''Ahla Dounya'' ( ar, أحلى دنيا) (English: ''The Most Beautiful World'') is the fourth studio album by Lebanese singer Elissa released by Rotana on 19 April 2004, making it her first album released by Rotana Records. The album was a wide success in the

Arab world The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...

, and achieved sales of more than 3.4 million copies in 2004 and topped the charts in Arab countries for several months. Elissa won the

World Music Award The World Music Awards is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's ...

for Best Selling Artist in the Middle East and North Africa at a ceremony in Los Angeles, becoming the first Lebanese artist to receive the honor.اWorld Music Awards bring few surprises
Sydney Morning Herald, September 2, 2005. For the album, Elissa received the Best Female Singer award at the

Murex d'Or The Murex d'Or (also known as the Golden Murex award) is a Lebanon, Lebanese award created by two Lebanon, Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab world, Arab region and the wor ...

ceremony and the Best Music Video award for her song "Hobak Wajaa".اليسا ما زالت 'تستنى ' حبيبها
Farfesh Plus, 12 March 2006. ''Ahla Dounya'' was the first Arabic album to be recorded using " Super Audio" technology, the latest innovation in sound technology at the time. The album's titular song "Ahla Dounya" has been translated into songs in other languages, including Bulgarian, Portuguese, and Bosnian.

Track listing

All tracks produced by

Jean-Marie Riachi Jean-Marie Riachi (Arabic: جان ماري رياشي, born in 1970, Ras Baalbek.) is a Lebanese musician, arranger, composer and producer. Biography Born on May 24, 1970, in Ras Baalbek, he graduated in musicology from the Holy Spirit Univ ...

. Notes *"Bein Il Ein" is an Arabic-language cover of the 2003 Turkish song "Dile Benden" by İzel. *On pressings issued by Founoon, a 2 minute 20 second instrumental of "Law Nirjaa Sawa" is included as track 7. Additionally, alternate versions of "Irjaa Lilshowk", "Irham Albi" and "Karibli" are included.

Credits and personnel

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. * Jean-Marie Riachi - executive producer, arranger, keyboards * Xavier Escabasse - sound engineer * Philippe Hervwett - guitar * Gilbert - kanun * Ali Madbouh - mizmar, ney * Raymond Hajj - percussion * Chahe Kupelian - arrangement, programming assistant (tracks 5, 9, 10) * Didier Forget - saxophone * Christian Martinez - trumpet * Jihad Akl - violin * Paul Tachdjian - programming assistant * Tony Haddad - digital mastering * Ziad Nawfal - translator * David Abdullah - photography * Bassam Fattouh - make-up * Yehia and Zakaria - hair

Credits

*5.1 surround sound mastering by

Galaxy Studios Galaxy Studios is a music recording, mixing, mastering and post-production facility established in 1980 by two brothers, Wilfried and Guy Van Baelen. It is the origin of Auro 3D sound technology, invented and developed by CEO Wilfried Van Bael ...

(London, England) *5.1 surround sound mixing by Studio Damiens (France) *Design and artwork by Mind the Gap (Beirut, Lebanon)

References

{{Authority control Elissa (singer) albums Rotana Records albums 2004 albums