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.
| Laleh | ||||
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| Released | 30 March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Pop rock, 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Expressen |   [1] |
| Helsingborgs Dagblad | [2] |
| Svenska Dagbladet | [3] |
Singles
edit- "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
editAll 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
editAdditional personnel
edit- Magnus Larsson – bass (on "Storebror")
Production
editSource[5]
- Mastering: Henrik Johnson
- Mastering studio: Masters of Audio
- Mixing: Henrik Edenhed
- Mixing studio: Ljudhavet
- Photography: Nina Ramsby, Sevin Aslanzadeh
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ "Laleh: "Laleh"". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Helsingborgs Dagblad review". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ [email protected], Lars Lovén (April 2005). "Laleh – Laleh (SvD Premium)". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Laleh – Music, Laleh album". Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Laleh – Laleh". Discogs. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Grammis 2005". Retrieved November 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Infosajten – Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008.
- ^ "Laleh – Laleh album, Swedish Charts". Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Laleh – Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Laleh – Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "Laleh – Music, Storebror single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Laleh – Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Laleh – Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "Laleh – Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Laleh – Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Laleh – Laleh". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 27, 2021.