To Syria, with Love

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To Syria, with Love
Studio album by
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[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
Paste7.9/10[5]
Pitchfork6.5/10[6]

To Syria, with Love is the third studio album by Syrian musician Omar Souleyman. It was released on 2nd June 2017 under Mad Decent.[7]

Background[edit]

In a press release, Souleyman described the album as a "personal ode to Syria" and focuses on his emotional connection with the country.[8] Longtime collaborator, Shawah Al Ahmad, wrote most of the lyrics for the album.[9]

Critical reception[edit]

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[1]

Accolades[edit]

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2017
35

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

Chart performance for To Syria, with Love
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 152

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.