El Norra Alila

Infobox Album
Name = El Norra Alila
Type = Studio Album
Longtype =
Artist = Orphaned Land


Released = July 18, 1996
Recorded = 1996, Sigma Studios, Israel
Genre = Death/Doom Oriental metal
Length = 68:43
Label = Holy
Producer = Kobi Farhi
Yossi Sasi
Reviews =
* The Metal Observer rating-10|9.5 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=1679 link]
* Metal-Rules Rating|5|5 [http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Orphaned%20Land&album=&post_by=&rating=&month=&year=&pos=0 link]
Last album = "Sahara"
(1994)
This album = "El Norra Alila"
(1996)
Next album = "Mabool"
(2004)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = El Norra Alila re-release cover
Type = Studio


Lower caption = Deluxe Edition cover (2006)

"El Norra Alila" is the second full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on July 18, 1996 by Holy Records. The album was reissued as a deluxe edition in July, 2006 as a 10-year-anniversary for the album and contains extras; the song "Disciples of the Sacred Oath" and video clips of "Ornaments of Gold" and "The Evil Urge".

Album meaning and concept

The album conveyed a message of co-existence between Muslims and Jews, which held a concept of light and darkness. There are religious translations within the album name, "Nor" means "the light" in Arabic, "Alila" meaning "the night", "El" meaning "God" in Hebrew and "Ra" meaning "bad" or evil. This means that the album can be translated as; "God of Light – Evil of the Night" and gives reference to its concept.

Track listing

# "Find Your Self, Discover God " – 6:15
# "Like Fire To Water" – 4:46
# "The Truth Within" – 4:33
# "The Path Ahead" – 4:16
# "A Neverending Way" – 3:14
# "Takasim" – 1:13
# "Thee by the Father I Pray" – 3:11
# "Flawless Belief" – 6:46
# "Joy" – 0:42
# "Whisper My Name When You Dream" – 4:35
# "Shir Hama'Alot" – 5:02
# "El Meod Na'Ala" – 2:22
# "Of Temptation Born" – 4:42
# "The Evil Urge" – 3:28
# "Shir Hashirim " – 1:58

Deluxe Edition re-release tracks (2006):
# "Disciples of the Sacred Oath"
# "Ornaments of Gold" (video clip)
# "The Evil Urge" (video clip)

Credits

Band members

* Kobi Farhi − vocals
* Yossi Sasi − lead guitars
* Matti Svatitzki − rhythm guitar
* Uri Zelcha − bass
* Sami Bachar − drums

ession members and guests

* Hadas Sasi − female vocals
* Amira Salah − arab female vocals
* Abraham Salman − kannun
* Avi Agababa − zil, bendir, tar, dumbek, darbuka, tambourine
* Sivan Zelikoff − violin
* Yariv Malka − sampler, shofar
* Felix Mizrahi − violin
* Avi Sharon − oud, backing vocals
* David Sasi − vocals, backing vocals

Production and other

* Lyrics by Orphaned Land, Alon Miasnikov, Traditional
* Music by Orphaned Land, Traditional
* Production by Kobi Farhi, Yossi Sassi
* Engineered by Udi Koomran
* Assistant and Producers: Ran Carmeli, Yuval Segal, Yaniv Barzilai, Gerry Gani
* Mastering by Ran Bagno, Udi Koomran
* Arrangement by Udi Koomran, Kobi Farhi, Yossi Sassi
* "Shir Hashirim" recorded in The Infinite Studios by Yariv Malka.