| Artist | Amr Diab |
|---|---|
| Cover | Wayahcover.jpg |
| Released | 28 June 2009 |
| Studio | Metropolis (London, England) |
| Length | 45:46 |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
| Label | Rotana |
| Producer | Hassan El Shafei |
| Prev year | 2007 |
| Next year | 2011 |
Wayah or Wayyah (arz: وَيّاه, lit. 'With Him') is a 2009 album by Amr Diab. The album contains 12 tracks.[1]
Public reception
Wayah was released for sale in stores but the album was leaked online and illegally downloaded. Diab fans began a massive boycott of those sites and went to stores to support the artist.[2]
Commercial performance
The album topped the sales list, after selling more than 100,000 copies on the first day of its release, and has achieved sales of more than 3 million since its release in the summer of 2009.[3][4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Recording locations
- Recorded, mixed, and digitally mastered at Metropolis Studios in London, England
- Track 3 was recorded in Beirut, Lebanon
Musicians
- Amr Diab – performer, music direction
- Mostafa Aslan – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 10–12)
- Hany Farahat – violin (track 3)
- Mohamed Saleh – bouzouki (track 3)
- Ali Mazbouh – nay (track 3)
- Ahmed El Ayadi – tabla (tracks 3, 8, 11)
- Hisham El Araby – riq (tracks 3, 8, 11)
- Farouk Mohamed Hassan – accordion (track 8)
- Jon Bishop – guitar (track 9)
- Hassan El Shafei – piano (track 9)
- Maged Sorour – qanun (track 11)
- Reda Bedair – nay (track 11)
Technical
- Hassan El Shafei – production, arrangement (all tracks)
- Tamer El Zouaibi – engineering (tracks 1–6, 12), digital mastering (track 1)
- Mohamed Sakr – engineering (tracks 7–11)
- Tony Cousins – recording (tracks 1, 2, 4–12), mixing (all tracks), digital mastering (tracks 2–12)
- Elie Saba – recording (track 3)
- Yehia El Mougy – string arrangement (tracks 8, 11)
Artwork
- Karim Nour – album photography, design, cover, poster
Awards
- African Music Awards 2009 ( Artist of the Year – Song of the Year – Music Video of the Year – Male Act of the Year )
References
- ^ "Wayah by Amr Diab", 28 June 2009, retrieved 2021-12-29
- ^ "سوق الكاسيت كشفت انهيار المبيعات واهتزاز النجوم" (in Arabic). Alrai-media. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ ""وياه" لعمرو دياب يبيع 100 ألف نسخة". اليوم السابع. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "عمرو دياب و«روتانا».. مسيرة من النجاح تجاوزت 30 عاماً". روتانا | Rotana. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Wayah [With Him] (CD booklet) (in Arabic, English). Egypt: Rotana. 2009. CD ROT 1519.