Aktar Wahed
| Aktar Wahed اكتر واحد | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 July 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Genre | Arabic pop | |||
| Length | 43:43 | |||
| Label | Alam El Phan | |||
| Amr Diab chronology | ||||
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Aktar Wahed (Arabic : أكتر واحد ), is a studio album by Amr Diab, and was released in 2001 following the success of the previous album Tamally Maak, it contains 10 tracks, as the head of the album was "Wala 'Ala Balo". The album received the World Music Award for the best-selling album in the Middle East for 2001.[1]
Commercial performance
[edit]After the great success of Tamally Maak in 2000, the album Aktar Wahed achieved the highest sales in the history of singing in the Middle East and North Africa, where its sales reached 11 million copies.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wala 'Ala Balo" (ولا على باله Not on His Mind) | Mohamed Refai | Mohamed Rahim | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Aktar Wahed" (أكتر واحد The Most One) |
| Amr Mostafa | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Kan Tayeb" (كان طيب He Was Kind) | Amar | Amr Diab | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Ba'ed El Layali" (بعد الليالي I'm Counting the Nights) | Refai | Khaled Ezz | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Olt Eih" (قلت إيه What Do You Think?) | Khaled Tag El Din | Mostafa | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Wala Leila" (ولا ليلة What a Night) | Amar | El Badri Kelbash | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Adeeni Rege'telek" (أديني رجعتلك Here I Am, Back to You) | Bahaa El Din Mohamed | Diab | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Sadda'ni Khalas" (صدقني خلاص Believe Me, That's It) | Amar | Mostafa | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Ahebbek Akrahek" (أحبك أكرهك I Love You, I Hate You) | Amar | Mostafa | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Ya Habibi La" (يا حبيبي لا No, My Love) | Mohamed | Mostafa | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 43:43 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Wala 'Ala Balo" (oriental mix) | Refai | Rahim | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 47:16 | |||
Covers of some songs
[edit]- The Serbian singer Jami, in her 2004 album, released a song entitled "One stvari", which is a Serbian cover version of Diab's "Wala Ala Balo".[3] One year later, the Uzbek singer Yodgor Mirjazajonov released an Uzbek language version of the same song entitled "Gózalim".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids 1405386258 2011 p.208 "Egypt's foremost pop idol, Amr Diab, broke into the international market with the song “Nour el Ain”, released in 1996, and had another international hit in 2001 with “Aktar Wahed”. "
- ^ "مزيكا تحتفل بـمرور 20 عاما على ألبوم انا أكتر واحد بيحبك". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Jasna Milenkovic Jami | One stvari [HD 1080p], retrieved 2020-02-02
- ^ Yodgor mirzajonov gózalim, retrieved 2023-08-15
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