Shater is the fifth album by pop artist Diana Haddad

Diana Haddad

Diana Joseph Fouad Haddad is a Lebanese singer and television personality with Emirati citizenship. Mainly known as Diana Haddad, she is one of the most popular and successful singers in the Arab World and has been so since the late 1990s...

. Shater's music was mostly of modern pop, and showcased a joyful Diana enjoying the most simple things in life such as nature and the sun. Shater continued along the lines of Ammanih

Ammanih

Ammanih was Diana Haddad's third solo album. Ammanih was released in 1998. Ammanih album was spectacular in every sense of the word, featuring different colors and different music genres Diana never did before. The album sold millions of copies, not only in the Middle East, but also in Europe, the...

; several collaborations and joyful music. A celebration of life, Shater also had one sad song named "Weenhom", which Diana dedicated to her mother.

Charts success

In this album Diana continued "Yammaia" line to sing different music colours, "Shater" was the first single to be released from this album. It immediately became a smash hit in the Arab world, topping the charts for more than five weeks in 17 radios' charts in different countries. The songs "Al Fosol Al Arbaa" and "Wainohom" were very successful in the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

countries and "Wainohom" was dedicated to Diana's dead mother. "Fosol Al Arbaa" was filmed in new ways by her husband Suhail al Abdool. To date the album sold millions of copies becoming one of Haddad's best-selling albums in the Arab world.

Track listing

1. Shater - Bedouin Arabic
2. Abl Al Gharam - Egyptian Arabic
3. Al Fosol Al Arbaa - Khaleeji Arabic
4. Wainohom - Khaleeji Arabic
5. Baggeiah - Lebanese/Syrian Arabic
6. Shater (instrumental)
7. Saaltak - Lebanese Arabic
8. Enta El Jameel Lebanese Arabic