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2017 studio album by Omar Souleyman
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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
DIY
Drowned in Sound7/10
Paste7.9/10
Pitchfork6.5/10

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

Background

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

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

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) 152

References

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. Bryan, Beverly (30 May 2017). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. Beta, Andy (6 June 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. Clare Welsh, Fiona (19 April 2017). "Omar Souleyman announces new techno-tinged album To Syria, With Love". Fact. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. Green, Alex (25 April 2017). "Omar Souleyman announces new album 'To Syria, with Love". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. Monroe, Jazz (21 April 2017). "Omar Souleyman Announces New Album To Syria, With Love". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. "The Top 100 Albums of 2017". Crack Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. 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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