Sofia Rotaru (album)

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Sofia Rotaru
Studio album by Sofia Rotaru
Released	July 1972 (USSR) August 1974 (USSR) (Re-released)
Recorded	1972, Melodiya, Moscow
Genre	Pop, Dance, Pop folk
Label	Melodiya
Producer	Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru chronology
Sofia Rotaru (1972) Chervona Ruta (1972)

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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Contents 1 Album history 2 Track listing 2.1 Side A 2.2 Side B 3 Album credits 3.1 Personnel 3.2 Production 3.3 Design 4 Certifications, peaks & sales 5 References

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[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.

#	Title	Music	Lyrics	Production credits	Time
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
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
05	"Only You" Moldovan: Numai tu	Petru Teodorovici	Ion Petrachi		5:37

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The songs recorded on side B are all in Russian language. Ensemble Melodiya, under direction of Gueorguiy Garanyan provided the musical background.

#	Title	Music	Lyrics	Production credits	Time
01	"Remeber Me" Russian: Вспоминай меня/Vspominay Menya	Vyacheslav Dobrynin	Veronika Tushnova	1974, 1992 was later performed by Irina Allegrova, Alla Pugacheva
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
04	"Tell Me a Fairy Tale" Russian: Расскажи мне сказку/Rasskazhi mne skazku	Leonid Garin	Anatoliy Poperechnyi	1974 was also performed by Nina Brodskaya
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	5:37

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v • d • e Sofia Rotaru singles discography "Sofia Rotaru (Extended Play)" (1974) · , "Deine Zärtlichkeit" (1978) ·

v • d • e Sofia Rotaru Studio albums Sofia Rotaru (1972) · Chervona Ruta (1972) · Sofia Rotaru (1974) · Sofia Rotaru performs songs of Vladimir Ivasyuk (1978) · Only For You (1979)  · Water Flows (2004)  · Fog (2007)  · You Are My Heart (2007) Compilations Sofia Rotaru The Best (1999) · Sofia Rotaru 2000 (2000) · Star Series (2001) · The Best Songs (2002) Soundtracks Spring Accords (1973) · Not a Word About Football (1973) · Hiding Place by Red Stones (1972) · Little Vera (1988) Tours All Soviet Tour (1971) · Australian Tour (1998) · German Tour (1999) · American Tour (2003) · All Russian Tour (2004)  · All Ukrainian Tour (2006) · Anniversary Tour (2008) Films Nightingale from Bukovina (1966) · Chervona Ruta (1971) · Dniestr Melodies (1973) · Song Is Always With Us (1975) · Where Has Love Gone? (1980) · Soul (1981) · Monologue About Love (1986) · Golden Heart (1988)  · Caravan of Love (1991) Concert programmes Sofia Rotaru Invites You (1986) · Flowers of Sofia Rotaru (1991) · I Still Love You (2001) · My Life, My Love (2003) · Anniversary Concert of Sofia Rotaru (2007)