Sing! (Esther & Abi Ofarim album)

Sing! is an album by Israeli folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim. It was released on Philips Records in 1966. The album was released as The New Esther & Abi Ofarim Album in the UK, Sing Hallelujah! in the Netherlands, and Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album in Germany.

Sing!
Studio album by
Esther & Abi Ofarim
ReleasedOctober 1966
Genre
LabelPhilips
ProducerAbi Ofarim
Esther & Abi Ofarim chronology
Noch Einen Tanz
(1966)		 Sing!
(1966)		 2 In 3
(1967)
Singles from Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album
  1. "Die Wahrheit (Die Fahrt Ins Heu)"
    Released: 1966
  2. "Sing Hallelujah"
    Released: 1966

Recording and release

The album was produced by Abi Ofarim and musical direction by Hans Hammerschmid.

Esther & Abi Ofarim's cover of "Sing Hallelujah" by Mike Settle was released as a single in 1966, reaching No. 30 on the German singles chart.[1] They also cover songs by Bob Dylan, Ian Tyson, and the traditional negro spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child." The single "Die Wahrheit (Die Fahrt ins Heu)" was included on the German version of the album.

Following the release of the album in October 1966, Esther & Abi Ofarim toured West Germany in November to support the album.[2] Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album was the second of three No. 1 albums for the duo in Germany. In response to the albums Neue Songs Der Welt and Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album from the German public, the duo made a donation to the Delphin Foundation for Crippled Childre in December 1966.[3]

Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album spent a total of 56 weeks on the chart (October 15, 1966 – November 15, 1967), and topped the charts for many weeks.[4] By early 1967, their albums collectively had sold more than a million copies in Germany alone.[5]

Track listing

The German version contains four additional tracks: "Ma Omrot Einayich," "Ty Posztoj," "Die Wahrheit (Die Fahrt Ins Heu)," and "Yamin Usmol."

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sing Hallelujah"Mike Settle2:42
2."Canario (Song of the Canary Islands)"Daniel Martina, Pan Peters1:54
3."Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" 4:20
4."Empty Pocket Blues"Pete Seeger3:36
5."Tomorrow Is a Long Time"Bob Dylan3:30
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Going Home" 3:18
2."Mi Caballo (My Horse)" 2:45
3."Some Day Soon"Ian Tyson2:19
4."Bonnie Boat" 3:28
5."Lonesome Traveller"Lee Hays2:19

Chart performance
Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album
Chart Peak
position
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References
  1. "Esther & Abi Ofarim - Sing Hallelujah". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. "From the Music Capitals of the World: Cologne" (PDF). Billboard: 38. October 15, 1966.
  3. "Ofarims Donate to Crippled Children" (PDF). Billboard: 33. December 31, 1966.
  4. Chartsurfer.de. "Das neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album von Esther & Abi Ofarim". www.chartsurfer.de. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  5. "Philips Hot on Ofarim Album" (PDF). Billboard: 54. April 29, 1967.
  6. "ESTHER OFARIM + ABI". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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