Without You (Sami Yusuf album)

Without You is an album that Awakening Records released on 17 January 2009 as the third album of the British singer Sami Yusuf, after My Ummah (2005); it has eleven songs recorded between 2005 and 2008. ^{1 2 3} It was the last record of his issued by that label, and its release was itself disputed between the two. ¹

Sami Yusuf said the album was released without his "blessings nor consent", and that any album made from these recordings could only reach the market against his wishes; in February 2009 he wrote on his website that it was a compilation of demos and sketches below his standards, and asked his fans to boycott it. ^{1 2} The label, for its part, kept the album on Sami Yusuf's page of its website into April 2009 and said in a press release that it was a complete, high-quality album of eleven songs, and that he was signed to it exclusively for five albums. ² The contract dispute ran from 2008 to 2009 and ended with his legal separation from the label; the Arabic article says the contract was voided. ^{1 2} The Guardian told the label's side in 2012: Sami Yusuf had a dispute with Awakening over his third album in 2008 and joined ETM International. ⁴ The museum gives both positions, each attributed, with no verdict.

The list runs 'Asma Allah', 'Without You', the short interlude 'My Only Wish', 'Forever Palestine', 'He Is There', 'Sallou', 'A Thousand Times', 'Never Never', 'Anything For You', 'Salutation' and 'Not In My Name'. ^{1 2} The infobox gives 37 minutes and 44 seconds, though the English track list adds up to a little more. ¹

Sami Yusuf edited many of these songs and re-released them with his new label: 'Without You' and 'He Is There', as 'In Every Tear, He Is There', on Wherever You Are; 'Sallou' as 'It's a Game' and 'Never Never' as 'All I Need' on Salaam; and an edited 'Forever Palestine' as a free download on his website in 2009. ^{1 2}

• English Wikipedia, 'Without You (Sami Yusuf album)', revision 1383623240 of 3 November 2026, citing Sami Yusuf's statement on his website. ¹
• Arabic Wikipedia, «بدونك ⁦(ألبوم)⁩», revision 67109654 of 11 June 2024, citing both sides' statements. ²
• Wikidata item Q3569505. ³
• Omar Shahid, The Guardian, 13 April 2012. ⁴