Into the Light (Fady Maalouf album)

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Into the Light
Studio album by
Released12 March 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop
Label
Producer
Fady Maalouf chronology
Blessed
(2008)
Into the Light
(2010)
City of Gold
(2012)

Into the Light is the second album of Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf. It was released by Columbia Records and Sony BMG on 12 March 2010 in German-speaking Europe. Conceived after the major commercial success of hits debut album Blessed (2008) and its same-titled lead single, Maalouf worked with German producers Thorsten Brötzmann and Ivo Moring on the majority of its follow-up, with British musicians Tim Hawes and Obi Mhondera also contributing to the final track listing.

Upon its release, Into the Light reached number 33 on the German Albums Chart and number 42 on the Austrian Albums Chart but failed to chart in Switzerland.[1] Its same-titled lead single entered the top fifty of the German Singles Chart.[1] However, lackluster sales resulted into the termination of Maalouf's recording contract the following year, making Into the Light his final album with Columbia and Sony BMG.[2]

Track listing[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Into the Light.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kissing Moonlight"
  • Mark Smith
  • Charlie Mason
  • Fady Maalouf
4:06
2."Into the Light"
3:33
3."My Heart"
3:31
4."Holding On the Water"
  • Robin Grubert
  • Alexander Zuckowski
  • Johnny Andrews
3:23
5."Anytime"
3:41
6."Missing Your Face"
  • John Gordon
  • Maalouf
  • Lars Wallem
  • David Voigt
3:27
7."I Still Cry"
4:01
8."Some Music"
  • Patrik Berger
  • Jan Lundkvist
3:16
9."Fire"3:39
10."Burn"
  • Love
  • Emanuel Olsson
4:13
11."Listen to Your Heart"
3:51
12."Vers les étoiles"
  • Geringas
  • Mason
  • Maalouf
  • Bernd Klimpel
3:38
13."Summer Rain"
  • Geringas
  • Mason
  • Klimpel
3:31

Charts[edit]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1] 33

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Offiziellecharts.de – Fady Maalouf – Into the Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Schlinger, Knut. "BMG trennt sich von "Superstars"". Musikwoche.de (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Into the Light (Media notes). Fady Maalouf. Sony BMG. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fady Maalouf – Into the Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.