Bolero (Haustor album)

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Bolero
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1985 (1985-10)
Genre Rock, pop
Label Jugoton
Producer Dragan Čaćinović
Haustor chronology
Treći svijet
(1984)
Bolero
(1985)
Tajni grad
(1988)

Bolero is a 1985 album by Yugoslav/Croatian band Haustor. [1] It is considered to be one of their best albums. [2] [3]

Contents

The album has 8 songs, and notable hits are Ena, [4] "Shane" (sc. Šejn), "Sejmeni" and "Silk shawl" (sc. Šal od svile).

Background

The recording of this album took place from December 1984 to June 1985. Actor Rade Šerbedžija appeared as a guest on this album. The back cover was created by Rundek himself. [1]

There are videos for Ena [5] [6] (3 versions), Šejn, [7] Take the money and run and Sejmeni. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Darko Rundek

No.TitleLength
1."Bolero"5:25
2."Ena"3:53
3."TV Man"5:47
4."Sejmeni"4:06
5."Take The Money And Run"4:22
6."Ja želim"3:04
7."Šejn"4:44
8."Šal od svile"5:45

Trivia

For years it has been rumoured who could be Ena from the song of the same name. [9] [10]

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References

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  2. Janjatović, Petar (2007). Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960 - 2006 (in Serbian). Belgrade: Čigoja štampa.
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  10. "Darko Rundek has revealed whether Haustor's song "Ena" is really about Ena Begović". index.hr. Retrieved 2022-05-25.