Nostalgia | ||||
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Released | 1995 | |||
Studio | 54 Sound, Detroit; Studio 900, New York City; Ebony Studio, Bratislava | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 44:53 | |||
Label | BMG Ariola | |||
Producer | Ivan Kral | |||
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Nostalgia is a solo album by Czech musician Ivan Kral, former member of Patti Smith Group. It was released in 1995 by BMG Ariola label and it was produced by Kral himself. It features guest appearances by Patti Smith and John Cale from the Velvet Underground.
In 1995 Kral won an Czech Academy of Popular Music award for this album as Best Producer [2] and it was also awarded for Best Album Cover. [3]
Kral admires the black/white photography of Czech photographer František Drtikol (1883 – 1961). The Drtikol estate curator, Anna Fárová, provided use of Drtikol photos to Kral for visuals in the CD. Kral’s video for the single, “Winner Takes All”, [4] is a re-creation of an imagined Drtikol photo session and includes restored footage.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Perfect Moon" | lyrics: Patti Smith; music: John Cale | 1:43 |
2. | "Rains Again" | lyrics: Ivan Kral, Patti Smith; music: Ivan Kral | 5:18 |
3. | "Winner Takes All" | Ivan Kral | 3:24 |
4. | "Shoes" | Ivan Kral | 3:20 |
5. | "Speak to Me" | lyrics: Ivan Kral, Iggy Pop; music: Ivan Kral | 3:18 |
6. | "Bless You" | Ivan Kral | 5:01 |
7. | "No One" | Ivan Kral | 3:26 |
8. | "Second Morning" | Ivan Kral | 4:12 |
9. | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | Ivan Kral | 4:56 |
10. | "Ahah" | lyrics: Ivan Kral; music: David Koller, Petr Břetislav Chovanec (P.B.Ch.), Robert Kodym, Michal Dvořák | 3:33 |
11. | "Seems Like Days" | Ivan Kral | 3:33 |
12. | "Love You to Death" | Ivan Kral | 3:09 |
Total length: | 44:53 |
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