Anaiyah (2009 album)

Anaiyah is eponymous debut is debut studio album by Sahrawi-born American singer-songwriter Anaiyah. It was released on April 7, 2009 by Island Records and Teen Island. After signing a two-album deal with Island Records and Teen Island with eleven years of age in mid-August 2008. The recording sessions for the album took place during August to May 2004, she works alongside producers and songwriters Benny Blanco, Charlie Midnight, Oak Felder, Steve Angello, Cutfather for a period of seven months to record and produce the album. the album features primarily a pop and rock music, with influences of power pop, and electropop.

The album debuted at number one the US Billboard 200, after selling 269,000 copies in its first-week of release. Outside United States, the album also reached number one in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Spain, while reached the top in Austria, Norway, and United Kingdom. The album eventually certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the United States, also was certified platinum in Canada and gold in United Kingdom. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 52rd Grammy Awards, and Anaiyah breaking the record receiving a nomination for Best New Artist, being the youngest artist to be nominated for this categories since 1997. To date, Anaiyah has sold an estimated 7 million copies worldwide.

The album featured five singles, the first single from the album "Such a Simple Thing" was released on Feburary 23, 2009 having a massive publicity by Nickelodeon, where Anaiyah starring the sitcom Living with Carol, and the song appare and the song ended up appearing in two episodes of the series, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number twenty-eight on March 3, 2009, and rose to number two on th Hot 100, after selling 225,000 in downloads on July 6, 2012, also peaked top ten in many countires. The second single from the album, "You're My Angel" reached number ten in U.S, while peaked at top twenty around the world. Following singles, Somedays, You're My Angel and Never Forget reached the top-thirty in the US. naiyah embarked on promotional tour beetween Februry to July 2009, and performed the singles from the album on several televised appearances and later embakerd on her debut concert tour from 2010 until 2011.

Track listing
 Anaiyah – Standard edition  Anaiyah – iTunes Store bonus track  Anaiyah – Japanese Deluxe edition bonus tracks
 * 1) "Such a Simple Thing" – 3:15
 * 2) "Waking Up Again" – 3:54
 * 3) "Never Forget" – 3:43
 * 4) "Sweet Childhood" – 3:14
 * 5) "Chocolate Flavor" – 2:54
 * 6) "Take One Step" – 3:21
 * 7) "Let's Play" – 3:44
 * 8) "Jumpin'" – 3:34
 * 9) "Under the Moon" – 3:16
 * 10) "You're My Angel" – 3:34
 * 1) "Come Here" – 3:33
 * 1) "Come Here" – 3:33
 * 2) "Oh!" – 3:45

Singles
Singles from Anaiyah

Charts

Weekly charts

Yearly charts
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