Ekatarina Velika (album)

Infobox Album |

Name = Ekatarina Velika
Type = Album
Artist = Ekatarina Velika


Released = 1985
Recorded = January and February 1985, SIM studio, Zagreb
Genre = rock/post-punk
Label = ZKP RTLJ
Producer = Vladimir Smolec
Last album = "Katarina II"
(1984)
This album = "Ekatarina Velika"
(1985)
Next album = "S' vetrom uz lice"
(1986)

"Ekatarina Velika" is the second studio album by the Serbian rock band Ekatarina Velika, released in 1985. Before this release, the band was called Katarina II, and had released a self-titled album in 1984. The group personnel included the new drummer, Ivan "Firchie" Fece (ex. Luna, Jakarta), who had replaced Ivan "VD" Vdović, and excluded Dragomir "Gagi" Mihajlović. The album was recorded at the Zagreb SIM studio with Vladimir Smolec as a producer. The guest stars were Massimo Savić (backing vocals), at the time the lead singer of the Croatian band Dorian Gray and Tomo In Der Muhlen (on guitar) from the rock/new wave band Karlowy Vary.

Track listing

(all songs and arrangements written by Ekatarina Velika, all lyrics by Milan Mladenović except where noted)

#"Oči boje meda" – 3:36
#"Zaboravi ovaj grad" (lyrics: M. Stefanović) – 3:03
#"Tattoo" – 2:49
#"Hodaj" – 4:06
#"Ruke" – 3:01
#"Modro i zeleno" – 4:00
#"To sam ja" (lyrics: EKV) – 3:58
#"Olovne godine" (lyrics: M. Stefanović) – 3:47
#"I've always loved you" – 5:14

Personnel

*Milan Mladenović - vocals, guitar
*Margita Stefanović - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
*Bojan Pečar - bass, backing vocals
*Ivan "Firchie" Fece - drums

Trivia

*As a result of colabrating on the album, Margita Stefanović and Tomo In Der Muhlen got involved romantically during the album recording, but broke-up soon after the album was finished.
*During the recording sessions in SIM studio, the band shared time with soon-to-become teen pop sensation Plavi orkestar who were recording their debut album "Soldatski bal". EKV's time slot was from midnight until noon, and Plavi orkestar's from noon until midnight.