Laleh (album)

Laleh
Laleh
Studio album by Laleh
Released	March 30, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Pop, Pop rock, Folk
Length	48:08
Label	Lost Army / Warner Music Sweden
Producer	Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh chronology
Singles from Laleh
	"Invisible (My Song)"; Released: February 5, 2005; "Storebror"; Released: May 4, 2005; "Live Tomorrow"; Released: August 31, 2005; "Forgive but Not Forget"; Released: February 12, 2006;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Expressen	^[1]
Helsingborgs Dagblad	^[2]
Svenska Dagbladet	^[3]

Laleh is the self-titled debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on March 30, 2005, on Warner Music Sweden Records.^[4] The album, which was both written and produced by Laleh herself,^[5] was nominated to "Album of the Year" at the Grammis Awards for 2005 but lost to pop singer Robyn for her self-titled album "Robyn".^[6]^[7] The album was also a success on the Swedish Albums Chart where it peaked at number one and stayed on the list for 71 weeks.^[8] The album is sung in English, Swedish and Persian.

Singles[]

"" was released as Laleh's debut single on February 5, 2005.^[9] The song peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart and is so far the only top ten song written by Laleh on the Swedish Singles Chart.^[10]
"Storebror" was released as Laleh's second single on May 4, 2005. The song didn't manage to break into the charts.^[11]
"Live Tomorrow" was released as Laleh's third single on August 31, 2005.^[12] The song peaked at number twenty on the Swedish Singles Chart and at number eleven on the Danish Singles Chart.^[13]
"" was released as Laleh's fourth single on February 12, 2006.^[14] The song peaked at number forty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart.^[15]

Track listing[]

All songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Laleh.^[5]

"Invisible (My Song)" – 4:18
"Live Tomorrow" – 3:37
"Forgive But Not Forget" – 3:11
"Interlude" – 1:10
"Hame Baham" – 3:46
"Bostadsansökan" – 3:38 (Housing Application)
"Kom Tilda" – 4:09 (Come Tilda)
"Storebror" – 4:04 (Big Brother)
"Tell Me" – 3:43
"Salvation" – 4:11
"How Wrong" – 3:39
"Han tuggar kex" – 3:35 (He Chews Biscuits)
"Der yek gooshe" – 3:24
"Hide Away" – 3:53

Credits[]

Additional personnel[]

Magnus Larsson – bass (on "Storebror")

Production[]

Source^[5]

Mastering: Henrik Johnson
Mastering studio: Masters of Audio
Mixing: Henrik Edenhed
Mixing studio: Ljudhavet
Photography: Nina Ramsby, Sevin Aslanzadeh

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2005)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	6
Chart (2006)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	8

References[]

^ "Laleh: "Laleh"". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Helsingborgs Dagblad review". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ musik@svd.se, Lars Lovén. "Laleh – Laleh (SvD Premium)". Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Laleh – Music, Laleh album". Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Laleh – Laleh". Discogs. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Grammis 2005". Retrieved November 1, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Infosajten – Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008.
^ "Laleh – Laleh album, Swedish Charts". Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Laleh – Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
^ "Laleh – Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com.
^ "Laleh – Music, Storebror single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
^ "Laleh – Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
^ "Laleh – Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com.
^ "Laleh – Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
^ "Laleh – Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Laleh – Laleh". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[1] "Laleh: "Laleh"". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[2] "Helsingborgs Dagblad review". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[3] usik@svd.se, Lars Lovén. "Laleh – Laleh (SvD Premium)". Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[Laleh-4] "Laleh – Music, Laleh album". Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[Discogs-5] "Laleh – Laleh". Discogs. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[Grammis-6] "Grammis 2005". Retrieved November 1, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Infosajten – Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008.

[Swedishcharts-8] "Laleh – Laleh album, Swedish Charts". Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[9] "Laleh – Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.

[10] "Laleh – Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com.

[11] "Laleh – Music, Storebror single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.

[12] "Laleh – Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.

[13] "Laleh – Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com.

[14] "Laleh – Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.

[15] "Laleh – Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com.

[ac_Sweden_Laleh-16] "Swedishcharts.com – Laleh – Laleh". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[17] "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[18] "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]