Ağlamak Güzeldir

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Ağlamak Güzeldir
Aglamak Guzeldir cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1981
Recorded1980–1981
Studioİstanbul Ses Kayıt, Istanbul, Turkey
Genre
Length37:57
Label Kervan
Sezen Aksu chronology
Sevgilerimle
(1980)
Ağlamak Güzeldir
(1981)
Firuze
(1982)

Ağlamak Güzeldir (Turkish pronunciation: [/aːɫamakɡyzɛɫdir] ; transl.Crying is Beautiful) is the fourth studio album by Turkish singer Sezen Aksu. It was released on April 20, 1981, [1] by Kervan Plakçılık. It was her first album to be officially released both on cassette and LP, as her previous three albums were solely released on LP. The cassette version included five songs from her previous studio album, Sevgilerimle. [2]

Contents

"Yak Bir Sigara" is a duet with fellow singer Özdemir Erdoğan.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Ağlamak Güzeldir — LP Version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Düşünce"3:57
2."Ağlamak Güzeldir"2:46
3."Yak Bir Sigara" (with Özdemir Erdoğan)4:02
4."Köprü"3:12
5."Yalnız Kullar (Tanrım)"3:43
6."En Uzun Gece"4:03
7."Biliyorsun"5:16
8."Ben Her Bahar Aşık Olurum"3:47
9."Lunapark"3:51
10."Hoşgörü"3:17
Total length:37:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Musicians

Technical

  • İhsan Apça – recording
  • Bülent Engez – cover art graphics
  • Moris Maçoro – photography

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References

  1. "Sezen Aksu Diskografisi - diskografi makinesi". diskotek.info (in Turkish). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. "Sezen Aksu Diskografisi - diskografi makinesi". diskotek.info (in Turkish). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Ağlamak Güzeldir (LP liner). Sezen Aksu. Kervan Plakçılık. 1981. LP 59.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)