Shaday

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.

Shaday
Studio album by
Ofra Haza
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988
Recorded1988
Length42:40
LabelSire/Warner Bros. Records
25816
Hed Arzi (Israel)
Teldec/WEA Records (international)
ProducerIzhar Ashdot
Wally Brill
Ofra Haza chronology
Shirey Moledet 3 • Homeland Songs 3
(1987)		 Shaday
(1988)		 Desert Wind
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

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 actually 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" on the 1977 album Shir HaShirim (Love Songs), 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

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

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[2] Gold 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[4] Gold 25,000^
United States — 100,000[2]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Shaday at AllMusic
  2. 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.
  3. Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990. Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  4. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ofra Haza; 'Shaday')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. Pareles, John (24 February 2000). "Ofra Haza, 41, Israeli Pop Singer Who Crossed Cultural Bounds". New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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