Sahara (Orphaned Land album)

Sahara is the first full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by French label Holy Records. The 2002 digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" and edited cover art. The songs "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo The Beloved's Cry.

Sahara
Studio album by Orphaned Land
Released	November 25, 1994
Recorded	June 1994, "Sigma" studios, Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre	Melodic death-doom Oriental metal Melodic Death Metal
Length	58:29 77:49 (digipak)
Label	Holy
Producer	Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land chronology
The Beloved's Cry (1993) Sahara (1994) El Norra Alila (1996)
Sahara re-release
Re-release (2002)

Track listing

1. "The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
2. "Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
3. "Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
4. "Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
5. "Seasons Unite" – 8:30
6. "The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
7. "My Requiem" – 8:27
8. "Orphaned Land – The Storm Still Rages Inside..." – 9:10

Digipak bonus tracks

1. "Above You All" – 4:57
2. "Pits of Despair" – 4:20
3. "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix – Hangis Han)" – 10:05

Personnel

Band members

• Kobi Farhi – vocals
• Yossi Sasi – lead guitars, oud
• Matti Svatitzki – rhythm guitar
• Uri Zelcha – bass
• Sami Bachar – drums
• Itzik Levi – keyboards, sampler, piano

Guest musicians

• Hadas Sasi – female vocals
• Albert Dadon – tarbuka
• Abraham Salman – kanun
• "Neve Israel" synagogue – background vocals
• Amira Salah – female "Arab" vocals
• Unknown musician goes by the name "Vovin" – guitars

Production and other

• Recorded in "Sigma" Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1994
• Produced by Orphaned Land
• Engineered by Tamir Muskat
• Assisted by Gary Gani
• Second assistant engineers: Eran Zira, Yotam Agam
• Mixed by Tamir Muskat, Orphaned Land, Gary Gani and Asaf Bar-Lev
• Executive producer Holy Records, Orphaned Land and Asaf Bar-Lev
• Logo by Uri Zelcha and Kobi Farhi
• Photos by Gil Pasternak
• Cover: The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

External links

• Sahara at Orphaned Land official site