
- Bassam Fattouh - make up
- Yehia and Zakaria - hair
References edit
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- ^ الفنانة فازت بها للسنة الثانية على التوالي, Al-Jazirah, 22 November 2006. Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Who's Who in Popular Music 2006 - Europa Europa Publications - Page 155. Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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