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To Syria, with Love is the third studio album by Syrian musician Omar Souleyman. It was released on 2 June 2017 under Mad Decent.[7]

To Syria, with Love
Studio album by
Omar Souleyman
Released2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
Length44:13
LabelMad Decent
Omar Souleyman chronology
Bahdeni Nami
(2015)
To Syria, with Love
(2017)
Shlon
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
Paste7.9/10[5]
Pitchfork6.5/10[6]

Background


In a press release, Souleyman described the album as a "personal ode to Syria" and focuses on his emotional connection with the country.[8] Longtime collaborator, Shawah Al Ahmad, wrote most of the lyrics for the album.[9]


Critical reception


To Syria, with Love was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 70, based on 13 reviews[1]


Accolades


Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2017
35

Track listing


To Syria, with Love track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ya Boul Habari"5:13
2."Ya Bnayya"6:49
3."Es Samra"7:14
4."Aenta Lhabbeytak"6:27
5."Khayen"6:14
6."Mawal"4:38
7."Chobi"7:38

Charts


Chart performance for To Syria, with Love
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 152

References


  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. Johnson, Eugene. "DIY Magazine". DIY. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. Pilley, Max (2 November 2017). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. Bryan, Beverly (30 May 2017). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. Beta, Andy (6 June 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. Clare Welsh, Fiona (19 April 2017). "Omar Souleyman announces new techno-tinged album To Syria, With Love". Fact. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. Green, Alex (25 April 2017). "Omar Souleyman announces new album 'To Syria, with Love". Mixmag. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. Monroe, Jazz (21 April 2017). "Omar Souleyman Announces New Album To Syria, With Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. "The Top 100 Albums of 2017". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Omar Souleyman – To Syria, With Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2020.





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