Yael Naim (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Yael Naïm
Type = Studio


Artist = Yael Naïm
Released = flagicon|World October 22, 2007
flagicon|USA/flagicon|Canada March 18, 2008 [ [http://www.yaelweb.com/ Yael Naïm - Keep listening ] ]
Recorded = 2007
Genre = R&B, Soul, Electropop
Length = 49:52
Label = Tôt ou tard (France) [ [http://www.yaelweb.com/ Yael Naïm - Keep listening ] ]
Atlantic Records (USA)
Producer = Yael Naïm, David Donatien
Reviews =
* Entertainment Focus [http://music.entertainment-focus.com/reviewalb291.php Link]
* PopMatters.com rating-10|7 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/56755/yael-naim-david-donatien-yael-naim-david-donatien.html link]
Last album = "In a Man's Womb"
(2001)
This album = "Yael Naïm"
(2007)
Next album = -

"Yael Naïm" is the self-titled second studio album by Yael Naïm. It contains the hit single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity due to being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement.

Track listing

# "Paris" - 3:08
# "Too Long" - 4:43
# "New Soul" - 3:45
# "Levater" - 3:25
# "Shelcha" - 4:39
# "Lonely" - 4:06
# "Far Far" - 4:21
# "Yashanti" - 3:54
# "7 Baboker" - 3:33
# "Lachlom" - 4:23
# "Toxic" - 4:27
# "Pachad" - 4:28
# "Endless Song of Happiness" - 3:00

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.

ingles

*"Toxic" - Britney Spears cover. #35 SPA.
*"New Soul" #1 BEL, #2 FRA, #4 GER, #7 USA, CAN, UWC, POL, SPA.

Charts

Yael Naïm's self titled album debuted at #55 on the "Billboard" 200 Albums Chart on the week of April 5, 2008.

References