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Asaad Wahda

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Released
  
June 19, 2012

Length
  
69:13

Artist
  
Elissa

Producer
  
Rotana Records

Recorded
  
2012

Label
  
Rotana Records

Release date
  
19 June 2012

Genres
  
Arabic music, Worldbeat

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Nominations
  
World Music Award for World’s Best Album

Similar
  
Elissa albums, Arabic music albums, Other albums

Elissa asaad wahda official clip


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.

Contents

Elissa asaad wahda audio


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. 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.

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.

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

Songs

1Fi Ouyounak4:31
2As'ad Wahda4:35
3Moutafaala5:26

References

Asaad Wahda Wikipedia