Eh Fi Amal ( ar, meaning "Yes There Is Hope") is the ninety-ninth
album
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by the
Lebanese diva
Fairuz
Nouhad Wadie' Haddad ( ar, نهاد وديع حداد, ; born November 21, 1934), known as Fairuz ( ar, فيروز, ; also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz), is a Lebanese singer. She is considered by many as one of the leading vocalists a ...
, released October 6, 2010 in
Lebanon
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and the following day in the rest of the world.
The album follows the massive success of its first two singles : "قال قايل" "Kal Kayel" (''Someone Said''), "قصة صغيرة كتير" "Kissa Sghery Kteer" (''Very Short Story'') and "إيه في أمل" "Eh Fi Amal" (Yes, There Is Hope), which were sent to radio a month before the album's release. It also includes two previously unreleased songs.
The album was a massive critical and commercial success, marking yet another highlight in her career/collaboration with her composer son Ziad Rahbani. It is also a return to studio after years of
live album releases. It was not released in Saudi Arabia because none of the local production companies agreed to publish it inside the country, thus the album never charted. However, despite the album not being available, fans downloaded the album heavily on the internet and through illegal methods to listen to her new songs.
Wikeez: السعوديون محرومون من ألبوم فيروز "إيه في أمل"
(in Arabic)
Track listing
# "Al Ayel" (4:42) "قال قايل"
# "Ossa Zghiri Ktir" (4:37) "قصة صغيرة كتير"
# "Kel Mal Haki" (3:23) "كل ما الحكي"
# "Kbiril Mazha Hay" (6:00) "كبيرة المزحة هاي"
# "Allah Kbir" (4:22) "الله كبير"
# "Al Ardou Lakoum" (2:09) "الأرض لكم"
# "Ma Chawart Hali" (3:04) "ما شاورت حالي"
# "Diar Bakr" (3:24) "ديار بكر"
# "El Bint El Chalabiya" (3:02) "البنت الشلبية"
# "Eh Fi Amal" (4:16) "إيه في أمل"
# "Bektob Asamihon" (2:43) "بكتب أساميهن"
# "Tal El Zaatar" (4:20) "تل الزعتر"
References
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2010 albums
Arabic-language albums
Fairuz albums