''Without You'' is the an album by British singer

Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf (born 21 July 1980) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He gained international attention with the release of his debut album, ''Al-Muʽallim'', in 2003. As of 2020, he has released eight studio alb ...

, released on 17 January 2009, following the release of his chart-topping albums ''

Al-Muʽallim Al-Mu'allim (The teacher) ''was first studio debut album by british singer- songwriter Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf (born 21 July 1980) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He gained international attention with the r ...

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My Ummah ''My Ummah'' is the second studio album by British singer Sami Yusuf. It was released in two versions, a "music version" and a "percussion version". It is claimed to have sold between five and eight million copies worldwide. Writing in ''Arab M ...

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Controversy

Sami Yusuf claimed that this album was released without his prior "blessings nor consent". He stated: "I therefore wish to make it perfectly clear that an album any such recordings could only be put on to the market against my wishes and without my approval." Yusuf subsequently stated on his website that the album was released without his knowledge or consent, and is a compilation of demos and sketches with a quality inferior to his standards. He has called for fans to boycott it. The contractual dispute lasting from 2008 to 2009 lead to Yusuf legally separating from Awakening Records, completely disowning this album, and claiming that '' Wherever You Are'' released with ETM International is his real third album.

Re-release alterations

Yusuf has edited many of the tracks on this album and re-released them on his latter albums that have been released under his current record label ETM International, this includes the tracks, "Without You" and "He Is There", the latter being relabeled as "In Every Tear, He Is There" for the album '' Wherever You Are''. Also, tracks such as "Sallou" (relabeled as "It's a Game") and "Never Never" (relabeled as "All I Need") were also altered and re-released on the album ''

Salaam As-salamu alaykum ( ar, ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, , ), also ''Salamun Alaykum'' is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'. The (, meaning 'peace') has become a religious salutation for Muslims worldwide when greet ...

''. "Forever Palestine" was edited and released as a free download on Yusuf's official website when this album was released in 2009.

Track listing

References

{{Reflist 2009 compilation albums Sami Yusuf albums Bootleg recordings Awakening Music albums