Nour El Ain

Nour El Ain
Nour El Ain
Studio album by Amr Diab
Released	1996
Studios	M. Sound (Cairo, Egypt); Sono Cairo (Cairo, Egypt);
Length	39:35
Language	Egyptian Arabic
Labels	Alam El Phan; EMI Arabia;
Producer	Hamid Al Shaeri
Amr Diab chronology
Singles from Nour El Ain
	"Nour El Ain"; Released: 1996;

Nour El Ain or Nour El Ein (Egyptian Arabic: نور العين, romanized: Nūr el-ʿēn, lit. 'Light of the Eye', IPA: [nuːɾ elˈʕeːn]) is Egyptian singer Amr Diab's most successful album. It was released in 1996 and became a tremendous success not only in the Middle East but worldwide. The album was recognized at the World Music Awards for the best-selling album in the Middle East for 1996. The music video for the song Nour El Ain was filmed in the Egyptian city of Hurghada.

Track listing

The unofficial italicised English titles listed below are the closest and most accurate translations of the original titles.

*Nour El Ain* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Nour El Ain" (نور العين Light of the Eye)	Ahmed Sheta	Nasser al-Mezdawi	5:05
2.	"Moush Had'af" (مش هضعف I Won't Weaken)	Magdy El Naggar	Amr Diab	5:22
3.	"Nafs El Makan" (نفس المكان The Same Place)	Medhat El Adl	Riad El Hamshari	4:35
4.	"Leila Men Omri" (ليلة من عمري A Night of My Life)	Sheta	Diab	4:53
5.	"Ayzeen Yeghayyarook" (عايزين يغيروك They Want to Change You)	El Adl	El Hamshari	5:52
6.	"Men Awwel Marrah (Mehtaglaha)" (من أول مرة [محتاجلها] From the First Time [I Need Her])	El Naggar	Al-Mezdawi	4:34
7.	"Ew'idni" (اوعدني Promise Me)	Mostafa Kamel	El Hamshari	5:24
8.	"Yomenhom" (يومينهم Their Days)	El Naggar	Diab	3:50
Total length:				39:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Recording locations

Recorded and mixed at M. Sound Studios and Sono Cairo Studios

Musicians

Amr Diab
Samir Sorour
Farouk Mohamed Hassan
Amr Tantawy
Fouad Rahim
Khaled Gomaa
Maged Sorour
Ibrahim Fathy
Nabil Bergas
Tarek El Tahtawi

Technical

Hamid Al Shaeri – arrangement
Mohamed Arram – string arrangement
Yehia El Mougy – string arrangement (tracks 4, 8)
Ahmed Gouda – recording, mixing
Tarek Madkour – digital mastering

Artwork

Fouad Burham – photography

References

↑ The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids 1405386258 2011 p.208 "Egypt's foremost pop idol, Amr Diab, broke into the international market with the song “Nour el Ain”, released in 1996, and had another international hit in 2001 with “Aktar Wahed”. "
↑ Egyptian singer Amr Diab recognised by Guinness World Records for Most World Music Awards wins
↑ Nour El Ain نور العين [Light of the Eye] (MC liner notes) (in Arabic). Amr Diab. Egypt: Alam El Phan. 1996. ALAM T.C 184.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids 1405386258 2011 p.208 "Egypt's foremost pop idol, Amr Diab, broke into the international market with the song “Nour el Ain”, released in 1996, and had another international hit in 2001 with “Aktar Wahed”. "

[2] Egyptian singer Amr Diab recognised by Guinness World Records for Most World Music Awards wins

[3] Nour El Ain نور العين [Light of the Eye] (MC liner notes) (in Arabic). Amr Diab. Egypt: Alam El Phan. 1996. ALAM T.C 184.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)