Katarina II is the first studio album

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 by the Serbian

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 rock

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 band Ekatarina Velika

Ekatarina Velika

Ekatarina Velika , sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock group from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential music acts coming out of former Yugoslavia....

, released in 1984. The band was called Katarina II at the time of its release, but changed the name to Ekatarina Velika

Ekatarina Velika

Ekatarina Velika , sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock group from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential music acts coming out of former Yugoslavia....

, and has continued to work under that name till the end. The band had started recording of the album in Belgrade

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 (in studio owned by Enco Lesić, a producer), but due to various problems ( the tapes was re-recorded ) it was finally recorded for the Slovenia

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 (RTV Ljubljana). The album producer was Djordje Petrović. The guest stars were Mario Čelik (on congas) and Jurij Novoselić (on saxophone

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) from the Croatia

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 band Film

Film (music group)

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.

Track listing

All songs and arrangements written by Katarina II, all lyrics by Milan Mladenović

Milan Mladenovic

Milan Mladenović was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician best known as the frontman of Serbian art rock band Ekatarina Velika.-Early life:...

 except where noted.

1. "Aut" - 3:47
2. "Vrt" (lyrics: D. Mihajlović) - 3:43
3. "Platforme" (lyrics: D. Mihajlović) - 3:01
4. "Radostan dan" - 4:06
5. "Geto" - 4:57
6. "Treba da se čisti" (lyrics: M. Mladenović, D. Mihajlovć) - 3:32
7. "Ja znam" - 3:09
8. "Kad krenem ka..." (lyrics: M. Mladenović, M. Stefanović, B. Pečar) - 4:59
9. "Treba da se čisti II" (Instrumental) - 2:48
10. "Jesen" - 4:58

Personnel

• Milan Mladenović
  Milan Mladenovic
  Milan Mladenović was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician best known as the frontman of Serbian art rock band Ekatarina Velika.-Early life:...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
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• Dragomir "Gagi" Mihajlović
  Dragomir Mihajlović
  - Musical career :Mihajlović started his career as a guitarist in a progressive rock group Limunovo Drvo, which, formed in 1978 by himself and Milan Mladenović , after performing for two years moved towards New Wave, with the arrival of Dušan Kojić "Koja" and Ivan Vdović "VD" . In April 1980,...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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• Margita Stefanović
  Margita Stefanovic
  Margita "Magi" Stefanović was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician best known as a keyboardist for the Serbian rock band Ekatarina Velika.Born in Belgrade as the only child of well-known theatre and television director Slavoljub Stefanović-Ravassi and Desanka Nikolić...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , vocals
• Bojan Pečar
  Bojan Pecar
  Bojan Pečar was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician, best known as bass player of the cult Yugoslav rock band Ekatarina Velika. Previously he was a member of the New Wave group Via Talas, who were featured on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation album Artistička radna akcija...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Ivan "VD" Vdović
  Ivan Vdovic
  Ivan "Ivica" Vdović also known as VD was Yugoslavian musician, drummer of Yugoslav rock bands such as Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata and Katarina II....
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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