Ofrah's pop style is introduced by her first successful song as soloist: "Shir Haphrichah", from the soundtrack of the film "Shlager", in which Ofrah sings in duet other two tracks: "Shir Ezavon" and "Shlager".

AL AHAVOT SHELANU is officially considered to be her first album as soloist (it's indeed the second one!), includes Shir Haphrichah and beautiful songs. Track list:

1. Al Ahavot Shelanu
2. Atah Kore Li
3. Eynayim
4. Lazet Lazet
5. Flash Gordon
6. Shir Haphrichah
7. Hagheshem *
8. Kamu Zippor
9. Lev Eyno Rehov
10. Shir Ahavah L'hayyal *  
11. Mami

*  These two tracks were released in the Album HaZahav (Golden Album) with slight instrumental differences.

BO NEDABER follows the same style. Track list:

1. Tefilah *  
2. Keshnahayeh B'ney 73
3. Simenim Shel O'havim
4. Ten Ahavah L'hayecha
5. Shir Zmeni Le'ashirim
6. Bo Nedaber
7. Halakhta
8. Ha'ir Medaberet Elechà
9. Bodedah Be'shnayim
10. Eyn Zman Lithot

*  Released also in French as "Emmene Moi" (in the video "Fantasy").

PETUYIM: an excellent album. Track list:

1. Al Chait Hayamim
2. Am Yafeh
3. Ahalan Osher
4. Qaytz
5. Kol Yom Metchilah Shanah
6. Mechtav Ahavah
7. Gavriel *  
8. Petuyim
9. Malkat Haksamim
10. Levo El Toch Haperach

* Released in French in the Album HaZahav.

 

HAI: the album takes name from the song by which Ofrah was widely known in Europe. Track list:

1. Chai *
2. Amen Lamilim **
3. Ballada Lamelech
4. Aharei Hahagim [with Avi Toledano]
5. Meshorer Harehov
6. Mehapeset Derech
7. Akhshyav
8. Mami
9. Superstar
10. Sof Qaytz

* "Chai" was released also in French ("Vas, Vas, Vas"), English ("High") and German ("Frei") - They are not translations of the lyrics, but only the music is the same.
** "Amen Lamilim" was sung also in Arabic (in TV broadcast).

BAYT HAM alternates nice melodic and rhythmic songs. Track list:

1. Bayt Ham
2. Azor Li
3. Manginat Halev *
4. Lada'at Ken O Lo
5. Yad BeYad
6. Ben Parvar
7. Hitcha Halaylah **
8. Kum Vehitorer
9. Atah Hivtachta
10. Rikud Aharon

* Was released in French in the Album HaZahav, as "Nous N'irons Plus".
**  Was released in English in the Album HaZahav, as "Fighter".

ADAMAH consists mainly in melodic songs. Track list:

1. Goral Echad
2. Adamah
3. Mishehu Holech Tamid Iti
4. Ru'ach Tzfonit, Ru'ach Dromit
5. Hitchadshoot
6. Od Mechaka La'echad
7. Le'atzmi Bilvad
8. Rachamim
9. Tzippori
10. Shir Eres La'adva

YAMIM NISHBARIM is an album whose style is different from the preceding ones. Track list:

1. Yamim Nishbarim
2. Bo Venagen Otti *  
3. Kol Haklafim
4. Lady
5. Le'amshich Velitzod
6. Hake'ev Haze *  
7. Bachoshech
8. P'geshah B'shesh
9. Shqi'ah

* These tracks were released in English in the album "Shaday".

DESERT WIND is one of her first international successful albums. Sung partially in English, with strong Yemenite folk elements but rather modern in style. Track list:

1. Wish Me Luck
2. Ya Ba Ye
3. Middle East
4. I Want To Fly
5. Slave Dream
6. Taw Shi
7. Mm'mma (My Brothers Are There)
8. In Ta
9. Fatamorgana (Mirage)
10. Da'assa
11. Kaddish

 

 

QUEEN IN EXILE: by unknown reasons, Ofrah didn't want to release this album, though containing Bible meaningful songs like "Genesis" and "Jerusalem". There's also a specially beautiful song, "In This Burning Town", with a slight Flamenco flavour. Mainly in English. Track list:

1. Mata Hari *
2. Genesis
3. Fatfata *
4. Queen In Exile
5. Jerusalem
6. Separate Ways
7. Sheherezade
8. In This Burning Town (Love Is A Shelter)
9. Queen In A Dream Of Exile
10. Kashmir *

* These three tracks were published in the single "Mata Hari" The seven unreleased tracks differ in style and subject from the others, and were probably recorded in a previous time -maybe soon after the album "Shaday"?- In fact, these seven songs are inspired in ancient poetry, Bible and Qabbalah, and seem to follow the outline marked by "Shirey Teyman" ("Fifty Gates of Wisdom"). Even though different in style, by their topic I'd consider these seven tracks as part of a poetry complex which includes the albums "Shaday", "Kirya", "Kol HaNeshamah", and "Shirey Teyman" as the source of inspiration.
Most of these songs have been released only recently in the compilation "Manginat Halev 2".

OFRA HAZA was her last official album. Mainly in English. Track list:

1. Show Me
2. Amore
3. Im Nin'alu - 2000
4. Sixth Sense
5. My Ethiopian Boy
6. Ahava
7. No Time To Hate
8. You've Got A Friend
9. You
10. Give Me A Sign
11. One Day

 

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