Zemfira (album)

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Zemfira
Studio album by Zemfira
Released 1999
Recorded Tone Studios, 1998
Genre Rock, Pop
Length 47:14
Label DMI Records
Producer Vladimir Ovchinnikov
Professional reviews
Zemfira chronology
Zemfira
(1999)
Forgive Me My Love
(2000)

Zemfira is the rock singer Zemfira's debut album. It introduced a new concept to Russian rock: the female songwriter and performer.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Почему" (Why)
  2. "Снег" (Snow)
  3. "Синоптик" (The Weatherman)
  4. "Ромашки" (Daisies)
  5. "Маечки" (Shirts)
  6. "СПИД" (AIDS)
  7. "Румба" (Rumba)
  8. "Скандал" (Scandal)
  9. "Не Пошлое" (Unplatitudinous)
  10. "Припевочка" (A Song)*
  11. "-140"
  12. "Ариведерчи" (Arrivederci)
  13. "Ракеты" (Rockets)
  14. "Земфира" (Zemfira)

*Here, "A Song" means someone or something easy to get along with. The Russian saying "not a song", means hard work, and the lyrics refer to someone who complains that her boyfriend is "not a song" while being pretty hard work herself.

[edit] Personnel

  • Zemfira - Vocals, Lyrics, Music
  • Sergei Cozinov - Drums and Percussion
  • Oleg Pungin - Drums and Percussion
  • Vadim Solov'ev - Guitar
  • Yurii Tsaler - Guitar
  • Rinat Akhmadiev - Bass
  • Sergei Miroliubov - Keyboard