Laleh is the self-titled debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on 30 March 2005 on Warner Music Sweden Records. The album, which was both written and produced by Laleh herself, 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". 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. The album is sung in English, Swedish and Persian.
Singles "Invisible (My Song)" was released as Laleh's debut single on 5 February 2005. 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. "Storebror" was released as Laleh's second single on 4 May 2005. The song didn't manage to break into the charts. "Live Tomorrow" was released as Laleh's third single on 31 August 2005. The song peaked at number twenty on the Swedish Singles Chart and at number eleven on the Danish Singles Chart. "Forgive But Not Forget" was released as Laleh's fourth single on 12 February 2006. The song peaked at number forty-six on the Swedish Singles Chart.
Track listing All songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Laleh.
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
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 6 Chart (2006) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 8
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