Laleh (album)

Laleh
Studio album by Laleh
Released	March 30, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Pop, Pop rock, Indie pop, Folk
Length	48:08
Label	Lost Army / Warner Music Sweden
Producer	Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh chronology
Laleh (2005) Prinsessor (2006)
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

• "Invisible (My Song)" 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]
• "Forgive But Not Forget" 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]

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

Credits

Additional personnel Magnus Larsson – bass (on "Storebror") Production Mastering: Henrik Johnson Mastering studio: Masters of Audio Mixing: Henrik Edenhed Mixing studio: Ljudhavet Photography: Nina Ramsby, Sevin Aslanzadeh

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Charts

Chart (2005/2006)	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart	1 [8]

References

1. Expressen review
2. Helsingborgs Dagblad review
3. Svenska Dagbladet review
4. Laleh - Music, Laleh album
5. Laleh - Laleh (CD, Album) at Discogs
6. Grammis 2005
7. "Infosajten - Grammisvinnare 2005". infosajten.com.
8. Laleh - Laleh album, Swedish Charts
9. "Laleh - Music, Invisible (My Song) single". laleh.se.
10. "Laleh - Invisible (My Song)". swedishcharts.com.
11. "Laleh - Music, Storebror single". laleh.se.
12. "Laleh - Music, Live Tomorrow single". laleh.se.
13. "Laleh - Live Tomorrow". swedishcharts.com.
14. "Laleh - Music, Forgive But Not Forget". laleh.se.
15. "Laleh - Forgive But Not Forget". swedishcharts.com.
16. "Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2006-02-02". swedishcharts.com.
17. "Swedish Charts - Albums Top 60 2006-02-02". swedishcharts.com.