JakaJaKayah

JakaJaKayah
Studio album by
Kayah
Released12 May 2000[1]
Genre
Length76:08 (international edition)[2]
Language
Label
Producer
  • Kayah
  • Krzysztof Pszona
Kayah chronology
Kayah i Bregović
(1999) 		JakaJaKayah
(2000) 		Stereo typ
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Codzienna Gazeta Muzyczna[3]
Europopmusic[4]
Machina[5]

JakaJaKayah is the fourth studio album by Polish singer Kayah, released in 2000 by Zic Zac and BMG Poland.

Background

The album was almost entirely written by Kayah (excluding two poems by Polish poets Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska and Jan Twardowski used in tracks "Topielice" and "Kiedy mówisz", respectively). Musically, it incorporates elements of pop, soul, world and electronic music. The album's lead single "JakaJaKayah" met with considerable success, reaching the top 10 of the airplay chart in Poland.[6] "Anioł wiedział" and "Topielice" followed as singles later in 2000, but did not achieve commercial success. In 2001, a special edition of the album was released, including the new single "Embarcação" recorded in Portuguese with Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora. The album was then released internationally as YakaYaKayah with some of the songs recorded in English.

JakaJaKayah received favourable reviews and got a nomination to the Fryderyk award for Best Pop Album.[7] Official Polish album sales chart OLiS did not exist at the time, but the album reached number 4 in the reliable monthly sales chart published by Gazeta Muzyczna. The album was certified platinum in Poland in 2003 for selling over 100,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Polish Albums[10] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum[11] 100,000[12]

References

  1. ^ "Kayah - JakaJaKayah" (in Polish). Interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ "Yakayakayah - Kayah | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ^ Anna Hernik (2000-05-22). "Kayah "Jakajakayah"" (in Polish). cgm.pl. Archived from the original on 2003-09-27. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  4. ^ "Kayah". Europopmusic. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  5. ^ Bartek Winczewski (July 2000). "Kayah – JakaJaKayah". Machina (in Polish). ISSN 1426-2312.
  6. ^ "Major Market Airplay" (PDF). Music & Media. London. 2000-05-13. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. ^ "Fryderyk 2000" (in Polish). fryderyki.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  8. ^ "Kayah in #1 Polish CD Store on the Internet-Skok". polishmusic.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  9. ^ "Yakayakayah by Kayah on Apple Music". apple.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  10. ^ "Gorąca 25". Gazeta Muzyczna (in Polish). Gdynia: Professional Music Press. 2000. ISSN 1429-2777.
  11. ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum (2003)" (in Polish). zpav.pl. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  12. ^ "Golden - Platinum" (in Polish). zpav.pl. Archived from the original on 2001-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-15.