Skała was Kayah's first studio album in six years and her first released by her own record label,
Kayax (distributed by
EMI Music Poland). The title ("
rock" in
Polish) is a nod to the singer's 1995 breakthrough album, Kamień ("stone"). Musically, Skała continues Kamień's
soul and
jazz-inspired sound. To promote the album, Kayah embarked on an acoustic concert tour and released two singles: "Jak skała" and "Ocean Spokojny już".
Skała debuted at number 1 in the
Polish albums chart and was
certified platinum the following month.[3] By March 2011, the album had sold in nearly 40,000 copies.[4]Skała was nominated to the
Fryderyk award for the Pop Album of the Year and Best Artwork[5] as well as for the Best Pop Album in the Superjedynki contest.[6]
Skała was Kayah's first studio album in six years and her first released by her own record label,
Kayax (distributed by
EMI Music Poland). The title ("
rock" in
Polish) is a nod to the singer's 1995 breakthrough album, Kamień ("stone"). Musically, Skała continues Kamień's
soul and
jazz-inspired sound. To promote the album, Kayah embarked on an acoustic concert tour and released two singles: "Jak skała" and "Ocean Spokojny już".
Skała debuted at number 1 in the
Polish albums chart and was
certified platinum the following month.[3] By March 2011, the album had sold in nearly 40,000 copies.[4]Skała was nominated to the
Fryderyk award for the Pop Album of the Year and Best Artwork[5] as well as for the Best Pop Album in the Superjedynki contest.[6]