''Sahara'' is the first full-length
studio album
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by the
Israeli
metal band
Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by
French
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label
Holy Records. The 2002
digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" and edited
cover art
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. The songs "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the
demo ''
The Beloved's Cry''.
Track listing
# "The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
# "Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
# "Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
# "Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
# "Seasons Unite" – 8:30
# "The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
# "My Requiem" – 8:27
# "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." – 9:10
Digipak bonus tracks
# "Above You All" – 4:57
# "Pits of Despair" – 4:20
# "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" – 10:05
Personnel
Band members
* Kobi Farhi –
vocals
* Yossi Sasi –
lead guitars,
oud
* Matti Svatitzki –
rhythm guitar
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* Uri Zelcha –
bass
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* Sami Bachar –
drums
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* Itzik Levi –
keyboards,
sampler
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,
piano
Guest musicians
* Hadas Sasi – female vocals
* Albert Dadon –
tarbuka
* Abraham Salman –
kanun
* "Neve Israel" synagogue – background vocals
* Amira Salah – female "Arab" vocals
* Unknown musician goes by the name "Vovin" – guitars
Production and other
* Recorded in "Sigma" Studios,
Tel Aviv,
Israel, June 1994
* Produced by
Orphaned Land
* Engineered by Tamir Muskat
* Assisted by Gary Gani
* Second assistant engineers: Eran Zira, Yotam Agam
* Mixed by Tamir Muskat, Orphaned Land, Gary Gani and Asaf Bar-Lev
* Executive producer Holy Records, Orphaned Land and Asaf Bar-Lev
* Logo by Uri Zelcha and Kobi Farhi
* Photos by Gil Pasternak
* Cover:
The Blue Mosque,
Istanbul,
Turkey
External links
* Sahara a
Orphaned Land official site
1994 debut albums
Orphaned Land albums
Holy Records albums
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