Mince na dne fontán

Mince na dne fontán
Compilation album by Marika Gombitová
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Big beat, pop
Length	82:08
Label	OPUS (#9113 1354/5)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Marika Gombitová chronology
Záhradná kaviareň (1983) Mince na dne fontán (1983) Marika No.5 (1984)
Singles from Mince na dne fontán
"Muž Nula"

Mince na dne fontán (English: Coins on the Bottom of Fountains) is the fourth album by Marika Gombitová, released on OPUS in 1983.^[1][2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marika Gombitová and Kamil Peteraj. 

One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skúška prvých šiat"	3:30
2.	"Muž Nula"	3:48
3.	"Môj brat strom"	2:40
4.	"Deti z domovov"	5:25
5.	"Beh do slnka"	4:38
6.	"Kúsok šťastia"	3:23
7.	"Keď svitá pod srdcom žien"	7:10
8.	"Pán Nik"	2:46
9.	"Lietaš v tom"	4:21
10.	"Cena priateľov"	3:41
Total length:		41:22

All songs written and composed by Janko Lehotský and Kamil Peteraj. 

Two
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Zelenáč máj"	4:43
12.	"Dievča s krásnou tvárou"	4:29
13.	"Smetiarsky kráľ"	4:04
14.	"Výťah do neba"	3:46
15.	"Cesty"	4:00
16.	"Školská lavica"	3:43
17.	"Sviatok pochybností"	3:36
18.	"Tabletka údel"	3:16
19.	"Nočné kupé"	5:39
20.	"Cena pokladov"	5:30
Total length:		82:08

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

One Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, writer Kamil Peteraj - lyrics Ladislav Lučenič - bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, piano, ARP Oddysey, Minimoog, vocoder, citare, drums, strings Dušan Hájek - drums Jozef Hanák - harmonique, sound director Ján Lauko - producer Ján Filo - sound director Michal Ivanický - technical coordination Igor Adamec - technical coordination Karol Dlugolinský - photography

Two Marika Gombitová - lead vocal Kamil Peteraj - lyrics Janko Lehotský - 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 Ján Lauko - music director Jozef Hanák - sound director Ján Filo - sound director Michal Ivanický - technical coordination Igor Adamec - technical coordination Karol Dlugolinský - photography

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time[3]	30

Sales certifications

ČNS IFPI

In Slovakia, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for the Czech Republic (ČNS IFPI) awards artists since the cancellation of the Slovak national section (SNS IFPI). Currently, there are awarded Gold (for 3,000 units), and/or Platinum certifications (for 6,000 units), exclusively for album releases.^[4] Gombitová demonstrably won at least seven platinum, and three golden awards in total.^[5]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Format	Result
1984	Mince na dne fontán	Gold	2LP	Won[6]

Export release

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

My Friend the Tree
Studio album by Marika Gombitová
Released	1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Big beat, pop
Length	41:22
Label	OPUS (#9113 1586)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Marika Gombitová chronology
Rainy Day Girl (1981) My Friend the Tree (1984) Marika No.5 (1985)
Singles from My Friend the Tree
"Clockwork Men"

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marika Gombitováand Kamil Peteraj. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Front of the Mirror"	3:30
2.	"Clockwork Men"	3:48
3.	"My Friend the Tree"	2:40
4.	"Parentless Children"	5:25
5.	"The Long Distance Run"	4:38
6.	"Try to Find Out"	3:23
7.	"Mothers"	7:10
8.	"Pick Up Your Courage"	2:46
9.	"The Time and We"	4:21
10.	"If You Have a Friend"	3:41
Total length:		41:22

Additional credits and personnel

• Štefan Danko - editor
• Zuzana Mináčová - photography
• M. Brocko - design

See also

• Marika Gombitová discography
• Marika Gombitová awards
• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time

References

General

• Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Lifestory of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music. XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. http://www.koloseumforum.com/gombitova.com2/martax/15/Kniha.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21.  (Czech)
• Lehotský, Oskar (2008-04-23). "Slovak Popular Music In The Years 1977-1989 - Marika Gombitová Catalogue". Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Bratislava, Slovakia. http://www.koloseumforum.com/gombitova.com2/martax/09/SvokGombitova.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-07.  (Slovak)
• Lehotský, Oskar (2008-04-23). "Slovak Popular Music In The Years 1977-1989 - Modus Study". Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Bratislava, Slovakia. http://lehotsky-modus.szm.com/modusstudia.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-07.  (Slovak)

Specific

1. ^ For Marika Gombitová's discography, see the pages 54-56, using the GombitováCatalogue link.
2. ^ For Modus discography, see the pages 60-62, using the ModusStudy link.
3. ^ "Exkluzívny rebríček: 100 najlepších slovenských albumov". Nový čas. Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. cas.sk. http://www.cas.sk/clanok/21866/exkluzivny-rebricek-100-najlepsich-slovenskych-albumov.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.  (Slovak)
4. ^ "International Certification Award Levels". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. IFPI. 2010-09. ifpi.org. http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-10.  (English)
5. ^ Graclík/Nekvapil 2008, p. 418-419
6. ^ Lehotský: GombitováCatalogue (2008), p. 28.

External links

• Marika Gombitová at Allmusic