''Mince na dne fontán'' () is the fourth album by Marika Gombitová, released on

OPUS Opus (: opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera ...

in 1983.

Track listing

Official releases

* 1983: ''Mince na dne fontán'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1354/5 * 1995: ''Mince na dne fontán'', re-release, 2CD, re-release, Open Music #0027 5312 * 2004: ''Mince na dne fontán: Komplet 4'', 2CD (excluded track 7: "Keď svitá pod srdcom žien"), OPUS, #91 1354

Credits and personnel

Marika Gombitová Marika Gombitová (; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus (band), Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually develop ...

lead vocal The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

* Kamil Peteraj -

lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, ...

* Ján Lauko - producer * Jozef Hanák - sound director * Ján Filo - sound director * Michal Ivanický - technical coordination * Igor Adamec - technical coordination * Karol Dlugolinský -

photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

;One * Marika Gombitová -

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ...

Ladislav Lučenič Laco Lučenič (born 23 November 1952) is a Slovaks, Slovak musician and music producer. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as Fermáta, Prúdy, Modus (band), Modus, and Miroslav Žbirka, Limit. He became popular for his role as ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, piano, ARP Oddysey, Minimoog, vocoder, zither,

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

, strings * Dušan Hájek - drums * Jozef Hanák - harmonique ;Two *

Ján Lehotský Ján, also credited as Janko Lehotský (born 16 April 1947) is a Slovak composer and former leader of the Modus band. Lehotský began his performing career when he was four years old, when he performed in a marionette theater. He was a freela ...

- lead vocal, writer, piano, Roland Jupiter 4, Korg, Hohner piano, Fender piano, strings * Ján Hangóny - guitar solo guitar, chorus * Anastasis Engonidis - bass, chorus * Karol Morvay - drums * Jiří Vana - solo guitar * Vlado Kaššay - chorus * Ľuboš Stankovský - chorus

Legacy

In 2007, Mince na dne fontán placed at number 30 on the list of

the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time is a list of the best album releases issued by Slovak recording artists. As the first such list presented in Slovakia, it was published by ''Nový čas'' daily on 22 September 2007. The list is entirely ...

Sales certifications

ČNS IFPI

In Slovakia, the

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1 ...

for the Czech Republic (ČNS IFPI) awards artists since the cancellation of the Slovak national section (SNS IFPI). Currently, there are awarded

Gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

(for 3,000 units), and/or

Platinum Platinum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a density, dense, malleable, ductility, ductile, highly unreactive, precious metal, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name origina ...

certifications (for 6,000 units), exclusively for album releases. Gombitová demonstrably won at least seven platinum, and three golden awards in total.

Export release

The export version of the album, entitled ''My Friend the Tree'', was issued in 1984.

Track listing

Official releases

1984: ''My Friend the Tree'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1586

Additional credits and personnel

* Katarína Karovičová-Rybková - English transcription * Štefan Danko - editor * Zuzana Mináčová - photography * M. Brocko - design

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mince na dne fontan 1983 albums 1984 albums Marika Gombitová albums