Nancy 7
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| Studio album by Nancy Ajram | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
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| Length | 60:06 | |||
| Label | In2Musica | |||
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| Tarab |   |
| Rotana | B+ |
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| Dream |   |
| EMI Arabia | A+ |
| Virgin | (positive) |
Nancy 7 is the seventh studio album by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram. It was released on September 6, 2010, by In2Musica to wide commercial and critical success, to follow the footsteps of Ajram's previous sets.The album explores a new set of sounds and genres including Dance, Techno and R&B on one hand, but still keeps the musical style that Nancy had created over the years, that is the Egyptian and Lebanese dance-folk sound, on the other. The latter has given Nancy her biggest hits ever, including "Ah W Noss," "Ya Tabtab" and "Lawn Oyounak."
Critics gave 7 largely positive reviews, favoring its shift to more modern and global sounds, and its ability to join these sounds with local music and 90's Arabian themes. Lyrically, the record speaks of love, admiration, heartbreak and relationships, subjects that Nancy had spoken about in previous sets. In addition, other songs extend to deeper meanings about life, childhood and family.
The lead single, "Fi Hagat," is her first ballad to be delivered as a leading promotional track. It peaked atop on multiple Arabian charts, most significantly HitMarker, where it occupied the apex for 15 consecutive weeks, the longest run on the number one in the history of the chart. With the second single, "Sheikh El Shabab," the album continued to break records when the song debuted atop the chart, replacing the first single. The feat was never reached before. The album's third single was "Ya Kether", the fourth and final single was "Meen El Ma Ando". Nancy 7 has sold over 8 million copies worldwide as of June 2013.
Ajram gave the first preview of the album during Neshan's show " IL Maestro" in Ramadan 2009, when she sang parts of two songs, "Sallemouly Aleih" and "Sheikh El Shabab". The former was excluded from the album, and was released as a single at the 2010 New Year's Eve, and achieved huge success among Arab radio stations. This was Nancy's first cooperation with Egyptian producer Tamim, who did the arrangements for three songs of the album. Nancy then announced she will be singing a song that refers to her relationship to her parents and child, "Hkayat El Deni" (Stories of Life), previously named "Ghafwet Eini". News of "Bayyaa' We Shater" was also announced beforehand, as it was previously known as "Assly". The album was rumored to have been titled "Bel Hadawa" which was to be album's lead single. However, the song leaked unofficially several months before release and the lead single had changed. In her appearance on "Khaleek Bel Beit" with Zahi Wehbi, Nancy explained:
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