''Ayshalak'' ( ar, عايشالك) (English: ''I Live for You'') is the third studio album by Lebanese singer Elissa released by Music Master on 14 June 2002. The album was well received by the public and critics, and achieved great commercial success with sales of 2.95 million copies in 2002. It ranked first in terms of sales in the

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upon its release, and remained number one on the charts for six months until mid-December 2002, when it was displaced by Ragheb Alama's album ''Tab Leh'' and dropped to second place. Many of the album's songs were translated into songs in other languages, including the titular song "Ayshalak" that was covered in Serbian, Turkish, and Russian. The song "Ajmal Ihssas" has been covered four times by different Turkish artists, including

Ferhat Göçer Ferhat Göçer (born 11 May 1970) is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and physician. Born to a family with Kurdish origin as the eldest son of his parents, Göçer was born in Birecik and raised in İzmit. At his parents' request, he started his ...

, Firdevs, , and

Sinan Akçıl Sinan Akçıl (born 20 May 1982) is a Turkish composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for producing Hadise's Eurovision 2009 song for Turkey, called " Düm Tek Tek". Personal life Sinan Akçıl married popular Turkish actr ...

. The music video for "Ayshalak" was filmed in Paris under the direction of director Fabrice Bigotti, which made Elissa the first Arab artist to officially appear in a dress specially designed for her by the fashion house Dior.اليسا: اليوم صرت أكثر نضجا وأعرف ماذا أريد وكيف أقيّم عملي
Asharq Al-Awsat, 14 September 2002. In September 2002, Elissa received the award for Best Female Singer from the

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

,اليسا أفضل مطربة للعام 2002
Elaph, 16 September 2002. and her music video "Ajmal Ihssas" won the Best Music Video Award at the Dubai Music Festival.
Alwatan, 18 May 2004.

Track listing

All tracks arranged 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 Unive ...

, except for "Shiltak Min Albi" and "La Trouh", which were arranged by Nasser El Assaad. Notes *"Shou El Hal" is an Arabic-language cover of the 2001 Turkish song " Kuzu Kuzu" by Tarkan.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. * Edouard Meunier - sound engineer, mixing * Xavier Escabasse - sound engineer * Philippe Hervet - guitar * Chris De Pauw - guitar * Jihad Aki - violin * Gerard Ferrer - vocals, Spanish lyrics (tracks 5, 8) * Alexandre Ubeda - photographer * Amin Abiyaghi - management

References

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