Igra bojama

{{Infobox album

| name = Igra bojama

| type = Album

| artist = Oktobar 1864

| cover = Igra bojama album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1988

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{Hlist|Funk rock|jazz pop|blue-eyed soul}}

| length =

| language =

| label = PGP-RTB

| producer = Mitar Subotić, Theodore Yanni

| prev_title = Oktobar 1864

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Crni ples

| next_year = 1990

}}

Igra bojama (trans. Play with Colours) is the second studio album by Yugoslav rock band Oktobar 1864, released in 1988.

Background and recording

Following commercial and critical success of their 1987 self-titled debut, the band recorded their second album in a new lineup, with Dejan Abadić replacing Dean Krmpotić on keyboards, and Vuk Dinić replacing Nebojša Mrvaljević on trombone.{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960-2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released / Makart|location=Belgrade|page=217}} The album was produced by Mitar "Suba" Subotić, and featured guest appearances by saxophonists Deže Molnar and Josip Kovač, and by Milan Mladenović (of Ekatarina Velika) and Nera (formerly of Aska) on backing vocals.

The album cover was designed by comic book artist Zoran Janjetov.

Track listing

{{tracklist

|headline = A side

|title1 = Sam

|length1 = 3:40

|music1 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics1 = Strahinja Knežević

|note1 = {{small|"Alone"}}

|title2 = Pratiš trag

|length2 = 4:15

|music2 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics2 = Oktobar 1864

|note2 = {{small|"You're Following the Trace"}}

|title3 = Senke 2

|length3 = 5:00

|music3 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics3 = Oktobar 1864

|note3 = {{small|"Shadows 2"}}

|title4 = Čekam

|length4 = 4:08

|music4 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics4 = Strahinja Knežević

|note4 = {{small|"I'm Waiting"}}

}}

{{tracklist

|headline = B side

|title1 = Želim te

|length1 = 4:32

|music1 = Dejan Abadić

|lyrics1 = Oktobar 1864

|note1 = {{small|"I Want You"}}

|title2 = Prolazi dan

|length2 = 4:15

|music2 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics2 = Strahinja Knežević

|note2 = {{small|"Day Is Passing"}}

|title3 = Tvoj dah

|length3 = 3:20

|music3 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics3 = Marija Miljević

|note3 = {{small|"Your Breath"}}

|title4 = Ovde ili bilo gde

|length4 = 3:25

|music4 = Oktobar 1864

|lyrics4 = Strahinja Knežević

|note4 = {{small|"Here or Anywhere"}}

}}

Personnel

  • Tanja Jovićević - vocals
  • Goran Tomanović - guitar
  • Željko Mitrović - bass guitar
  • Ivan Zečević - drums
  • Dejan Abadić - keyboards
  • Marko Lalić - saxophone
  • Branko Baćović - trumpet
  • Vuk Dinić - trombone

=Additional personnel=

  • Deže Molnar - saxophone
  • Josip Kovač - saxophone
  • Milan Mladenović - backing vocals
  • Nera - backing vocals
  • Sanja Čačinović - backing vocals
  • Mitar Subotić - producer
  • Theodore Yanni - recorded by, producer
  • Zoran Janjetov - cover design
  • Zorica Bajin-Đukanović - photography

Reception

The album brought sophisticated white soul hits "Sam" ("Alone"), "Pratiš trag" ("You're Following the Trace") and "Želim te" ("I Want You"). At the end of 1988, readers of Yugoslav music magazine Pop Rock polled the band the Biggest Hope of the Year, Jovićević was polled the Female Vocalist of the Year, and Igra bojama album cover, designed by artist Zoran Janjetov, was polled the Album Cover of the Year.

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.discogs.com/release/1916185-Oktobar-1864-Igra-Bojama Igra bojama] at Discogs