Avraham Fried/Around the Year II

Around the Year II
Around the Year II
	Original vinyl sleeve cover
Studio album by Avraham Fried
Released	October/November, 1986
Studio	Systems Two/BKLY'N
Genre	Chassidic
Length	44:01
Language	Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Aramaic
Label	Suki and Ding; Sameach; Gal-Paz;
Producer	Suki and Ding
Avraham Fried chronology
Original CD cover
Original Hebrew CD cover

Around the Year II (Hebrew: מעגל השנה II) is the seventh studio album by Chassidic singer Avraham Fried, released in October/November (Tishrei) 1986 by Suki and Ding.

The album originally featured six tracks containing medleys in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Aramaic. Later, seemingly beginning with the release of the CD edition, an additional two songs were added, including one song in English.^{[Notes 1]}

The album is distributed in North America by Sameach Music, and in Israel by Gal-Paz.

Track listing

Around the Year II track listing
Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Hebrew title	Length
1.	"Hooked on a Wedding"	Blessings for wedding	Viznitz (Unknown), Ben Zion Shenker, and Ruzhin (Unknown)	מחרוזת חתונה	5:00
2.	"Shabbos Medley"	Prayers for Shabbat	Rochel Grund Miller, Melitzer Rebbe, and Shlomo Carlebach	מחרוזת שבת	6:00
3.	"Hakofah Medley"	Tehillim, Prayers for Simchat Torah, and Shmerke Kaczerginski^{[Notes 2]}	Traditional, Ali Scharf, and Avraham Yitzchak Kook	מחרוזת הקפות	5:17

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Hebrew title	Length
4.	"Around the Year II"	Prayers for Yom Kippur, Devarim, Prayers for Chanukah, Megilat Esther, Talmud Megillah, Haggadah for Pesach, Prayers for Shavuot	Traditional, Yigal Calek, Shmuel Brazil, Bostoner Rebbe, Chabad (Unknown)	מעגל השנה 2	8:45
5.	"Yerushalayim Medley"			מח' שירי ירושלים	5:33
6.	"Hooked on a Simcha"			מחרוזת שמחה	5:14

Added tracks (in later releases)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Hebrew title	Length
7.	"Hashem's the World"	Mirel Simcha, Sandy Raskind, and Nechama Bakst	Chumi Berry	ה' העולם	3:23
8.	"Al Kain Tzion"	Prayers for Tisha Be'av	Rochel Grund Miller	על כן	4:49
Total length:					44:01

Credits

Produced and directed by Suki & Ding
Musical arrangements: Suki Berry
Technical advisor: Rabbi Yosef C. Golding
Technical production: Shabsie Parnes, Yanky Safier
Recording engineers: Joe & Mike Marciano
Recorded at Systems Two/BKLY'N
Jacket Design Tovia Ganz
(Designed by Tov Art & Design)^{[Notes 3]}

Compositions

Sameach & V'yerushalayim: Reb Benzion Shenker
Yismechu & Simon Tov: Shlomo Carlebach
Yevonim: Shmuel Brazil
Mareh Kohen: Yigal Calek
Sholom Aleichem: Rochel Grund Miller
Al Zeh: Rabbi Eliyahu Klang
Meheiroh: Moshe Laufer
Melech Olamim: Ali Scharf

Music Credits

Keyboards: Suki Berry
Drums: Rick Cutler
Percussions: Roy Markowitz
Guitar: Steve Bill
Bass: Harry Max, Eitan Kantor
Trumpet: Ken Gross
Synthesizer: Kevin Disimone
Sequential MX150: Bunny Freedman

Adult Choir

Child Vocalist

Tzvi Lang

Great Appreciation

Mrs. Chava Golding
Cantor & Mrs. Berry
Chumi
Raizy
Faigy
Yitzchok
Robby Lederman
Nancy Marciano
Moshe Tanenbaum
Shimon
Goldie
Yisroel
Rosie
Mr. & Mrs. F13^{[Notes 5]}
Sheya & Elizabeth Mendlowitz
Rabbi Josh Silbermintz

Notes

↑ For whatever reason, Mostly Music sells the digital album with a ninth track titled "Moshe Emes" that is not included in any other release.
↑ With slightly modified lyrics as sung by Chabad Chasidim.
↑ Added at the bottom of the vinyl sleeve.
↑ Likely a misspelling, and meant to say Yochi Briskman.
↑ Unsure if this is meant to be an inside joke, mistake, or referring to someone specific while concealing their identity.

[1] For whatever reason, Mostly Music sells the digital album with a ninth track titled "Moshe Emes" that is not included in any other release.

[2] With slightly modified lyrics as sung by Chabad Chasidim.

[3] Added at the bottom of the vinyl sleeve.

[4] Likely a misspelling, and meant to say Yochi Briskman.

[5] Unsure if this is meant to be an inside joke, mistake, or referring to someone specific while concealing their identity.

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