Salaam (Sami Yusuf album)

Salaam is the fifth studio album of the British singer Sami Yusuf, produced by himself and released by ETM International on 22 December 2012 on CD and on 24 December digitally; South-East Asia and the Middle East and North Africa received it before the worldwide release. ^{1 2} It was recorded between 2009 and 2012 and runs 62 minutes. ¹

Sami Yusuf described it as a musical progression from Wherever You Are (2010), celebrating "outward multiplicity and inward unity" with an emphasis on peace between people regardless of differences, as Tabloid! reported. ¹ The article notes that it includes a number of songs celebrating his Islamic faith. ¹

The list includes 'Happiness', 'Salaam', 'Smile', 'The Source', 'Dryer Land', 'It's A Game', 'To Guide You Home', 'Forgotten Promises', 'Ala Bi Dhikrika', 'I'm Your Hope', 'All I Need' and 'Hear Your Call', followed by bonus tracks including acoustic Arabic versions of 'Wherever You Are' and 'Without You'. ¹ 'It's A Game' and 'All I Need' are re-edited versions of 'Sallou' and 'Never Never' from Without You, the album whose release he had opposed. ³ Videos were made for 'Hear Your Call', 'I'm Your Hope', 'Forgotten Promises', 'It's A Game', 'All I Need' and the Arabic 'Wherever You Are'. ¹

The article reports, from Global Post, that the international release went platinum in South-East Asia and reached best-selling lists in the Middle East and North Africa; it gives no year or certifying body, so the museum tells it as an attributed report. ¹ A special edition for Turkey carried five songs he re-recorded in Turkish, and he promoted the album in Istanbul in April 2013. ¹

• English Wikipedia, 'Salaam (album)', revision 1381778992 of 24 October 2026. ¹
• Wikidata item Q7403343. ²
• English Wikipedia article on Without You. ³