Dudu (album)

Dudu is a 2003 studio album by Tarkan. This was his first album to be released through his own record label, HITT Music. It holds five songs and five remixes^[1]. The sales of album exceed 2.5 million copies worldwide, from which over 1 million were sold just in Turkey. To support album from November 2003 Tarkan started to gave solo performances in Turkey and other countries. In 2004 as part of Dudu World tour Tarkan visited Austria, Germany, France, USA, Ukraine, Russia, Finland, Holland, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. All concerts were very successful.

Track listing

• Dudu, 2003^[2]

1. Dudu (4:35)
2. Bu Şarkılar Da Olmasa (4:26)
3. Gülümse Kaderine (3:47)
4. Sorma Kalbim (4:35)
5. Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (4:57)
6. Dudu (Ozan Çolakoğlu Remix) (4:51)
7. Gülümse Kaderine (Devrim Remix) (5:18)
8. Bu Şarkılar Da Olmasa (Devrim Remix) (5:52)
9. Dudu (Özgur Buldum Remix) (3:54)
10. Gülümse Kaderine (Murat Matthew Erdem Remix) (4:54)
11. Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (Ozan Çolakoğlu Remix) (5:47)

Album credits

• Personnel Crew:
  • Production: Hitt Music
  • Produced by: Tarkan
  • Distributor: Istanbul Plak Ltd.
  • Producer: Tarkan & Ozan Çolakoğlu
  • Mix: Murat Matthew Erdem
  • Mastering: Tim Young, Metropolist Studios London
  • Recorded at: Sari Ev (Kayit ve Mix), Imaj, ASM (Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim Mix)
  • Executive Producer: Egemen Öncel
  • Photos: Hasan Hüseyin
  • Hair Design: Mete Türkmen
  • Make-up Artist: Neriman Eröz
  • Costume Coordinator: Gülümser Gürtunca

Guest musicians

• Instruments:
  • Classical Guitar - Erdem Sökmen, Ayhan Gunyil
  • Electric, Bass (Guitar) - Nurkan Renda
  • Oud - Ilyas Tetik
  • Strings - Gündem Yayli Grubu (String Band)
  • String Arrangements (Track 2) - Hamit Undas

• For Track 5:
  • Background vocals, Baglama (Lead, Bass) - Arif Sağ
  • Baglama (Arpeggio), Selpe - Erdal Erzincan
  • Balaban - Ertan Tekin
  • Percussion - Mehmet Akatay, Cengiz Ercumer, Arif Sağ

Music videos

• Dudu
• Gülümse Kaderine
• Sorma Kalbim
• Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (The music video was filmed to a remixed version that does not appear on the album.)

Extra information

Tarkan's 2003 musical offering was his first album to be released under his own label HITT Music and the first Tarkan album to be packaged in a Digipak. Technically it could be classed as an EP release with only five edits and five remixes, but it is generally viewed as an album as its track length is over 35 minutes. Dudu was the first hybrid album of its kind in Turkey to sell over 1,000,000 copies. Tarkan once again collaborated with singer-songwriter Nazan Öncel for this album after a successful collaboration on his Karma album. - courtesy of Ali Yildirim

"Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (Şatıroğlu Mix)" - '5:47'

Notes

External links

• Dudu Official Album Website in Turkish and English
• Album and Song Lyrics Information in English
• Ozgur Buldum