Ölürüm Sana (album)
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| Ölürüm Sana | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Erekli Tunç, Istanbul Plak, Platinum Island and Imaj Studios (Istanbul, Turkey) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | İstanbul Plak | |||
| Producer | Mehmet Söğütoğlu | |||
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Ölürüm Sana (I'd Die For You) is Tarkan's third studio album, released on July 5, 1997. The album was distributed in both Europe and Asia. It sold more than 3 million copies in Turkey, and a total of 4.5 million worldwide, and sales continued till 2003. This album received very good reviews, becoming one of Turkey's best-selling albums, and played a heavy role in catapulting Tarkan to the status of 'Mega-Star'.
Track listing
| # | Song | Music | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1 | "Şımarık" | Sezen Aksu, Tarkan | Sezen Aksu | 3:54 |
| 2 | "İkimizin Yerine" | Tarkan, Sezen Aksu | Tarkan, Sezen Aksu | 4:42 |
| 3 | "Ölürüm Sana" | Tarkan | Tarkan | 4:05 |
| 4 | "Salına Salına Sinsice" | Tarkan | Tarkan | 3:55 |
| 5 | "Gecemin Ürkek Kanatlarında" | Tarkan, Ozan Çolakoğlu | Turgut Berkes | 3:49 |
| 6 | "Kır Zincirlerini" | Tarkan | Tarkan | 5:22 |
| 7 | "İnci Tanem" | Tarkan | Tarkan | 5:38 |
| 8 | "Başına Bela Olurum" | Tarkan | Tarkan | 4:11 |
| 9 | "Unut Beni" | Tarkan | Tarkan | 5:27 |
| 10 | "Delikanlı Çağlarım" | Anonymous | Tarkan | 3:42 |
| 11 | "Beni Anlama" | Ozan Çolakoğlu | Pakize Barışta | 5:21 |
Music videos
- "Şımarık" (Published: 10 July 1997)[1]
- "İkimizin Yerine" (Published: 6 October 1997)[2]
- "Salına Salına Sinsice" (Published: 9 March 1998)[3]
- "Ölürüm Sana" (Published: 12 July 1998)[4]
Singles
"Şımarık", "Ölürüm Sana", "Salına Salına Sinsice", and "Kır Zincirlerini" enjoyed a relatively high success in Turkey and the world.
Launched in 1998 as a single, "Şımarık" helped Tarkan to become known Europe and around the world, and, released in 1999, his song "Kır Zincirlerini (Bu Gece)" also increased his fan-base.
The third track on the album "Salına Salına Sinsice" was remixed for its music video, and this remixed version was not available in the album itself.
Personnel
- Tarkan: Vocals
- Erden Sökmen, David Matos, Can Şengün: Guitars
- Ozan Çolakoğlu: Keyboards, Piano
- James Cruz, İsmail Soyberk, Murat Ejder: Bass
- Hamdi Akatay: Drums
- Shawn Pelton: Kick Drum
- Seyfi Ayta: Bendir, Bongos, Castanets, Daf, Hollow and Goblet Drums
- Cengiz Ercümer, Aydın Karabulut: Percussion
- İlyas Tetik, Hüseyin Bitmez: Oud
- Ahmet Kadri Rizeli: Kemenche
- Ertuğrul Köseoğlu: French Horn
- Bülent Altınbaş: Clarinet
Production
- Produced by Ozan Çolakoğlu
- Executive-produced by Mehmet Söğütoğlu; supervised by Tarkan
- Production assisted by Egemen Öncel, Uygar Ataş and Özgür Buldum
- Recording Engineers: Özgür Buldum, Arzu Alsan, Denise Barbarita, Murat Matthew Erdem, Serkan Kula, Shawn Coffey, Steve Sauder, Ufuk Çoban
- Mixed by Brian Kinkead, Ozan Çolakoğlu and Rıza Erekli
- Editing by Duyal Karagözoğlu, Serhan Keser and Çağlar Türkmen
- Mastered by Çağlar Türkmen