Released 1994
1997 (remix) Kraina Mriy
(1994) Zakustyka
(1995) Release date 1994 Label BSA Records | Length 44:42
44:09 (remix) Artist Vopli Vidopliassova Songs Alright Genres Folk rock, Punk rock | |
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Recorded 1992-1994, Komora Studios, Kiev Vopli Vidopliassova albums Abo abo, Tantsi, Fayno, Chudovy svit, Hey - OK | ||
Kraina Mriy (Ukrainian: Країна Мрій, English: The Land of Dreams (incorrectly given as "Cry in a Dream")) is the debut studio album by Vopli Vidopliassova. It was originally released in 1994 on BSA Records. When Vopli Vidopliassova's "French period" (1990-1996) ended, the band returned to Ukraine and had the album remixed and re-released in 1997.
Contents
1997 remix
The track list was reordered. "Znovu zima" and "Mussa" were replaced with a French version of "Tantsi" entitled "Dansez". The "Dobryy den..." intro was moved from "Karmen" to "Shalena zirka" and the "Ty byla..." text was moved from the end of "Ty ushel" to the beginning. Also, the version of "Ty ushel" on this is an extended version, because the song is sung in French as well as Russian, and the "Ty byla" text is a different recorded version. The news audio was removed from "Tantsi". Also, in "Kraina mriy", the song, after the short intro text, starts to build up straight away instead of fading in. The cowbell was removed from "Kolys".
When this was re-released on Kraina Mriy records in 2006, it had Znovu zima as a bonus track, however it was the original 1994 mix remastered.
When this was released on vinyl in 2013, "Znovu zima" was included at the end of side A.
The track "Legenda o lyubvi" is performed in a vocalise style in both versions of the album, but the lyrics are printed in the booklet. The lyrics were sung live in 1990 at a concert in Sverdlovsk.
The "Zbirka" series of compilations released by VV in 2007 have a near-complete version (excluding "Legenda o lyubvi") of Kraina Mriy split across the four CDs.