Bastanak
بستناك
Studio album by
Elissa
Released16 February 2006
Recorded2005–2006
Studio
  • Audio Vision (Beirut)
  • Electra
  • Talkies Sound
Genre
Length58:37
LabelRotana Records
ProducerRotana
Elissa chronology
Ahla Dounya
(2004)		 Bastanak
بستناك
(2006)		 Ayami Bik
(2007)
Singles from Bastanak
  1. "Bastanak"
  2. "Law Taarafou"

Bastanak (Arabic: بستناك) (English: Waiting for You) is the fifth studio album by Lebanese singer Elissa released by Rotana on 16 February 2006, making it her second album released by Rotana Records. The album sold more than 3.7 million copies by October 2006,[1] and earned Elissa the World Music Award for the best-selling artist in the Middle East and North Africa for the second time in a row.[2] As a result, Routledge named Elissa one of the world's most popular singers in 2006.[3]

The album included twelve songs and a bonus remix track, many of which have been translated into other languages. "Bastanak" was translated into Turkish,[4] and two versions in Hindi were released as well.[5][6] "Fatet Sineen" was also transferred to Turkish,[7] and an Egyptian cover was voiced by Hamou Beka.[8] "Kermalak" and "Law Taarafou" were translated into Turkish,[9][10] and "Hikayti Maak" was translated into Bulgarian.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangerLength
1."Bastanak" (Waiting for You)Faisal HamamiTamer AliDany El Helou · Tamim3:57
2."Kermalak" (For You)Marwan KhouryMarwan KhouryClaude Chalhoub4:58
3."Fatet Sineen" (Years Went By)Mohammed HamedTamer AliDany El Helou · Tamim4:06
4."Zanbi Ana" (It's My Fault)Marwan KhouryMarwan KhouryDany El Helou4:37
5."Baaich Ala Hissak" (I Live by Your Breath)Nader AbdallahYasser NourMichel Fadel4:22
6."Tlob Itmana" (Ask and Wish)Nizar FrancisSamir SfeirMichel Fadel4:22
7."Taa" (Come)Elias NasserGeorge KaramMichel Fadel4:36
8."Matkhafch Minni" (Don't Be Afraid of Me)Nader AbdallahYasser NourMichel Fadel · Khalid Nabil4:20
9."Hikayti Maak" (My Story with You)Nader AbdallahTamer AshourMazen Siblini5:19
10."Law Basset Eddamak" (If You Look in Front of You)Nader AbdallahMohamed Al SawiMichel Fadel4:05
11."Law Kan" (If)Mounir Bou AssafNouhad NajjarMichel Fadel4:37
12."Law Taarafou" (If You Knew Him)Nader AbdallahNader NourHani Siblini4:13
CD bonus song
No.TitleLength
13."Kermalak (Remix)"4:58
Total length:58:37

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • Tony Haddad - mastering
  • Edward Meunier - mixing
  • Charbel Mounayer - sound engineer
  • Alain Owaijan - acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 9, 12)
  • Mohamed Saleh - bouzouki (track 5)
  • Maurice Tawile - editor, recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9) and vocals recording
  • Gerome Degey - electric guitar (track 1)
  • Dergham Owainati - executive producer
  • Gerome Degey - guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11)
  • Tony Campbell - guitar (tracks 1, 4)
  • Gilbert Yammine - kanun (tracks 6, 12)
  • Jihad Assaad - kanun (track 11)
  • Ali Madbouh - ney (track 12)
  • Raymond Hajj - percussion (tracks 1, 12)
  • Mohamed Saleh - percussion (tracks 2, 5, 7)
  • Ralph Khoury - percussion (track 5)
  • Camille Khoury - percussion (track 11)
  • Dany El Helou - piano (track 4)
  • Mazin Siblini - piano (track 9)
  • Said Imam - production manager
  • Charbel Mounayer - recording (track 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Mohamed Kebbe - recording (tracks 2, 9, 12)
  • Nidal Abu Samra - saxophone (track 4)
  • Hratch Assis - soprano saxophone (track 9)
  • Claude Chalhoub - strings (tracks 2, 9, 12)
  • Raymond Nassif - strings (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Ziad Nawfal - translator
  • Matthias Clamer - photography
  • Bassam Fattouh - make up
  • Yehia and Zakaria - hair

References

  1. ↑ Elissa, John Cabot University, October 18, 2011. Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ الفنانة فازت بها للسنة الثانية على التوالي, Al-Jazirah, 22 November 2006. Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ International Who's Who in Popular Music 2006 - Europa Europa Publications - Page 155. Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ farketmez. YouTube, Mustafa Sandal. Archived 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Pondicherry Commuting. YouTube, Pearce Roswell. Archived 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Rehne Do. YouTube, Image Sounds. Archived 2020-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Mustafa Sandal - Herkez Mecbur. YouTube, relaxoneuz. Archived 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ برج الجدعنة. Facebook. Archived 2020-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Nihan - Buz. YouTube, VidyoIzlet. Archived 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Aydan Kaya - Ask Cikmazi. YouTube, nycbelcika. Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Мира - Толкова ли. YouTube, Zlatomir Zlatev. Archived 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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