Yael Naim (album)

Yael Naim is the self-titled second studio album by Yael Naïm. It features the single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity after being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement.

Yael Naim
Studio album by
Yael Naim
Released22 October 2007 (worldwide)
18 March 2008 (U.S., Canada)[1]
Recorded2007
GenreIndie folk
Length51:44
LabelTôt ou tard (France)[1]
Atlantic Records (USA)
ProducerYael Naim, David Donatien
Yael Naim chronology
In a Man's Womb
(2001)		 Yael Naim
(2007)		 She Was a Boy
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yael Naim, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paris" 3:07
2."Too Long" 4:42
3."New Soul" 3:45
4."Levater" 3:24
5."Shelcha"Yael Naim & Clement Verzi4:38
6."Lonely"Yael Naim & Anne Warin4:06
7."Far Far" 4:20
8."Yashanti" 3:53
9."7 Baboker" 3:33
10."Lachlom" 4:22
11."Toxic"Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg4:27
12."Pachad" 4:27
13."Endless Song of Happiness" 3:00

Release

The album was released in Naïm's native France in October 2007. It was made available as an iTunes digital download worldwide but only gained widespread popularity in February 2008 when the song "New Soul" was featured in advertisements for the MacBook Air computer. Largely due to the popularity of the advert and the substantial airplay of the song, the album debuted at #15 in Canada and #55 in the United States when it was released in March 2008.

Singles

Charts

The self-titled album Yael Naim debuted at #55 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart on the week of April 5, 2008, eventually rising to #50.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 50
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums[5] 6
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 20
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 6
European Top 100 Albums[6] 27
Austrian Album Charts[7] 10
Belgian Album Charts (Wallonia) 2
Canadian Album Top 100[8] 15
French Album Chart 6
Italian FIMI Albums chart 27
Swiss Album Charts 18

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[9] Gold 15,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10] Gold 15,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Artist credits:[11]

Personal
  • Ilan Abou - Double bass
  • Jean-Philippe Audin - Cello
  • Noam Burg - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
  • Laurent David - Bass, Guitar (Electric)
  • C. Dennis - Composer, Lyricist
  • David Donatien - Arranger, Artistic Director, Bass, Drums, Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Kalimba, Organ, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, String Concept, Synthesizer, Udu, Ukulele
  • Julien Feltin - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
  • S. "Husky" Höskulds - Mastering, Mixing
  • Henrik Jonback - Composer
  • C. Karlsson - Composer, Lyricist
  • Kid With No Eyes - Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Alexandre Kinn - Weissenborn
  • Sebastien Llado - Trombone
  • Yael Naim - Primary Artist, Composer, Arranger, Producer, Lyricist, Engineer, Programming,Vocals, Bass, Bells, Choir / Chorus, Drawing, Fender Rhodes, Flute, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Melodica, Organ, Piano, String Arrangements, String Concept, Synthesizer
  • Yoed Nir - Cello, String Concept
  • Virna Nova - Guitar (Acoustic)
  • Fanny Rome - Trombone, Violin
  • Laurent Seroussi - Artwork, Photography
  • Stanislas Steiner - Violin
  • Xavier Tribolet - Drums
  • Clement Verzi - Composer, Lyricist
  • Anne Warin - Composer, Lyricist
  • Petter Winnberg - Composer

References
  1. Yael Naim - Keep listening
  2. Hauner, Thomas. Yael Naim & David Donatien: Yael Naim & David Donatien popmatters.com. 2008-04-08. Retrieved on 2011-08-30.
  4. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  5. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  6. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  7. lescharts.com - Yael Naim - Yael Naim
  8. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  9. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2008". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  10. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Yael Naim; 'Yael Naim')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  11. "Yael Naim - David Donatien, Yael Naïm | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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