Im Nin'alu

1984, 1987, 1997

In Nin'alu ( אם ננעלו ) is a Hebrew poem by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi ( שלום שבזי ) from the 17th century that has been transferred and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza in music. It first appeared in 1984, then again in a remix version 1987. 1988/89 developed the latter to the international number -one hit in at least four countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Spain. In other countries it reached the charts in the Top Ten, as number 2 in Austria. In the UK, the song reached # 15 in Germany in 1988 after it was Do not Worry, Be Happy, the single, the second- longest at No. 1 was (8 weeks).

History

The poem of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi begins with the words: ". , Even if the gates of the rich will be closed, the gates of heaven will always be open"

Ofra Haza led the song for the first time with the Shechunat Hatikva Workshop Theatre on, this version was also shown in 1978 in the transmitter IBA 's General Television. In 1984, he appeared on the album Yemenite Songs. International popularity reached the song as a remix version of it, which had been produced by Bezalel Aloni and Izhar Ashdod and was also included on the album Shaday, in 1988 became the hit single. In the U.S., the piece number 15 on the Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart and # 18 of the Hot Modern Rock Tracks reached. The single was one of the first world music recordings that have become a hit single. The song has sold over three million copies worldwide and increased Ofra Haza international notoriety addition.

In 1997, the song appeared again on the album Ofra Haza, which was produced by Frank Peterson of Enigma and Gregorian.

More versions

The song was sampled by some hip-hop musicians as early as 1987 from the rap duo Eric B. & Rakim Paid in Full on the single, which had increased the demand for the stock of Ofra Haza. Snoop Dogg used the sample of Paid in Full in Paper'd up on his album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $ $.

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