Rita (Rita Yahan-Farouz album)

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Rita is the 1986 debut album of Israeli singer Rita Yahan-Farouz.

It went quadruple platinum and established her as a popular singer in Israel. [1] Following its release it became the best selling debut album of an Israeli musician. Rita wrote the lyrics for three songs. The album is largely a "collection of slow numbers", many of them piano-based songs written by her then husband Rami Kleinstein, co-produced with Reuven Shapira and Naor Dayan. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."עבד של הזמן"4:49
2."שיר אהובת הספן"4:14
3."שביל הבריחה"3:17
4."הכניסיני תחת כנפך"4:35
5."משחק מכור"4:18
6."לבכות"4:16
7."בגידה"4:40
8."עוד איש בודד"4:26
9."לקבל ולתת"3:16
10."לך"4:46

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