Yael Naim (album)

Yael Naim is the self-titled second studio album by Yael Naim, released on 22 October 2007 worldwide and on 18 March 2008 in North America. It features the single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity after being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement. Some editions credit the album to both Naim and co-producer David Donatien,^[3] with some also adding Donatien's name to the cover in smaller text below Naim's.

Yael Naim
Studio album by Yael Naim
Released	22 October 2007[1]
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop
Length	51:44
Language	English Hebrew French
Label	Tôt ou Tard (France)[1] Atlantic (US)
Producer	Yael Naim David Donatien
Yael Naim chronology
In a Man's Womb (2001) Yael Naim (2007) She Was a Boy (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	7/10[2]

Release

The album was released in Naim's native France in October 2007. It was made available as an iTunes digital download worldwide but only gained widespread popularity in February 2008 when the song "New Soul" was featured in advertisements for the MacBook Air computer. Largely due to the popularity of the advert and the substantial airplay of the song, the album debuted at number 15 in Canada and 55 in the United States when it was released in March 2008.

Singles

• "Toxic" (Britney Spears cover) – No. 35 Spain
• "New Soul" – No. 1 Belgium, No. 2 France, No. 4 Germany, No. 7 United States, Canada and Spain
• "Too Long" – No. 17 Belgium Ultratip^[4]

Commercial performance

The self-titled album Yael Naim debuted at number 55 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on the week of April 5, 2008, eventually rising to number 50.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yael Naim, except where noted.

Yael Naim track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paris"		3:07
2.	"Too Long"		4:42
3.	"New Soul"		3:45
4.	"Levater"		3:24
5.	"Shelcha"	Yael Naim Clement Verzi	4:38
6.	"Lonely"	Yael Naim Anne Warin	4:06
7.	"Far Far"		4:20
8.	"Yashanti"		3:53
9.	"7 Baboker"		3:33
10.	"Lachlom"		4:22
11.	"Toxic"	Cathy Dennis Henrik Jonback Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg	4:27
12.	"Pachad"		4:27
13.	"Endless Song of Happiness"		3:00

Personnel

• Ilan Abou – double bass
• Jean-Philippe Audin – cello
• Noam Burg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Laurent David – bass guitar, electric guitar
• Cathy Dennis – composer, lyricist
• David Donatien – arranger, artistic director, bass, drums, electric guitar, engineer, kalimba, organ, percussion, producer, programming, string concept, synthesizer, udu, ukulele
• Julien Feltin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• S. "Husky" Höskulds – mastering, mixing
• Henrik Jonback – composer
• C. Karlsson – composer, lyricist
• Kid with No Eyes – vocals
• Alexandre Kinn – Weissenborn
• Sebastien Llado – trombone
• Yael Naim – vocals, arranger, composer, producer, lyricist, engineer, programming, bass, bells, choir / chorus, drawing, Fender Rhodes, flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, organ, piano, string arrangements, string concept, synthesizer
• Yoed Nir – cello, string concept
• Virna Nova – acoustic guitar
• Fanny Rome – trombone, violin
• Laurent Seroussi – artwork, photography
• Stanislas Steiner – violin
• Xavier Tribolet – drums
• Clement Verzi – composer, lyricist
• Anne Warin – composer, lyricist
• Petter Winnberg – composer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Yael Naim Chart (2007–2008) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 75 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 2 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 15 European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[10] 27 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 24 Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 27 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 17 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 18 US Billboard 200[5] 50

Year-end charts 2007 Year-end chart performance for Yael Naim Chart (2007) Position French Albums (SNEP)[16] 55 2008 Year-end chart performance for Yael Naim Chart (2008) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 10 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 30 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 61

Certifications

Certifications for Yael Naim

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[20]	Gold	15,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Gold	15,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.