Sofia Rotaru is the debut album by Soviet singer-songwriter Sofia Rotaru

Sofia Rotaru

Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage....

, released in July 1972 by Melodiya

Melodiya

Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture 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

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

, Ukrainian

Ukrainian language

Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....

, Bulgarian

Bulgarian language

Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...

 and Romanian

Romanian language

Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

 languages.

Side A

The songs recorded on the side A are all performed in foreign languages, with the musical background played by band Chervona Ruta

Chervona Ruta

Chervona Ruta is a flower, but also part of the Ukrainian culture related to the holiday of Ivan Kupala Day. According to the legend, still respected in Carpathian mountains and Bukovina, rue is a yellow flower which turns red only for a couple of minutes on the night of Ivan Kupala...

, directed by Anatoliy Evdokimenko

Anatoliy Evdokimenko

Anatoliy Yevdokymenko — is a Ukrainian musician, director of Chervona Ruta. People's Artist of Ukraine, husband of Sofia Rotaru ....

. 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"	Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR...	Vasily Marsyuk	1972, 1974, 1992	5:37
02	"Fairy Tale Fairy tale A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies... "	T. Rusev	D. Demyanov
03	"Two Rings"	Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR...	Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR...	1974, 1977, 1992, 2001 was also performed by Nazariy Yaremchuk Nazariy Yaremchuk Nazariy Yaremchuk was a well-known Hutsul Ukrainian singer, born in the village of Rivnya, Chernivtsi Oblast.In 1963 he finished the Byznytsk middle school no.1. After an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Geographical faculty of the Chernivtsi university spent some time working as a seismographer...  with Smerichka band
04	"Song Will Be With Us"	Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR...	Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk was a very popular Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet from the Ukrainian SSR...	1974, 1977, 1997 was also performed by Nazariy Yaremchuk Nazariy Yaremchuk Nazariy Yaremchuk was a well-known Hutsul Ukrainian singer, born in the village of Rivnya, Chernivtsi Oblast.In 1963 he finished the Byznytsk middle school no.1. After an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Geographical faculty of the Chernivtsi university spent some time working as a seismographer... , Vasily Zinkevich Vasily Zinkevich Vasyl Zinkevych is a Soviet and Ukrainian singer, actor. He was appointed a People's Artist of Ukraine in 1995, received the Ukrainian State Prize in 1994 and became a Hero of Ukraine in 2009.- External links :*... , Taras Chubay Taras Chubay Taras Hryhorovych Chubay , is a Ukrainian musician and poet. He is the son of the poet Hryhoriy Chubay.He studied at Lviv Conservatory....  and Vatra Vatra Vatra may refer to several villages in Romania:* Vatra, a village in Hudeşti Commune, Botoşani County* Vatra, a village in Troianul Commune, Teleorman Countyand a town in Moldova:* Vatra, a town in the Municipality of Chişinău-Other:...  band
05	"Only You"	Petru Teodorovici	Ion Petrachi		5:37

Side B

The songs recorded on side B are all in Russian language

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

. Ensemble Melodiya

Melodiya

Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"...

, under direction of Gueorguiy Garanyan provided the musical background.

#	Title	Music	Lyrics	Production credits	Time
01	"Remember Me Remember Me - Songs :* "Remember Me" * "Remember Me" , 2001* "Remember Me" , 1998* "Remember Me" , 2002* "Remember Me" , 1970* "Remember Me" - Songs :* "Remember Me" (Blue Boy song)* "Remember Me" (British Sea Power song), 2001* "Remember Me" (Journey song), 1998* "Remember Me" (Hoobastank song), 2002*... "	Vyacheslav Dobrynin Vyacheslav Dobrynin Vyacheslav Grigoryevich Dobrynin is a popular Russian composer and singer also known as Doctor Shlyager for his superhits, People's Artist of Russia ....	Veronika Tushnova Veronika Tushnova Veronika Mikhailovna Tushnova was a Soviet poet and member of the USSR Union of Writers.-Biography:Tushnova graduated from high school where she had pursued advanced studies of foreign languages...	1974, 1992 was later performed by Irina Allegrova Irina Allegrova Irina Aleksandrovna Allegrova is a Russian singer of Russian and Armenian descent.-Biography:Irina Allegrova was born in Rostov-on-Don in 1952. Her Armenian father Alexander Sarkisov took the last name Allegrov as a pseudonym when he was just 17 and Irina was born under the name Allegrova. Her... , Alla Pugacheva Alla Pugacheva Alla Borisovna Pugacheva or Pugachova , born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day...
02	"Your Fault"	Evgueniy Martynov	Andrei Dementyev Andrey Dementyev (poet) Andrey Dmitriyevich Dementyev is a Russian and Soviet poet, a laureate of Lenin’s Young Communist League Award , a USSR State Prize , and Bunin Prize .... , David Usmanov	was later performed by Aida Vedishcheva Aida Vedishcheva Aida Semёnovna Vedishcheva is a Soviet singer of Jewish descent . In the 1960s she contributed songs to several film soundtracks, including "The small song about bears", "Help me", "Forest deer", "Bear-mama lullaby", and "Chunga-changa".... , Nina Brodskaya, Irina Ponarovskaya Irina Ponarovskaya Irina Vitalyevna Ponarovskaya is a Soviet and Russian singer, film actress and sex symbol between the 1980s and the 1990s.-Biography:Irina Ponarovskaya was born on March 12, 1953 in Leningrad in a family of musicians. Father - Vitaliy Borisovich Ponarovsky, mother - German Russian Nina Nikolayevna... , Leonid Serebrennikov Leonid Serebrennikov Leonid Fedorovich Serebrennikov is a Soviet/Russian actor and a singer. His voice appeared in approx. 70 films.Performer of the song "Absurdly, jokinly, blindly, madly, fairy..." from a popular 1978 Soviet film An Ordinary Miracle, "Just Imagine" from 1982 film Charodey.- External...
03	"I'm Waiting for the Spring"	Evgueniy Martynov	Andrei Dementyev Andrey Dementyev (poet) Andrey Dmitriyevich Dementyev is a Russian and Soviet poet, a laureate of Lenin’s Young Communist League Award , a USSR State Prize , and Bunin Prize ....	1974 was also later performed by Evgueniy Martynov, Anna Guerman, Valentina Tolkunova Valentina Tolkunova Valentina Tolkunova was a Soviet and Russian singer and was bestowed the title of Honored Artist of RSFSR and People's Artist of RSFSR . Her performances exhibited a kindhearted mood and sincerity, and her voice was noted for its clarity.... , Heidi Tamme, Natali, Irina Shvedova, Leonid Serebrennikov Leonid Serebrennikov Leonid Fedorovich Serebrennikov is a Soviet/Russian actor and a singer. His voice appeared in approx. 70 films.Performer of the song "Absurdly, jokinly, blindly, madly, fairy..." from a popular 1978 Soviet film An Ordinary Miracle, "Just Imagine" from 1982 film Charodey.- External... . The initial text for the same music was called "My Love"
04	"Tell Me a Fairy Tale"	Leonid Garin	Anatoliy Poperechnyi	1974 was also performed by Nina Brodskaya
05	"Alyoshenika (Ballad about Mother)"	Evgueniy Martynov	Andrei Dementyev Andrey Dementyev (poet) Andrey Dmitriyevich Dementyev is a Russian and Soviet poet, a laureate of Lenin’s Young Communist League Award , a USSR State Prize , and Bunin Prize ....	1974 was also later performed by Evgueniy Martynov, Lev Leshchenko Lev Leshchenko Lev Valerjanovich Leshchenko , is a renowned Russian singer, who was best known for his rendition of "Den Pobedy" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song "Do svidanja, Moskva".-Biography:... , Leonid Serebrennikov Leonid Serebrennikov Leonid Fedorovich Serebrennikov is a Soviet/Russian actor and a singer. His voice appeared in approx. 70 films.Performer of the song "Absurdly, jokinly, blindly, madly, fairy..." from a popular 1978 Soviet film An Ordinary Miracle, "Just Imagine" from 1982 film Charodey.- External...	5:37