YU grupa (1973 album)
Encyclopedia
YU grupa is the debut studio album from Serbian
and former Yugoslav
rock
band YU grupa
.
The album featured hits "Crni leptir", "More", "Trka", "Čudna šuma", "Noć je moja". The cult ballad "Crni letptir" is notable for being one of the two YU grupa songs sung by the bass guitarist Žika Jelić (the other one being the ballad "Dunavom šibaju vetrovi" from the band's 1988 album Ima nade
).
The album was polled in 1998 as the 62nd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
and Dragan Nedimović.
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
In 2006, the song "Čudna šuma" was ranked #29 and the song "Crni leptir" was ranked #47 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs List.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and former Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band YU grupa
YU grupa
YU grupa is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. One of the pioneers in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU grupa is considered the longest-lasting rock band to come from Serbia....
.
The album featured hits "Crni leptir", "More", "Trka", "Čudna šuma", "Noć je moja". The cult ballad "Crni letptir" is notable for being one of the two YU grupa songs sung by the bass guitarist Žika Jelić (the other one being the ballad "Dunavom šibaju vetrovi" from the band's 1988 album Ima nade
Ima nade
Ima nade is the seventh studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band YU grupa.The ballad "Dunavom šibaju vetrovi" is notable for being one of the two YU grupa songs sung by the bass guitarist Žika Jelić...
).
The album was polled in 1998 as the 62nd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike is a book by Duško Antonić and Danilo Štrbac...
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
Track listing
The music was written by the members of the band. The lyrics were written by Branko MarušićBranko Marušič
Branko Marušič is a Slovenian historian.Born to an upper middle class Slovene family in Gorizia, Italy, he moved with the family to the Yugoslav side of the Yugoslav-Italian border in 1947, and has been living in Solkan since...
and Dragan Nedimović.
- "Trka" – 4:34
- "Noć je moja" – 5:42
- "Čovek i marsovac" – 3:31
- "Čudna šuma" – 3:42
- "Trenutak sna" – 4:21
- "Devojko mala, podigni glavu" – 3:53
- "Crni leptir" – 3:51
- "More" – 5:39
Personnel
- Dragi JelićDragi JelićDragi Jelić is a Serbian rock musician, best known as a singer and guitarist for the band YU grupa, which he formed in 1970 with his brother Zika Jelić. During the 1960s, alongside his brother Žika, he was a member of the beat band Džentlmeni.-References:...
– guitar, vocals - Žika Jelić – bass guitar, vocals
- Ratislav Đelmaš – drums
Legacy
The album was polled in 1998 as the 62nd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzikeYU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike is a book by Duško Antonić and Danilo Štrbac...
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
In 2006, the song "Čudna šuma" was ranked #29 and the song "Crni leptir" was ranked #47 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs List.
Covers
- Serbian alternative rockAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Disciplina KičmeDisciplina KičmeDisciplina Kičme , is a Serbian band, one of the two spin-offs of the seminal Yugoslav New Wave and later post-punk band Šarlo Akrobata, the other being Ekatarina Velika...
released a cover of "Čudna šuma" on their 1986 album Svi za mnom!Svi za mnom!- The band :* Koja — bass, vocals* Žika — drums* Kele — drums* Dedža — trumpet, vocals* Zerkman — trumpet, vocals- Additional personnel :* Duca — photography* S. Milojković — photography...
.