Donesi mi grudu zemlje
Donesi mi grudu zemlje (lit. "Bring Me a Lump of Earth") is the twenty-third studio album by singer Duško Lokin, released in April 1990, by Jugoton. While not the first patriotic album Lokin worked on, this album was released around the time of the first multi-party elections in Croatia. The tracks "Donesi mi grudu zemlje" and "Ja Hrvatsku zaboravit neću" would go onto become the anthem of Croatian diaspora.[1]
| Donesi mi grudu zemlje | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Duško Lokin | ||||
| Released | April 1990 | |||
| Genre | Novokompovana | |||
| Length | 33:26 | |||
| Label | Jugoton | |||
| Producer | Božo Medić | |||
| Duško Lokin chronology | ||||
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Background
In 1989, political situation in Croatia, like in the rest of Yugoslavia, was changing. The first political parties were being established and on the 10th of December the League of Communists of Croatia adopted the decision that the next elections in early 1990 would be free, multiparty elections. On the 11th of January 1990, the League of Communists amended legislation to permit the establishment of political parties. The first political parties were registered on the 5th of February. The first round of elections was scheduled on the 22-23rd of April and the second on the 6-7th of May. The main political organization was the nationalist party Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) led by Franjo Tuđman, which fought for the independence of Croatia and subsequently won the elections.
The political changes influenced in the music scene of that time as the first Croatian patriotic songs were recorded in late 1989-early 1990, though were mostly traditional folk songs. Despite the ban of such materials in Yugoslavia, there was little intervention from the authorities and the songs spread both inside the country and abroad. As a result, despite concerns of authorities getting involved for his 1989 album, Najljepše Hrvatske rodoljubne pjesme (Vol. 1), Lokin was never questioned.[2]
Influenced by the ever-changing political situation, Lokin, along with another artist Đorđe Novković wanted to make a patriotic album (though the ladder would not be credited).[3] Lokin was responsible for composing the music, Željko Pavičić was the main lyricist, and famous composer and arranger Ivo Lesić was the album's arranger. The album was recorded at Nenad Vilović's studio in Split (aptly named Studio NV - Split) and produced by Božo Medić, who worked previously with Ivo Fabijan on his 1989 patriotic album Riječ Hrvatska.
The song "Gospa Marija" is an adaptation of the poem of the same name by famous writer AG Matoš. "Marjane, Marjane" is a cover of the popular folk song. "U tebi da sklopim oči" from the previous album would reappear with a new arrangement under the name "Majko zemljo".
Release
Donesi mi grudu zemlje was released in April 1990, by Jugoton on both LP and cassette formats. IVS handled the distribution in Switzerland and released a VHS tape of the same name in the same year. It was re-released by HDZ along with other patriotic albums in their electoral campaign.
Within the six first months, Večernji list would promote the album[4][5] and was one of the best selling patriotic albums at that time.[6] According to a 2019 interview, its popularity attracted the attention of the newly elected Croatian president, Franjo Tuđman who in-turn made Lokin one of his campaign singers. Lokin would perform for two years gathering money for humanitarian aid for Croatia and like Ivo Fabijan, voluntarily refused to make a profit.[3]
Track listing
All music is composed by D. Lokin; all lyrics written by Ž. Pavičić.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gospa Marija" | A.G. Matoš | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Ja nemam nikog na svijetu" | 3:14 | |
| 3. | "Ja Hrvatsku zaboravit neću" | 2:58 | |
| 4. | "Marjane, Marjane" | XXX | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Majko zemljo" | D. Lokin | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Donesi mi grudu zemlje" | 3:48 | |
| 2. | "Zapali moju sliku" | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Boli me samoća" | Z. Sabolek | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Gospe Moja" | M. Vulekić | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Svi će moji noćas plakati od sreće" | 3:39 | |
| Total length: | 33:26 | ||
Personnel
Writing
- Duško Lokić- Muzika, tekst (A5)
- Ž. Pavičić- Tekst
- A.G. Matoš- Tekst (A1)
- Z. Sabolek- Tekst (B4)
- M. Vulekić- Tekst (B5)
- Ivo Lesić- Aranžer
Production
- Studio NV - Split- Studio
- Ivo Lesić- Ton majstor
- Božo Medić- Producent
- Vladimir Mihaljek- Izvršni producent
- Marko Čolić- Foto
- Lada Čolić- Design
- Dušan Šarac- Muzički urednik
- Siniša Škarica- Glavni i odgovorni urednik
- Adonis Dokuzović- Muzički urednik (IVS version)
- IVS Switzerland- Produkcija (IVS version)
Variants
[TBA]
References
- ↑ Duško Lokin: U djetinjstvu sam dva puta zamalo izgubio život. 24sata. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ "Sitna mafija vlada Hrvatskom estradom". Večernji list. 01 July 1994. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tuđman se pored estrade više volio družiti sa šampionima.... 24sata. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ JOŠ JEDNA HIT PLOČA I KASETA!. Večernji list. 13 April 1990. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ ČESTITAMO VELIKI DAN HRVATSKE POVIJESTI. Večernji list. 20 October 1990. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Nacionalne pjesme i kompakt-diskovi". Slobodna Dalmacija. 28 September 1990. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
