Sofia Rotaru (album)
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| Studio album by Sofia Rotaru | |||||
| Released | July 1972 (USSR) August 1974 (USSR) (Re-released) |
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| Recorded | 1972, Melodiya, Moscow | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Dance, Pop folk | ||||
| Label | Melodiya | ||||
| Producer | Sofia Rotaru | ||||
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Sofia Rotaru is the debut album by Soviet singer-songwriter Sofia Rotaru, released in July 1972 by Melodiya. The first long play album was re-released in 1974 for the Soviet and Eastern European market and re-packaged as Sofia Rotaru - 1974. The album includes songs performed in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Moldavian languages.
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[edit] Album history
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side A
The songs recorded on the side A are all performed in foreign languages, with the musical background played by band Chervona Ruta, directed by Anatoliy Evdokimenko. Songs 1, 3, 4 are performed in Ukrainian language, 2 - in Bulgarian, and 5 - in Moldavian languages.
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| 01 | "Ballad about Violins" Ukrainian: Балада про скрипки/Balada pro skripki |
Volodymyr Ivasyuk | Vasily Marsyuk | 1972, 1974, 1992 | 5:37 |
| 02 | "Fairy Tale" Bulgarian: Сказка/Skazka |
T. Rusev | D. Demyanov | ||
| 03 | "Two Rings" Ukrainian: Два перстенi/Dva persteni |
Volodymyr Ivasyuk | Volodymyr Ivasyuk | 1974, 1977, 1992, 2001 was also performed by Nazariy Yaremchuk with Smerichka band |
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| 04 | "Song Will Be With Us" Ukrainian: Пiсня буде помiж нас/Pisnya bude pomizh nas |
Volodymyr Ivasyuk | Volodymyr Ivasyuk | 1974, 1977, 1997 was also performed by Nazariy Yaremchuk, Vasily Zinkevich, Taras Chubay and Vatra band |
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| 05 | "Only You" Moldovan: Numai tu |
Petru Teodorovici | Ion Petrachi | 5:37 |
[edit] Side B
The songs recorded on side B are all in Russian language. Ensemble Melodiya, under direction of Gueorguiy Garanyan provided the musical background.
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| 01 | "Remeber Me" Russian: Вспоминай меня/Vspominay Menya |
Vyacheslav Dobrynin | Veronika Tushnova | 1974, 1992 was later performed by Irina Allegrova, Alla Pugacheva |
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| 02 | "Your Fault" Russian: Твоя вина/Tvoya vina |
Evgueniy Martynov | Andrey Dementyev, David Usmanov | was later perfomrmed by Aida Vedishcheva, Nina Brodskaya, Irina Ponarovskaya, Leonid Serebrennikov | |
| 03 | "I'm Waiting for the Spring" Russian: Я жду весну/Ya zhdu vesnu |
Evgueniy Martynov | Andrey Dementyev | 1974 was also later performed by Evgueniy Martynov, Anna Guerman, Valentina Tolkunova, Heidi Tamme, Natali, Irina Shvedova, Leonid Srebrennikov. The initial text for the same music was called My Love Russian: Моя любовь/Moya lyubovi |
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| 04 | "Tell Me a Fairy Tale" Russian: Расскажи мне сказку/Rasskazhi mne skazku |
Leonid Garin | Anatoliy Poperechnyi | 1974 was also performed by Nina Brodskaya |
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| 05 | "Alyoshenika (Ballad about Mother)" Russian: Алёшенька (Баллада о матери)/Alyoshenika (Balada o matere) |
Evgueniy Martynov | Andrey Dementyev | 1974 was also later performed by Evgueniy Martynov, Lev Leshchenko, Leonid Serebrennikov |
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