Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)

2008 studio album by Fady Maalouf

Blessed

Studio album by

Fady Maalouf

Released| 25 July 2008
Recorded| 2008
Genre| Pop
Label|

* Columbia
* Sony BMG

Producer| Alex Christensen
Fady Maalouf chronology
|  | Blessed
(2008)  | Into the Light
(2010)

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Blessed is the debut album by Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf. It was released by Columbia Records and Sony BMG on 25 July 2008 in German-speaking Europe, following his participation in the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, where he had finished second. Maalouf worked with German producer Alex Christensen on the entire album, while musician such as Jörgen Elofsson, Andrew Love, Peer Astrom, Per Eklund, Lauren Evans, Mike Busbee, and Maalouf himself received songwriting credits on Blessed.

The album received mixed reviews from critics, with laut.de praising Maaloufs's vocals but criticizing the Christensen's production on the songs.[1] A major commercial success, Blessed became one of the biggest-charting albums of any DSDS runner-up, debuting and peaking at number two on the German Albums Chart, while reaching number seven in Austria and Germany. Its release was preceded by the same-titled lead single, which became a number two hit on the German Singles Chart. A reissue of Blessed, containing several new recordings, was released in November 2008.

## Track listing

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blessed.[2]

Blessed – Standard editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Opening Night"|

* Didrik Thott
* Carl Falk
* Andrew Love

| 3:28
2.| "Blessed"|

* Jörgen Elofsson
* Peer Astrom

| 3:27
3.| "Perfect"|

* Emanuel Olsson
* Love

| 3:53
4.| "This Anchor Holds"|

* Per Eklund
* Lauren Evans
* Mathias Wollo
* Mike Busbee

| 3:38
5.| "Against the Odds"|

* Alex Christensen
* Peter Könemann

| 3:38
6.| "Good Thing"|

* Eklund
* Mats Valentin
* Johan "Jones" Wetterberg

| 3:09
7.| "Sway"|

* Matteo Saggese
* Love

| 3:23
8.| "I Would Die for You"|

* Christensen
* Könemann

| 3:13
9.| "Papillon d'amour"|

* Steve van Velvet
* Fady Maalouf
* Yvonne Parker

| 3:56
10.| "Show Me Your Love"|

* Christensen
* Steffen Häfelinger

| 3:56
11.| "I Love to Sing With You Again"|

* Christensen
* Häfelinger

| 3:17
12.| "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"|

* Christensen
* Peter Könemann

| 3:30
13.| "Love of My Life"|

* Christensen
* Häfelinger

| 3:39
14.| "One More Try"|

* Christensen
* Häfelinger
* Könemann

| 3:47

Blessed – New editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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15.| "Heavenly"|  | 3:36
16.| "Amazed"|

* Marv Green
* Chris Lindsey
* Aimee Mayo

| 3:59
17.| "Show Me Your Love" (Single Version)|  | 3:37
18.| "To Let Go"|  | 3:48
19.| "Driving Home for Christmas"|  | 3:49
20.| "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"|  | 2:39

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2008)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 7

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2008)  | Position

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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 90

## References

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1. ^ "Alex C. verbockts auch mit dem DSDS-Zweiten". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2018.
2. ^ Blessed (Media notes). Fady Maalouf. Sony BMG. 2008.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fady Maalouf – Blessed" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fady Maalouf – Blessed" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fady Maalouf – Blessed". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
6. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2008)". Retrieved October 3, 2018.

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