Perfect (band)

This article is about the Polish rock group. For the American group of the same name formed by Tommy Stinson in 1995, see Perfect (American band).
Perfect

Perfect, 2010
Background information
Origin Warsaw, Poland
Genres rock, pop rock
Years active 1977-1983, 1987, 1989-1992, 1993-present
Labels Polskie Nagrania Muza, Koch International, Izabelin Studio, Universal Music Poland, Metal Mind Productions, EMI Music Poland
Website www.perfect.art.pl

Perfect is a Polish rock band founded in 1977 by drummer Wojciech Morawski, bass guitar player Zdzisław Zawadzki and lead guitar player Zbigniew Hołdys. They are one of the all time most popular rock bands from/in Poland.[1][2]

The band's most popular songs are: Autobiografia ("Autobiography"), Nie płacz Ewka ("Don't Cry, Eve"), Kołysanka dla nieznajomej ("A Lullaby for a Stranger"), Chcemy być sobą ("We Want to be Ourselves").

Band members

Current members

  • Grzegorz Markowski – vocals (1980–1983, 1987, 1993–present)
  • Jacek Krzaklewski – lead guitar (1989–1990, 1995–present)
  • Dariusz Kozakiewicz – lead guitar (1978, 1998–present)
  • Piotr Szkudelski – drums (1980–1983, 1987, 1989–1991, 1994–present)
  • Piotr Urbanek – bass guitar (1999–present)

Past members

  • Zbigniew Hołdys – lead guitar, vocals (1977–1983, 1987, 1989–1991)
  • Zdzisław Zawadzki – bass guitar (1978–1981)
  • Ryszard Sygitowicz – lead guitar (1980–1981, 1994-1997)
  • Basia Trzetrzelewska – vocals (1978)
  • Ewa Korczyńska-Konarzewska – vocals (1977–1980)
  • Wojciech Morawski – drums (1978–1980)

Timeline[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
POL
[4]
Perfect 1
  • ZPAV: Platinum[7]
UNU
  • Released: 1982[8]
  • Label: Tonpress KAW
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download[9]
 —
Jestem
  • Released: 1994[10]
  • Label: Koch International
  • Formats: CD, CS
 —
Geny
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: LP, CD
 —
Śmigło —
Schody
  • Released: April 1, 2004[13]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: LP, CD
 —
XXX 1
DaDaDam 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[4]
Live
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Savitor
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download[18]
40
Live April 1'1987
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Pronit, Polton
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS
—
Katowice Spodek Live '94
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Armco Music
  • Formats: CD, CS
37
Suwałki Live '98
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
—
Live 2001
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, CS
 —
Perfect - Trójka Live
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: 3 Sky Media Presspublic
  • Formats: CD, CS
—
Z Archiwum Polskiego
Radia, Vol. 20 – Perfect
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Polskie Radio
  • Formats: CD
14
Z wtorku na środę
  • Released: April 20, 2009[19]
  • Label: Metal Mind Productions
  • Formats: CD
—
Perfect Symfonicznie
  • Released: October 19, 2009[20]
  • Label: Metal Mind Productions
  • Formats: CD
 16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title Album details Certifications
Z wtorku na środę
  • Released: June 18, 2007[21]
  • Label: Metal Mind Productions
  • Formats: DVD
Perfect Symfonicznie
  • Released: October 19, 2009[23]
  • Label: Metal Mind Productions
  • Formats: DVD

References

  1. ↑ Spin,
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Konrad Wojciechowski, "Wszystkie pilne sprawy" - Perfect's biography, ISBN 978-83-60157-54-1
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Peak chart positions in Poland:
  5. ↑ "Perfect" (in Polish). perfect.art.pl. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/perfect/id652846506
  7. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Perfect" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "UNU" (in Polish). perfect.art.pl. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  9. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/unu/id589424023
  10. ↑ "Jestem" (in Polish). perfect.art.pl. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Polish album certifications – Perfect" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Śmigło" (in Polish). perfect.art.pl. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Perfect - Schody - Płyta" (in Polish). Interia.pl. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "PERFECT "XXX"". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  15. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/xxx/id688193341
  16. ↑ ""DaDaDam", czyli płyta Perfect, na jaką warto było czekać" (in Polish). Polskie Radio. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  17. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/dadadam/id876352723
  18. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/perfect-live-live/id808810234
  19. ↑ http://www.metalmind.com.pl/index.php?dzial=wydawnictwa&more=1725
  20. ↑ http://www.metalmind.com.pl/index.php?dzial=wydawnictwa&more=1944
  21. ↑ http://www.metalmind.com.pl/index.php?dzial=wydawnictwa&more=776
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/dvd.php
  23. ↑ http://www.metalmind.com.pl/index.php?dzial=wydawnictwa&more=1943