Sing! is an album by Israeli folk duo Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim. It was released on Philips Records in 1966. The album was released as The New Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim Album in the UK, Sing Hallelujah! in the Netherlands, and Das Neue Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim Album in Germany.
Recording and release.
The album was produced by Abi Ofarim and musical direction by Hans Hammerschmid.
Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim's cover of "Sing Hallelujah" by Mike Settle was released as a single in 1966, reaching No. 30 on the German singles chart. They also cover songs by Bob Dylan, Ian Tyson, and the traditional negro spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child." The single "Die Wahrheit (Die Fahrt ins Heu)" was included on the German version of the album.
Following the release of the album in October 1966, Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim toured West Germany in November to support the album. "Das Neue Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim Album" was the second of three No. 1 albums for the duo in Germany. In response to the albums "Neue Songs Der Welt" and "Das Neue Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim Album" from the German public, the duo made a donation to the Delphin Foundation for Crippled Children in December 1966.
"Das Neue Esther &amp; Abi Ofarim Album" spent a total of 56 weeks on the chart (October 15, 1966 – November 15, 1967), and topped the charts for many weeks. By early 1967, their albums collectively had sold more than a million copies in Germany alone.
Track listing.
The German version contains four additional tracks: "Ma Omrot Einayich," "Ty Posztoj," "Die Wahrheit (Die Fahrt Ins Heu)," and "Yamin Usmol."