Odlazi cirkus
Odlazi cirkus (trans. The Circus Is Leaving) is the second and final studio album released by former Yugoslav rock band Rani Mraz.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock Pop rock | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | PGP-RTB | |||
| Producer | Josip Boček | |||
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Recording
Like it was the case with the previous Rani Mraz album, Mojoj mami umesto maturske slike u izlogu, two official Rani Mraz members, Đorđe Balašević and Biljana Krstić, recorded Odlazi cirkus with studio musicians: Josip Boček (guitar), Bojan Hreljac (bass guitar), Slobodan Marković (keyboards), and Lazar Tošić (drums).
Track listing
All the songs written by Đorđe Balašević.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Priča o Vasi Ladačkom" ("The Story of Vasa Ladački") | 5:48 |
| 2. | "Još jedna gorka pesma" ("Another Bitter Song") | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Nisam bio ja za nju" ("I Wasn't for Her") | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Menuet" ("Minuet") | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Život je more" ("Life Is a Sea") | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Pa dobro, gde si ti" ("Well, Where Have You Been") | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Mirka" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "O, kako tužnih ljubavi ima" ("Oh, How Sad Love Stories There Are") | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Ostaje mi to što se volimo" ("I'm Left with Our Love for Each Other") | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Odlazi cirkus" ("The Circus Is Leaving") | 3:04 |
Personnel
- Đorđe Balašević - vocals
- Bilja Krstić - vocals
Additional personnel
- Josip Boček - guitar
- Bojan Hreljac - bass guitar
- Slobodan Marković - keyboards
- Lazar Tošić - drums
Legacy
The main album hits were "Mirka", "Pa dobro gde si ti", the ballads "Menuet", "Život je more", "Odlazi cirkus" and "Priča o Vasi Ladačkom", the last one going on to become one of Đorđe Balašević's signature pieces.
In 2006 "Priča o Vasi Ladačkom" was polled, by the listeners of Radio B92, #13 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list.[1] In 2011, the song "Menuet" was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's activity.[2]
References
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4