Soviet Superstar

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Soviet Superstar
Soviet Superstar.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Alla Pugacheva
Released1984 (1984)
Recorded1976–1984
Genre Pop
Language Russian
Label Track Music
Alla Pugacheva chronology
Kak trevozhen etot put
(1982)		Soviet Superstar
(1984)		 Akh, kak khochetsya zhit
(1985)
Singles from Soviet Superstar
  1. "Living My Life"
  2. "Harlequin / The Old Clock"

Soviet Superstar is a greatest hits album by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva released in 1984 by Track Music in Scandinavia. The album features the best songs from 1976 to 1984. The release of the album was preceded by a number of concerts in Finland, as well as an active rotation of the singer's songs on radio and TV. [1]

Contents

In Finland, the album reached the second place in the albums chart and received a gold certification. [2] In 1985, the second part of the album was released. [3]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living My Life"
  • Diomid Kostyurin
  • Alla Pugacheva
3:30
2."Millions of Roses"
5:30
3."Come Fly with Me" Viktor Reznikov 6:20
4."No Fuss!"
4:20
5."Please Take Me with You"
  • Reznik
  • Eduard Khanok
2:50
6."The Old Clock"
  • Reznik
  • Pauls
4:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Not Jealous Anymore"
5:15
2."Angel on Duty"
  • Reznik
  • Pugacheva
4:35
3."Hold Me"
  • Yevgeni Shilonsky
  • Pugacheva
4:20
4."Step by Step"
  • Reznik
  • Pugacheva
3:50
5."Harlequin"
4:30
6."I'm Gonna My Way Now, Mama"
  • Oleg Milyavsky
  • Pugacheva
3:40

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 2

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References

  1. ↑ Razzakov 2003, p. 163.
  2. ↑ Razzakov 2003, p. 197.
  3. ↑ Soviet Superstar Greatest Hits Vol. 2 at Discogs
  4. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Alla Pugatshova". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 206.

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