Yael Naim (album)
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| Studio album by Yael Naim | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2007 (worldwide) March 18, 2008 (U.S., Canada)[1] |
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| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 51:44 | |||
| Label | Tôt ou tard (France)[1] Atlantic Records (USA) |
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| Producer | Yael Naim, David Donatien | |||
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Yael Naim is the self-titled second studio album by Yael Naïm. It contains the single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity due to being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Yael Naim, except where noted..
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Paris" | 3:07 | |
| 2. | "Too Long" | 4:42 | |
| 3. | "New Soul" | 3:45 | |
| 4. | "Levater" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "Shelcha" | Yael Naim & Clement Verzi | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Lonely" | Yael Naim & Anne Warin | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Far Far" | 4:20 | |
| 8. | "Yashanti" | 3:53 | |
| 9. | "7 Baboker" | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "Lachlom" | 4:22 | |
| 11. | "Toxic" | Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Pachad" | 4:27 | |
| 13. | "Endless Song Of Happiness" | 3:00 |
[edit] Release
In Naïm's birth country of France her self-titled album was released on October 22, 2007. On iTunes the album was available as a digital download world-wide but did not gain much popularity until February 2008 when Apple advertisements for the MacBook Air laptop which featured her song "New Soul" as the soundtrack began to be broadcast.
In the United States and Canada the album was released in stores on March 18, 2008. Largely due to the popularity of the song "New Soul" being featured on the advertisement and receiving substantial play as its soundtrack, it debuted at #15 in Canada and #55 in the United States.
Yael Naim was Mixed and Mastered by S. Husky Höskulds at Groundlift Studios, Reykjavik and Los Angeles.
[edit] Singles
- "Toxic" - Britney Spears cover. #35 SPA.
- "New Soul" #1 BEL, #2 FRA, #4 GER, #7 USA, CAN, SPA.
- "Too Long" #17 Belgium Ultratip[3]
[edit] Charts
Yael Naim debuted at #55 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart on the week of April 5, 2008.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[4] | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums[5] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums[6] | 54 |
| European Top 100 Albums[7] | 27 |
| Austrian Album Charts[8] | 10 |
| Belgian Album Charts (Wallonia) | 2 |
| Canadian Album Top 100[9] | 15 |
| French Album Chart | 6 |
| Italian FIMI Albums chart | 27 |
| Swiss Album Charts | 18 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Yael Naim - Keep listening
- ^ Hauner, Thomas. Yael Naim & David Donatien: Yael Naim & David Donatien popmatters.com. 2008-04-08. Retrieved on 2011-08-30.
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- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
- ^ lescharts.com - Yael Naim - Yael Naim
- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
