Halim (album)

Halim (Arabic: حليم) is the second solo album by the Belgian world music singer Natacha Atlas. It was released by Nation Records in 1997. The album was primarily produced by Transglobal Underground and John Reynolds.

Halim
Studio album by Natacha Atlas
Released	12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
Genre	Electronic, world music
Label	Nation Records
Producer	John Reynolds, Transglobal Underground, Jaz Coleman, Essam Rashad, Natacha Atlas, Aki Nawaz
Natacha Atlas chronology
Diaspora (1995) Halim (1997) Gedida (1999)
Singles from Halim
"Amulet" Released: 1997 "L'Égyptienne" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau

The album is dedicated to Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez, whose "music meant everything" to her.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that Atlas "continues in her vein of excellent Arabic singing combined with a wide variety of musical traditions, modern and ancient."

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Alex Kasiek, except where stated.

1. "Marifnaash" (Atlas, John Reynolds, Justin Adams) – 4:49
2. "Moustahil" – 3:33
3. "Amulet" – 4:59
4. "Leyli" – 3:42
5. "Kidda" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 5:10
6. "Sweeter Than Any Sweets" – 6:00
7. "Ya Weledi" – 7:10
8. "Enogoom Wil, Amar" (Atlas) – 6:45
9. "Andeel" (Atlas) – 5:56
10. "Gafsa" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 6:37
11. "Ya Albi Ehda" (Atlas, Essam Rashad) – 9:00
12. "Agib" (Atlas, Reynolds, Adams) – 7:34

Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the special edition Halim.

13. "L'Égyptienne" featuring Les Négresses Vertes (Atlas, Matthias Canavese, Stéfane Mellino, Michel Ochowiak) – 3:28
14. "Duden" (Spooky remix) (Atlas, Dubulah, ManTu, Ahlan) – 6:59

Personnel

The following people contributed to Halim:

• Natacha Atlas – vocals
• Sawt El Atlas – backing vocals
• Carol Isaacs – accordion
• Count Dubulah – bass, guitar, programming, string arrangements
• John Reynolds – drums, bass, keyboards
• Hamid Mantu – drums, dulcimer, programming
• Tim Garsaayid – dharabuka, riq, ney
• Jaz Coleman – keyboards
• Nick Walker – programming

• Caroline Dale – cello, string arrangements
• Rony Barak – dharabuka, riqq, daf
• Justin Adams – guitar
• Alex Kasiek – keyboards, lute, backing vocals, programming, string arrangements
• Lazarus Whelan – keyboards, saxophone, ney, clarinet
• Keith Clouston – oud
• Simon Walker – violin, viola
• Ahmed Mansour, Nawazish Khan, Wa'el Abubakr, Aboud Abdel Al – violin
• Arabella Rodriquez, David White, Ott, Zakaria, Konstantine – engineering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	128

External links

• Official website