Bastanak


Bastanak is the fifth studio album by Lebanese singer Elissa released by Rotana on 16 February 2006, making it her second album released by Rotana Records. The album sold more than 3.7 million copies by October 2006, and earned Elissa the World Music Award for the best-selling artist in the Middle East and North Africa for the second time in a row. As a result, Routledge named Elissa one of the world's most popular singers in 2006.
The album included twelve songs and a bonus remix track, many of which have been translated into other languages. "Bastanak" was translated into Turkish, and two versions in Hindi were released as well. "Fatet Sineen" was also transferred to Turkish, and an Egyptian cover was voiced by Hamou Beka. "Kermalak" and "Law Taarafou" were translated into Turkish, and "Hikayti Maak" was translated into Bulgarian.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.