Wayah Explained

Wayah ويّاه
Type:	Album
Artist:	Amr Diab
Cover:	wayahcover.jpg
Released:	28 June 2009
Genre:	Dance pop, Arab pop, Latin pop, pop rock
Length:	45:48
Label:	Rotana
Prev Title:	El Lilady
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Banadek Taala
Next Year:	2011

Wayah (Arabic: وياه, English: With Him) is a 2009 album by Amr Diab. The album contains 12 tracks.

Public reception

Wayah was released for sale in stores but the album was leaked online and illegally downloaded. Diab fans began a massive boycott of those sites and went to stores to support the artist.^[1]

Commercial performance

The album topped the sales list, after selling more than 100,000 copies on the first day of its release, and has achieved sales of more than 3 million since its release in the summer of 2009.^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

Credits adapted from CD booklet.

Personnel

Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes.

• All Vocals By – Amr Diab
• Artistic Vision By – Amr Diab
• Produced & Arranged By – Hassan Al Shafei
• Production Manager – Ahmed Zaghloul
• Photography, Design By – Kareem Nour
• Recorded, Mixed, Mastered By – Toni Cousins (Metropolis Studios)

Awards

• African Music Awards 2009 (Artist of the Year – Song of the Year – Music Video of the Year – Male Act of the Year)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29 July 2009. سوق الكاسيت كشفت انهيار المبيعات واهتزاز النجوم. 2021-12-29. Alrai-media. ar.
2. Web site: 29 June 2009. "وياه" لعمرو دياب يبيع 100 ألف نسخة. 2021-12-29. اليوم السابع.
3. Web site: عمرو دياب و«روتانا».. مسيرة من النجاح تجاوزت 30 عاماً. 2021-12-29. روتانا Rotana. en-US.