Asaad Wahda
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| Studio album by Elissa | ||||||||||
| Released | June 19, 2012 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||||||||
| Genre | Arabic, Worldbeat | |||||||||
| Length | 69:13 | |||||||||
| Label | Rotana Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Rotana | |||||||||
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As'ad Wahda (Arabic: أسعد واحدة) is the eighth studio album by Lebanese singer Elissa released by Rotana on Jun 19, 2012, making it her fifth album released by Rotana Records.
Album background
In this album, Elissa shares her theories on the philosophy of happiness, as she spoke to media about the themes of joy and happiness and her own take on it. The album features 10 songs sung in the Egyptian and Lebanese dialects. The singer collaborated with a number of famous writers and composers from around the Arab world like, poet Baha Al Din, composers Mohamed Yahia, Rami Jamal, and Mohamad Dia.[1] Elissa was asked if she was the happiest person as her album implies, to which she answered at full steam: ‘I am not the happiest person in the world and I do not believe gloating is a way to live my life. I believe there is no such thing as absolute happiness in life and we can acquire happiness through different things in life at different stages. Sometimes we feel happy when we are with the one we love; other times we feel it during success or among family members and loyal true friends, but there is no specific thing in life that can bring a person absolute happiness.”
Artwork controversy
Elissa released via Twitter a promotional photo that showed her with a black veil on her head and red rose in her mouth has shocked critics and fans alike. However, she later declared that the picture shown wasn't really the one for the cover. When the album was released, it had a completely different cover.[2]
Release
Originally, the album was set to be released on June 25, 2012, however, eight days before the official release date, Elissa was shocked to discover the entire album had been leaked on different internet websites. Upon discovering the illegal version of the album, Elissa announced on her official pages on the social internet social networks Facebook and Twitter that she would be releasing the album within the next 48 hours in the middle east. The album was released on June 20, 2012.[3]
Track listing
01- Fi Ayounek
02- As'ad wahda
03- Moutafaala
04- Faker
05- Teebt Mennak
06- Law Aoullak
07- Krehtak Ana
08- Rahtello
09- Oghmourni
10- Haylif Wa Yergaali
11- Alouli El Eid
12- Albi Hases Feek
13- Sa'at
14- Lola El Malama