Laleh (album)

Laleh
Studio album by Laleh
Released	30 March 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Pop, Pop rock, Folk
Length	48:08
Label	Lost Army / Warner Music Sweden
Producer	Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh chronology
Laleh (2005) Prinsessor (2006)
Singles from Laleh
"Invisible (My Song)" Released: 5 February 2005 "Storebror" Released: 4 May 2005 "Live Tomorrow" Released: 31 August 2005 "Forgive but Not Forget" Released: 12 February 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Expressen	[1]
Helsingborgs Dagblad	[2]
Svenska Dagbladet	[3]

Laleh is the self-titled debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on 30 March 2005 on Warner Music Sweden Records. ^[4] The album, which was both written and produced by Laleh herself, ^[5] was nominated to "Album of the Year" at the Grammis Awards for 2005 but lost to pop singer Robyn for her self-titled album " Robyn ". ^{[6] [7]} The album was also a success on the Swedish Albums Chart where it peaked at number one and stayed on the list for 71 weeks. ^[8] The album is sung in English, Swedish and Persian.

Singles

• "Invisible (My Song)" was released as Laleh's debut single on 5 February 2005. ^[9] The song peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart and is so far the only top ten song written by Laleh on the Swedish Singles Chart. ^[10]
• "Storebror" was released as Laleh's second single on 4 May 2005. The song didn't manage to break into the charts. ^[11]
• "Live Tomorrow" was released as Laleh's third single on 31 August 2005. ^[12] The song peaked at number twenty on the Swedish Singles Chart and at number eleven on the Danish Singles Chart. ^[13]
• "Forgive But Not Forget" was released as Laleh's fourth single on 12 February 2006. ^[14] The song peaked at number forty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart. ^[15]

Track listing

All songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Laleh. ^[5]

1. "Invisible (My Song)" – 4:18
2. "Live Tomorrow" – 3:37
3. "Forgive But Not Forget" – 3:11
4. "Interlude" – 1:10
5. "Hame Baham" – 3:46
6. "Bostadsansökan" – 3:38 (Housing Application)
7. "Kom Tilda" – 4:09 (Come Tilda)
8. "Storebror" – 4:04 (Big Brother)
9. "Tell Me" – 3:43
10. "Salvation" – 4:11
11. "How Wrong" – 3:39
12. "Han tuggar kex" – 3:35 (He Chews Biscuits)
13. "Der yek gooshe" – 3:24
14. "Hide Away" – 3:53

Credits

Additional personnel

• Magnus Larsson – bass (on "Storebror")

Production

Source ^[5]

• Mastering: Henrik Johnson
• Mastering studio: Masters of Audio
• Mixing: Henrik Edenhed
• Mixing studio: Ljudhavet
• Photography: Nina Ramsby, Sevin Aslanzadeh

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peak position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 6 Chart (2006) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 8

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