''Into the Light'' is the second album of
Lebanese-
German
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singer
Fady Maalouf
Fady Maalouf ( pronounced Fādī Maʿlūf; born on 20 April 1979) is a German–Lebanese pop and crossover opera singer. He is known as the runner up of the fifth season of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', the German version of ''Pop Idol' ...
. It was released by
and
Sony BMG
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on 12 March 2010 in
German-speaking Europe
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. Conceived after the major commercial success of hits debut album ''
Blessed'' (2008) and its
same-titled lead single, Maalouf worked with German producers
Thorsten Brötzmann
Thorsten Brötzmann is a German record producer, composer, and arranger. He collaborated with No Angels, Bro'Sis, Christina Stürmer, Monrose, Jeanette, Nina Kraljić, Oonagh, Alexander Klaws, and Modern Talking
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and
Ivo Moring
Ivo Moring (born August 27, 1971) is a German record producer, songwriter, and percussionist, best known for his work with DJ Otzi as co-producer of " Ein Stern". He has worked with Heather Nova, Darren Hayes of Savage Garden, Jennifer Paige, Sar ...
on the majority of its follow-up, with British musicians
Tim Hawes
Tim Hawes (born 30 April 1965) is an English born songwriter, record producer and music publisher who has achieved in excess of ten million record sales including five number one singles. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Ivor Novello a ...
and
Obi Mhondera also contributing to the final track listing.
Upon its release, ''Into the Light'' reached number 33 on the
German Albums Chart
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and number 42 on the
Austrian Albums Chart
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but failed to chart in Switzerland.
[ Its same-titled lead single entered the top fifty of the ]German Singles Chart
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on be ...
.[ However, lackluster sales resulted into the termination of Maalouf's recording contract the following year, making ''Into the Light'' his final album with Columbia and Sony BMG.]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Into the Light''.
Charts
References
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2010 albums
Fady Maalouf albums