''Tangenta'' (

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. Tangent) is the seventh studio album by

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band Leb i sol. The album was released in 1984 for

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and it was originally available on

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and

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. The reissue of the album on CD was released in 2006 box set by

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Background

After huge success of Kalabalak in 1983, 66% of band including

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himself, had gone to do

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. After that, group reunited for the new album. Album received mixed reviews and concerts were least visited than earlier years. Biggest hit from this album is "Kontakt je skup" (Contact is expensive).

Album

The material was recorded in the Belgrade studio Aquarius, and the producer was

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. It was Ayers who gave the album the name Tangenta, and the reason was that the group's music touched on different styles. The biggest hit from this album is the track Contact is expensive. Guests on the album were

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( keyboards) and Nenad Jelić (

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). The cover art for this album was considered one of the worst covers ever, because the frontman's mother passed away during the recording.

Track list

References

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