CAIRO, 31 October 2005 — Out of 22 songs he recorded, Egyptian singer Amr Diab chose only 10 songs to include in his new album, scheduled for release during the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Fitr. Amr worked with a number of prominent poets and composers to ensure the quality of his album, and composed two of the songs himself.
Diab had gone on a strict diet and began exercising in order to lose 10 kilos before filming the first video clip from his album. The singer was able to lose weight in time to shoot the clip before releasing the album.
The music production company “Rotana” required Amr to submit the master copy of the album, to ensure that it was released at the appropriate time, according to ‘Rotana’ officials.
Amr had pushed to record the songs for the new album in an effort to meet the deadline set by “Rotana,” but suddenly decided to postpone the release, due to the recent tragic conditions that have hit the region.
It was rumored that Rotana set the condition fearing he might leave Rotana after learning that the singer had reopened negotiations with his previous production company “Alam El Phan.”
