| Bez naglih skokova | ||||
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 The orange shoes version of the cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | October 1983 | |||
| Studio | Strawberry Studios, Manchester | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | PGP-RTB | |||
| Producer | Gordon Rowley | |||
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Bez naglih skokova (trans. Without Sudden Jumps) is the fourth studio album from Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Galija, released in 1984. The album marked the group's shift from progressive rock towards more mainstream rock sound.
In 1983, Galija travelled to Manchester to record their fourth studio album. The album was recorded in Manchester's Strawberry Studios and was produced by Gordon Rowley, bass guitarist of the British hard rock band Nightwing. [1] Rowley had previously collaborated with another band from Galija's home city Niš, the hard rock band Kerber, producing their first two studio albums. [2] Bez naglih skokova was mixed at Rudy Records Studio, Hollywood, California. The album marked the band's shift from progressive and symphonic rock towards more mainstream-oriented rock sound. [3] The material was offered to Yugoslav biggest record label Jugoton, but the company did not show interest for the album, so the band once again signed with PGP-RTB. [4] Bez naglih skokova was the band's only studio album recorded with keyboardist Saša Lokner, who came in from the jazz rock band Potop and would, soon after the album release, join the pop rock band Bajaga i Instruktori. [1] Lokner debuted as songwriter on Bez naglih skokova, composing the song "Biću tu" ("I'll Be There"). [1] All other songs were composed by the band's frontman and leader Nenad Milosavljević, and all the lyrics were written by the second vocalist Predrag Milosavljević, with the exception of the song "Ti me svojom hladnoćom ne kušaj" ("Do Not Tempt Me with Your Coldness"), composed on a poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin. [1]
The album cover, designed by Aleksandar Dević, was released in two different versions, one featuring orange and the other featuring blue high-heeled shoes. [5]
All music is composed by Nenad Milosavljević, and all lyrics are written by Predrag Milosavljević, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tačno u 5 i 30" ("At 5:30 Exactly") | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Ti me svojom hladnoćom ne kušaj" ("Do Not Tempt Me with Your Coldness") | Sergei Yesenin | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Meksiko" ("Mexico") | 4:51 | |
| 4. | "San" ("A Dream") | 5:03 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Biću tu" ("I'll Be There") | Saša Lokner | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Igraj kad si sam" ("Dance When You're Alone") | 2:58 | |
| 3. | "Bilo je dobro" ("It Was Good") | 4:00 | |
| 4. | "Jednom" ("Once") | 5:07 | |
| 5. | "Pesma" ("Song") | 2:52 |
Unlike the band's previous album Ipak verujem u sebe (Nevertheless, I Believe in Myself), which brought two hit ballads, Bez naglih skokova did not bring any hit songs. [1]
