Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)

Blessed
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 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

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

*Blessed* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	90

References

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

[laut-1] "Alex C. verbockts auch mit dem DSDS-Zweiten". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[linernotes-2] Blessed (Media notes). Fady Maalouf. Sony BMG. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Austria_Fady_Maalouf-3] "Austriancharts.at – Fady Maalouf – Blessed" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[gerchart-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Fady Maalouf – Blessed" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Fady_Maalouf-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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