Akter Min Aey Waqit
أكتر من أي وقت
Studio album by
Laila Ghofran
Released2005
Recorded2004
Genre
Length36
LabelRotana
Laila Ghofran chronology
Ahoda ِAl Klam
(2003)		 Akter Min Aey Waqit
أكتر من أي وقت
(2005)		 El Garh Mn Nseeby
(2009)
Singles from Akter Min Aey Waqit
  1. "Ashalhalk"

Akter Min Aey Waqit (Arabic: أكتر من أي وقت) (English: More Than Ever)is the eleventh studio album by Moroccan singer Laila Ghofran released by Rotana on 17 February 2005.[1] The album was well received by the public especially following the massive success of its lead single, Ashalhalk. The album contains eight songs and is the last Ghofran album released by Rotana before the artist cut ties with the record label.

Album information

In this album, Ghofran collaborated with a number of songwriters, such as Amir Taima, Riyad Al-Hamshari, Ahmed Ali, Mohammad Rifai, and Wissam Sabry. As for the melodies, the songs were composed by Riyad Al-Hamshari, Tamer Ali Hassan, Mohammad Rifai, Aser Ashour, and Rashida Ali.[2]

Release

The album was released on 17 February 2005, by Rotana. For the album's artwork, Laila appeared with a new and youthful look, which she later justified by saying she lost weight while preparing the album, as she told Al-Ahram magazine. The album's artwork caused controversy because Laila removed her last name the cover, something that she later justified this by saying that she wanted to test the audience to know they're opinions about her new music, regardless of her name.[3]

Singles

  1. Ashalhalk: The song was released in March accompanied by a music video directed by Mohammad Joma'a and shot in Beirut.[4]

Album reception and departure from Rotana

The album was well received by the public and had very good sales, especially after the tremendous success the album's lead singe "Ashalhalak" had. However, Rotana insisted that the album failed to have any commercial success, all while violating the terms of the contract signed between them and Laila. According to the artist, the contract said that the record label should produce three music videos for songs from the album, but they failed to do so and only one music video was shot for the lead single.[5]

Laila said that Rotana's insistence on the album's failure shocked her, especially since she was one of the first Arab artists to join the record label in the 90s. Laila stated that she was then surprised by Rotana's withholding of her financial dues before Rotana asked her to drop any right to file a lawsuit against them later, which Laila agreed on in order to received her money from them.[6]

Tracklist

  1. Akter Min Aey Waqit
  2. Magol
  3. Ashalhalk
  4. Ya Reat
  5. Tabt Ana Maak
  6. Eshkon
  7. Habibk zaman
  8. Ghaltat Meen

References

  1. ↑ "أكثر من أي وقت أحدث ألبومات ليلي غفران". Archived from the original on 28 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "تفاصيل البوم اكتر من اي وقت ليلى غفران 2005". مكتبة كلمات الاغاني ونين (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "ليلى غفران اعترفت بإجرائها عملية تجميل لأنفها ونفت أن تكون قد خسرت 50 ألف دولار في عمليات أخرى". مغرس. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "ليلى غفران في بيروت لتصوير فيديو كليب جديد". جريدة الغد | مصدرك الأول لأخبار الأردن والعالم (in Arabic). 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ ليلى غفران: هربت من سجن «روتانا» ورائحة الرشوة تفوح من «الميوزك أوورد»20 سبتمبر 2009 - الاتحاد Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "ليلى غفران: بَحِبّ عيشة الحرية". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
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