Koza nostra

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Released May 8, 1990 Length 37:58 Artist Riblja Čorba Producer Saša Habić		Recorded 1989 Koza nostra (1990) Labudova pesma (1992) Release date 8 May 1990 Label PGP-RTB

Studio Studio V PGP-RTB, Belgrade Genres Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal Similar Riblja Čorba albums, Rock music albums

Koza nostra (transliteration for "Cosa Nostra", also a word play, with "koza" meaning goat in Serbian) is the tenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1990.

Koza nostra is the first studio album recorded with guitarist Zoran Ilić, who came to Riblja Čorba as a replacement for Nikola Čuturilo. The song "Al Kapone" featured Branimir Štulić and Azra members on backing vocals. "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" featured former Suncokret (Riblja Čorba's frontman Bora Đorđević's former band) members Gorica Popović, Snežana Jandrlić and Biljana Krstić on backing vocals. Keyboards on the album were played by Bajaga i Instruktori member Saša Lokner.

The album hits included a cover of Chuck Berry's song "Memphis, Tennessee", Riblja Čorba version entitled "Crna Gora, Bar", the punk rock song "Deca", and "Tito je vaš" and "Al Kapone", which directly ridiculed late Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito.

Album cover

The album cover was designed by the band's guitarist Zoran Ilić, and is one of two Riblja Čorba album covers which were not designed by Jugoslav Vlahović (the other one being Osmi nervni slom cover).

Personnel

Bora Đorđević - vocals

Vidoja Božinović - guitar

Zoran Ilić - guitar

Vicko Milatović - drums

Miša Aleksić - bass guitar

Guest musicians

Saša Lokner - keyboard

Branimir Štulić - backing vocals (on "Al Kapone")

Azra members - backing vocals (on "Al Kapone")

Gorica Popović - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu")

Snežana Jandrlić - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu")

Biljana Krstić - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hoteu")

Additional personnel

Saša Habić - producer

Vlada Negovanović - recorded by

Covers

Serbian progressive/power metal band Alogia released a cover of "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" on their 2004 album Priče o životu. Vicko Milatović and Vidoja Božinović made a guest appearance on Alogia's concert in Studentski kulturni centar in Belgrade performing "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" with the band. The recording of the concert, including "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu", was released on AlogiA's 2006 live album Priče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKC.

Songs

Al Kapone3:53
Ja je gledam kako spava4:24
Deca3:13

References

Koza nostra Wikipedia

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