Yael Naim is the self-titled second studio album by Yael Naim, released on 22 October 2007 worldwide and on 18 March 2008 in North America. It features the single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity after being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement. Some editions credit the album to both Naim and co-producer David Donatien, with some also adding Donatien's name to the cover in smaller text below Naim's.
Release The album was released in Naim'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 number 15 in Canada and 55 in the United States when it was released in March 2008.
Singles "Toxic" (Britney Spears cover) – No. 35 Spain "New Soul" – No. 1 Belgium, No. 2 France, No. 4 Germany, No. 7 United States, Canada and Spain "Too Long" – No. 17 Belgium Ultratip
Commercial performance The self-titled album Yael Naim debuted at number 55 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on the week of April 5, 2008, eventually rising to number 50.
Track listing
Personnel Ilan Abou – double bass Jean-Philippe Audin – cello Noam Burg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Laurent David – bass guitar, electric guitar Cathy Dennis – composer, lyricist David Donatien – arranger, artistic director, bass, drums, electric guitar, engineer, kalimba, organ, percussion, producer, programming, string concept, synthesizer, udu, ukulele Julien Feltin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar S. "Husky" Höskulds – mastering, mixing Henrik Jonback – composer C. Karlsson – composer, lyricist Kid with No Eyes – vocals Alexandre Kinn – Weissenborn Sebastien Llado – trombone Yael Naim – vocals, arranger, composer, producer, lyricist, engineer, programming, bass, bells, choir / chorus, drawing, Fender Rhodes, flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, organ, piano, string arrangements, string concept, synthesizer Yoed Nir – cello, string concept Virna Nova – acoustic guitar 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
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for Yael Naim Chart (2007–2008) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard)Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales 15 European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales] 27 US Billboard 200Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales 50
Year-end charts + 2007 Year-end chart performance for Yael Naim Chart (2007) Position French Albums (SNEP) 55 + 2008 Year-end chart performance for Yael Naim Chart (2008) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 10 French Albums (SNEP) 30 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 61
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