Maya (Maya Berović album)
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| Released | 17 February 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–11 | |||
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| Label | BN Music | |||
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Maya is the third studio album by Bosnian-Serbian pop star Maya Berović. It was released under BN Music on 17 February 2011.[1]
Background[edit]
Two months after the release of her second studio album Crno zlato (2008), Maya debuted a self-released non-album single "Koliko te ludo volim ja" (Madly in Love with You) in February 2009.[2] Soon after, she began work on her third studio album under the Bosnian record label BN Music, based in Bijeljina.
Singles[edit]
Her big professional breakthrough came upon the release of her third and eponymous album and the success of the lead single, the feminist ballad "Djevojačko prezime" (English: Maiden Name), released 8 February 2011.[3] The plot of the music video has a 'violence against women' theme and Maya wore makeup to mimic a black eye, suffered at the hands of her fictional alcoholic boyfriend.[4][5] The video was directed by Bosnian-Swiss director Haris Dubica and premiered on 13 May 2011. It was filmed in Lucerne, Switzerland and featured French, Swiss, Croatian and Australian actors.[6] In December 2011, the song won multiple regional awards and was the recipient of the "Hit of the Year" award in Sarajevo.[7]
The albums other singles were upbeat pop-folk songs which were perceived well by critics and her fans.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaldrma" (Sampietrini) |
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| 4:14 |
| 2. | "Ženski mangup" (Female Hooligan) |
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| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Djevojačko prezime" (Maiden Name) |
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| 3:41 |
| 4. | "Voljela sam s tobom sve" (I Loved Everything with You) |
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| 3:09 |
| 5. | "Laka meta" (Easy Target) |
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| 3:54 |
| 6. | "Ako ne molim ne znači da ne volim" (Just Because I Don't Beg Doesn't Mean I Don't Love) |
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| 3:25 |
| 7. | "Pjevala bih da mi se ne plače" (I Would Sing If I Didn't Want to Cry) |
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| 3:51 |
| 8. | "Čestitam ti" (Congratulations) |
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| 3:58 |
| 9. | "Nemogući spoj" (Impossible Connection) |
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| 3:13 |
| 10. | "Najveća ljubav tvoja" (Your Biggest Love) |
| 3:56 | |
| 11. | "Amajlija" (Talisman) |
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| 3:31 |
Personnel[edit]
Instruments[edit]
- Dejan Kostić – backing vocals
- Slavko Stefanović – backing vocals, keyboards
- Ivana Selakov – backing vocals
- Pera Stokanović – backing vocals
- Snežana Aga – backing vocals
- D.K. Struja – accordion (1, 3, 4, 8, 11), keyboards
- S. Stefanović Slavkoni – accordion (6, 10)
- Petar Trumbetaš – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dragan Trnavac Trne – bass guitar (5, 6, 10)
- Joca Stefanović – keyboards
- Đorđe Janković – keyboards
- Žikica Jovanović Sremac – violin
Production and recording[edit]
- D.K. Struja – arranging, producing, programming (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
- S. Stefanović Slavkoni – arrangement, production, programming, engineering (post-production) (6, 10)
- Đorđe Janković – mixing (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
- Joca Stefanović – programming (6, 10)
Crew[edit]
- Biljana Živadinović – hair
- Tijana Todorović – styling
- Srđan Petković – makeup
- Andreja Damnjanović – photography
References[edit]
- ^ "Maya 2011". Discogs. 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Koliko te ludo volim ja". Discogs. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Maya Berović: Odmor na Brionima i novi singl". Story. 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Mayu pretukao dečko!". Balkan Media. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Maju pretukao dečko... u spotu..." Vesti. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Mayu Berović pretukao dečko". Press Online. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Maya Berović dobila nagradu za hit godine!". Svet. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2014.