You Are Mine (album)

Recorded in Algeria, the album was produced by Rachid Baba Ahmed.[9][10] Fadela recorded her vocals first, with the musical backing added by Ahmed.[11] Ahmed mixed instruments such as the derbouka with synthesizer sounds.[12] The title track first appeared internationally on the Rai Rebels compilation.[13]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[14]
Chicago Tribune	[15]
Robert Christgau	A−[16]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[17]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide	[10]

Robert Christgau called "N'Sel Fik" "rai's most incandescent and universal moment, one of the greatest singles of the decade," writing that "Oran superproducer Rachid [is] outdoing rather than compromising himself as he aims for the bigger time"; Christgau also wrote that he considered the title track to be the single of the year for 1988.[16][18] The New York Times wrote that "Fadela's voice pours out throaty vulnerability, her notes sliding and breaking in straightforward productions."[13]

The Washington Post praised "Fadela's roughly sensual voice."[11] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the music "builds from a hypnotic minor-key tradition by adding vibrant African and Western dance rhythms, rich French and Spanish melodies, high-tech instrumentation and scandalous lyrics."[15] The Sydney Morning Herald deemed the album "an Arabic music that uses modern instrumentation and pertinent lyrics to upset its own society."[19]

AllMusic noted that "'N'sel Fik', by Fadela and her husband Cheb Sahraoui, is the biggest Algerian hit in the country's history."[14]