Sahara (Orphaned Land album)
Sahara is the first full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on November 25, 1994 by French label Holy Records. The 2002 digipak re-release of the album features three bonus tracks: "Above You All", "Pits of Despair" and "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix - Hangis Han)" and edited cover art. The songs; "Seasons Unite", "The Beloveds Cry", "My Requiem", "Orphaned Land - The Storm Still Rages Inside..." are all from the demo, The Beloved's Cry.
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| Released | November 25, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | June 1994, "Sigma" studios, Tel Aviv, Israel | |||
| Genre | Death/doom Oriental metal Progressive death metal | |||
| Length | 58:29 77:49 (digipak) | |||
| Label | Holy | |||
| Producer | Orphaned Land | |||
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| Sahara re-release | ||||
 Re-release (2002) | ||||
Track listing
- "The Sahara's Storm" – 7:59
- "Blessed Be Thy Hate" – 9:25
- "Ornaments of Gold" – 7:08
- "Aldiar Al Mukadisa" – 3:15 (Translated: Holy Land)
- "Seasons Unite" – 8:30
- "The Beloved's Cry" – 4:33
- "My Requiem" – 8:27
- "Orphaned Land - The Storm Still Rages Inside..." – 9:10
Digipak bonus tracks
- "Above You All" − 4:57
- "Pits of Despair" − 4:20
- "The Beloved's Cry (Martini remix - Hangis Han)" − 10:05
Personnel
Band members
Guest musicians
- Hadas Sasi − female vocals
- Albert Dadon − tarbuka
- Abraham Salman − kannun
- "Neve Israel" synagogue − background vocals
- Amira Salah − female "Arab" vocals
- Unknown musician goes by the name "Vovin" - Guitars
Production and other
- Recorded in "Sigma" Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1994.
- Produced by Orphaned Land
- Engineered by Tamir Muskat
- Assisted by Gary Gani
- Second assistant engineers: Eran Zira, Yotam Agam
- Mixed by Tamir Muskat, Orphaned Land, Gary Gani and Asaf Bar-Lev
- Executive producer Holy Records, Orphaned Land and Asaf Bar-Lev
- Logo by Uri Zelcha and Kobi Farhi
- Photos by Gil Pasternak
- Cover: The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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