Shaday

Shaday
Studio album by Ofra Haza
Released	July 18th, 1988 (Germany) August 1988 (Israel, Europe) November 1988 (US, Japan)
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Synth-pop mizrahi world
Length	42:40
Language	Hebrew, Arabic, English
Label	Sire/Warner Bros. Records 25816 Hed Arzi (Israel) Teldec/WEA Records (international)
Producer	Izhar Ashdot Wally Brill
Ofra Haza chronology
Shirey Moledet 3 • Homeland Songs 3 (1987) Shaday (1988) Desert Wind (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Shaday is an album by Israeli singer Ofra Haza, released in 1988. Shaday, recorded in both Tel Aviv and England, became Haza's international breakthrough album and includes the Hebrew-English language remix singles "Im Nin'alu" and "Galbi," as well as "Shaday" and "Da'Ale Da'Ale," also released as remix singles.

Background

Shaday was released after the international chart success of the single "Im Nin'alu (English Mix)". Like the follow-up single "Galbi", the original version of "Im Nin'alu" was included on the 1984 album Yemenite Songs , which consisted of traditional folk songs with lyrics coming from the poetry of 16th century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. Both tracks were released in a wide array of dance remixes both in Israel and internationally, following Eric B. & Rakim, Coldcut, M/A/R/R/S, and a number of other hip-hop and dance acts sampling Haza's voice.

The hit single "Im Nin' Alu" was preceded by a 12" remix of "Galbi" named Special Mix (Long Version and Short Version) released by the record label Globe Style. It was an underground club hit in Israel, Europe and the United States in 1985 and 1986. For the Shaday album, the track was again remixed with an arrangement similar to that of "Im Nin' Alu" and also partly re-recorded with English language lyrics and subsequently re-issued as the follow-up single in both Europe and the United States in 1988.

"Love Song," an a cappella with lyrics from the Old Testament's "Song of Songs" (8:6-7), first recorded under the Hebrew title "Azah Ka'Mavet Ahavah" (Love As Strong As Death) on the 1978 album Shir HaShirim BeSha'ashu'im (The Song Of Songs (With Fun)), has, just like the original 1984 version of "Im Nin' Alu," been sampled and remixed frequently through the 1990s and 2000s.

Two further songs on the Shaday album were English-language versions of tracks previously recorded in Hebrew: "My Aching Heart" (as "Hake'ev Haze") and "Take Me to Paradise" ("Bo Venagen Otti"), both released on the Israeli pop album Yamim Nishbarim (Broken Days) in 1986.

The US Sire Records CD release of Shaday adds the 1988 12" Sehoog Mix of "Galbi" bonus track.

Track listing

1. "Im Nin'Alu" (English Mix) (Aloni, Ashdot, Shabazi) – 3:29
2. "Eshal" (Aloni, Haza) – 3:57
3. "Da'ale Da'ale" (Aloni, Haza) – 3:23
4. "My Aching Heart" (Ashdot, Barak, Haza) – 5:47
5. "Love Song" (Aloni, traditional) – 2:27
6. "Galbi" (Aloni, Amram) – 3:13
7. "Face To Face" (Aloni, Haza) – 4:52
8. "Take Me To Paradise" (Barak, Haza) – 4:48
9. "Shaday" (Aloni, Haza) – 5:40
10. "Galbi" (The Sehoog Mix) (Aloni, Haza) – 5:04

Personnel

• Ofra Haza — lead vocals
• Izhar Ashdot — all instruments tracks 1 & 6, drums, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards track 2, 3, & 9, additional percussion and keyboards track 4
• Iki Levy — percussion tracks 2, 3, & 9 drums & percussion track 4
• Alon Oleartchik — strings, accordion track 2
• Ruby St James — backing vocals track 3
• Sylvia Mason-James — backing vocals track 3
• Charles Jones — bass tracks 7 & 8
• Steve Greetham — bass tracks 7 & 8
• Nick Brown — drum programming tracks 7 & 8
• Steve Goulding — drum programming tracks 7 & 8
• Chris Jarret — guitar tracks 7 & 8
• Dani Ali — keyboard programming tracks 7 & 8
• Robin Langridge — keyboard programming tracks 7 & 8
• Scott Davidson — keyboard programming tracks 7 & 8
• Jamie Talbot — saxophone tracks 7 & 8
• Gilad Atzmon — saxophone, flute, clarinet

Production

• Izhar Ashdot —producer tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 musical arranger tracks 2, 3, 4, 9
• Yair Nitzani—executive producer track 1
• Wally Brill—producer, engineer track 4, producer track 5, producer, engineer & sound mix tracks 7 & 8
• Bezalel Aloni—executive production and management
• Benny Nagari—arranger track 1, 6
• Bob Kraushaar—mixing track 1, 2, 3, 9
• Gil Toren—engineer track 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9
• Paul Wright—assistant engineer track 1
• Jeff Ward—engineer track 2, 3, 4, 9
• Gili Uriel—assistant engineer track 2, 4, 9
• Pete Frith—assistant engineer track 2, 4, 9
• Jean Christophe Vareille—assistant engineer tracks 5, 7
• Pete Schwier—engineer track 6
• Ren—assistant engineer track 6
• Mainartery London—artwork & design
• Tracks 1–3 recorded at DB Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel. Mixed at Sarm West, London, England, UK.
• Track 4 recorded at DB Studios, Tel Aviv and the Justice Room, Somerset, England. Mixed at Sarm West, London, England, UK.
• Track 5 recorded at the Justice Room, Somerset, England, UK.
• Track 6 mixed at Sarm West, London, England, UK.
• Tracks 7 & 8 recorded at the Justice Room, Somerset, England, UK.
• Track 9 recorded at DB Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel. Mixed at Sarm West, London, England, UK.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Italy ( FIMI )	14
US Billboard 200	130
West Germany ( Offizielle Deutsche Charts )	6

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [3]	Gold
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [4]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [5]	Gold	25,000^
United States	—	100,000 [3]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	1,000,000 [6]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Shaday at AllMusic
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 313.
3. Lyng, Robert (7 October 1989). "European Promotion For New ofra Haza LP" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 28. Retrieved 28 December 2019– via American Radio History.
4. Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990. Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN   8480486392.
5. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Shaday')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
6. Pareles, John (24 February 2000). "Ofra Haza, 41, Israeli Pop Singer Who Crossed Cultural Bounds". New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2019.