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. Some of the contributing artists had been popular across the then recently defunct federation of

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, namely Psihomodo pop, Jura Stublić,

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and Aerodrom's

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. These artists took a pro-Croatian stance as the

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and the

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began, while others such as Azra did not participate because they disbanded and because of Branimir "Johnny" Štulić's publicly known frustrations with politics of the time. The album also ushered in some new faces who would become the first generation of distinctly Croatian acts: the dance group ET, rock band

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and others.

Track listing

#"Croatia in Flames" (3:12) by Montažstroj & H.C. Boxer #"Hrvatska mora pobijediti" (4:35) by Psihomodo pop #"Moj dom" (5:08) by

Dino Dvornik Miljenko Dvornik, known professionally as Dino Dvornik (; 20 August 1964 – 7 September 2008), was a Croatian and Yugoslav musician, music producer, actor and reality television star. Often referred to by the nickname "Kralj funka" ("King of Fu ...

, Gibonni and Marijan Ban #"Hrvatine" (3:40) by Novak and Kopola #"Hrvatska mora biti slobodna" (2:45) by CLF #"E moj druže beogradski" (4:13) by Jura Stublić #"Pjesma je jača od minobacača" (3:13) by Mucalo #"Kekec je slobodan, red je na nas" (4:30) by

#"Molitva za mir" (3:42) by

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#"Bojna Čavoglave" (3:23) by

#"Tko to tamo gine" (1:50) by

#"Sloboda i mir" (3:43) by

Josipa Lisac Josipa Lisac (; born 14 February 1950) is a Croatian and SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav singer whose work has spawned many different genres, from Rock music, rock and Pop music, pop to jazz and ethnic music. Known for her unique contralto, Lisac is wid ...

#"Why" (2:45) by Daleka Obala #"Zemlja" (5:50) by

#"Can we go higher?" (6:23) by

Nenad Bach Nenad N. Bach (born 1954) is a Croatian American recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activist. He has performed with a wide range of artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Bono & The Edge (U2), Brian Eno, Garth Hudson & R ...

#"Lijepa naša" (1:50) by Novak and Kopola #"Čekam te" (3:00) by ZG Glumice

References

Croatia Records
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