''Forever'', subtitled as ''Her Greatest Songs Remixed'', is a 2008 greatest hits album of recordings by Israeli singer
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as " the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-sop ...
, released on the
Edel Records label. The compilation features remixed versions by production team Ferris Bueller and Kai Panschow of tracks from Haza's international albums, mainly focussing on material from the bestselling ''
Shaday'' (1988) and ''
Desert Wind
The ''Desert Wind'' was an Amtrak long-distance passenger train that ran from 1979 to 1997. It operated from Chicago to Los Angeles as a section of the ''California Zephyr'', serving Los Angeles via Salt Lake City; Ogden, Utah; and Las Vegas ...
'' (1989), including some of her best-known songs like "
Im Nin'alu
"Im Nin'alu" () (English: ''If the gates are locked'') is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. It has been set to music and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza and others. Haza first performed this song with the Shechunat Hatikva Works ...
", "
Galbi
''Galbi''
* (), ''kalbi'', ''galbi-gui'' (), or grilled ribs is a type of '' gui'' (grilled dish) in Korean cuisine. "''Galbi''" is the Korean word for "rib", and the dish is usually made with beef short ribs. When pork spare ribs or another m ...
", "Shaday", "Love Song", "Ya Ba Ye", "Fatamorgana" and "Kaddish" as well as the previously unreleased recording "The Poem".
The album was released in Continental Europe on the 20th anniversary of Haza's international breakthrough with the ''Played In Full'' remix of the traditional Yemeni Jewish folk song "Im Nin'alu".
Track listing
#"Shaday" - 5:44
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Galbi
''Galbi''
* (), ''kalbi'', ''galbi-gui'' (), or grilled ribs is a type of '' gui'' (grilled dish) in Korean cuisine. "''Galbi''" is the Korean word for "rib", and the dish is usually made with beef short ribs. When pork spare ribs or another m ...
" - 3:31
#"
Im Nin'alu
"Im Nin'alu" () (English: ''If the gates are locked'') is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. It has been set to music and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza and others. Haza first performed this song with the Shechunat Hatikva Works ...
" (Version 2008) - 3:07
#"Fatamorgana" - 4:11
#"Eshal" - 4:12
#"Ya Hil We" - 3:17
#"Asalk" - 4:33
#"Ya Ba Ye" - 3:24
#"Love Song" (The Biblical "Song Of Songs") - 6:59
#"La Fa La" - 4:07
#"Taw Shee" - 2:57
#"Kaddish" - 5:13
#"The Poem" (Previously unreleased) - 3:37
#"Im Nin' Alu" (Unplugged Mix) - 3:04
#"Im Nin' Alu" (The Bridge Mix) (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:06
#"Im Nin' Alu" (Brixxton Squad Mix) (iTunes Bonus Track) - 3:50
External links
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Ofra Haza albums
Ofra Haza compilation albums
2008 greatest hits albums
2008 remix albums