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Salaam (album)

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This article is about the Sami Yusuf album. For the Irfan Makki album, see Salam (album). For other uses, see Salaam.
Salaam
Studio album by
Sami Yusuf
ReleasedDecember 22, 2012 (2012-12-22)
Recorded2009–2012
GenreSpiritique
Length62:00
LabelETM International
ProducerSami Yusuf
Sami Yusuf chronology
Wherever You Are
(2010) 		Salaam
(2012)

Salaam is the fourth official studio album by Sami Yusuf, that was released on December 22, 2012. The physical version was released on December 22, while the digital version was released on December 24. South East Asia and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) received the album before it was released worldwide.[1] He described the album as a musical progression from 2010's Wherever You Are in celebrating "outward multiciplity and inward unity" with an emphasis on peace between people regardless of differences.[2][3]

The album includes a number of songs celebrating Yusuf's Islamic faith.[4] The international release went platinum in South-East Asia and was on best-selling lists in the Middle East and North Africa.[5] The album was released in a special edition for Turkey, including five songs re-recorded by Yusuf in Turkish.[6]

Music videos[7]

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  • Hear Your Call
  • I'm Your Hope
  • Forgotten Promises
  • It's A Game
  • Wherever You Are (Acoustic - Arabic version)
  • All I Need

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Happiness"03:20
2."Salaam (song)"04:42
3."Smile"03:57
4."The Source"03:47
5."Dryer Land"04:29
6."It's A Game"03:37
7."To Guide You Home"03:41
8."Forgotten Promises"04:15
9."Ala Bi Dikhrika"03:27
10."I'm Your Hope"02:45
11."All I Need"03:38
12."Hear Your Call"04:29
13."Wherever You Are (Acoustic - Arabic) Bonus"03:54
14."Without You (Acoustic - Arabic) Bonus"04:51
15."To Guide You Home (Instrumental) Bonus"02:34
16."Dryer Land (Feat. Ustadh Babak Radmanesh) Bonus"04:29
Total length:62:00

References

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  1. ^ "Sami Yusuf Official » Music » The Centre". samiyusufofficial.com.
  2. ^ Tusing, David (5 March 2013). "Sami Yusuf Launches New Album Salaam". Tabloid!. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sami Yusuf'tan Suriyelilere şarkı". TNT Haber (in Turkish). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Сами Юсуф перепел "Sarı Gəlin" (видео)". biznesinfo.az (in Russian). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Singer Sami Yusuf promotes new album 'Salaam' in Istanbul". Global Post. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Sami Yusuf, 'Salaam' albümü basına tanıttı". Samanyolu Haber (in Turkish). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ^ "video". Sami Yusuf Official. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
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