''Sex'' (stylized in
all caps
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) is the second studio album by the Russian pop group
Vintage
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, released in 2009. In addition to the regular edition of the album, which was released on October 14, 2009, there is also a collector's edition with an additional DVD.
History
The album is a conceptual work, the main theme of which is
sex
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.
The disc received mostly positive reviews from critics, who noted the high quality of the recording and the well-realized concept of the album.
The disc was a moderate commercial success, debuting at No. 12 on the Russian Album Chart.
In support of the album, a promotional campaign was organized, which included a presentation of the album in Moscow and a promo tour to the cities of the
CIS.
According to the band members, the album SEX is a musical and sexual encyclopedia where all possible types of love have found their place: venal, fleeting, homosexual.
The album was also nominated in the category Album of the Year at the 2010
Muz-TV
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Awards.
Track listing
# SEX – 5:07
# Victoria – 3:56
#On/Off – 2:54
#Make Me Hurt – 4:13
#Sleepwalking Girls – 4:11
#Boy – 3:48
#Eva – 4:11
#Bad Girl (with
Elena Korikova
Elena Yuryevna Korikova () is a Russian theater and television actress. She is known for her role of Anna Platonova in the television series ''Bednaya Nastya''.
Biography
Korikova was born in Tobolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. As a schoo ...
) – 3:35
#Loneliness of Love – 3:57
#You Are for Me – 3:37
#Striptease – 3:53
#Sex Dance – 2:58
#XXL – 3:57
Personnel
*
Anna Pletnyova
Anna Yuryevna Pletnyova (; born 21 August 1977) is a Russian singer, composer, and songwriter. An ex-member of the Russian pop-group Litsey (from 1997 to 2005), Pletnyova has been a member of the pop-group ''Vintage'' since 2006''.'' In 2016, s ...
— sound production, vocals
* Alexey Romanov — music (tracks 1-3, 6-13), lyrics (tracks 4-6, 13), sound production, backing vocals
* Alexander Sakharov — music (tracks 4, 5), lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5-10, 12), arrangement, mixing, mastering, sound production
*Yuri Usachyov — music (track 7)
*Alexander Kovalyov — lyrics (tracks 6, 11)
*Ksenia Sakharova — lyrics (track 13)
*
Eva Polna
Eva Leonidovna Polna () is a Russian singer, composer and songwriter. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Polna was a member of the former Russian musical duo '' Gosti iz budushchego'' between 1996 and 2009. In 2013, Polna was most rotated ...
— lyrics (track 7)
*
Elena Korikova
Elena Yuryevna Korikova () is a Russian theater and television actress. She is known for her role of Anna Platonova in the television series ''Bednaya Nastya''.
Biography
Korikova was born in Tobolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. As a schoo ...
— vocals (track 8)
* Yevgeny Kuritsyn — photo
References
External links
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Аня Плетнёва: «Мы разрешаем то, что в России запретили»
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2009 albums
Vintage (band) albums
2000s concept albums
LGBTQ-related albums
Russian-language albums