Erkin Koray is the first full length album by Turkish rock star Erkin Koray

Erkin Koray

Erkin Koray , has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained fame by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino...

. The album is a collection of singles dating from 1967 - 1973. In 2006 the album was rereleased on CD, with 8 bonus tracks, by World Psychedelia Ltd.

'Çiçek Dagi' (Mountain of Flowers) was originally performed by the Erkin Koray Dörtlüsü Quartet at the Altin Mikrofon (Golden Microphone) contest in 1968, at which, they won fourth place. 'Sana Her Olmuş' is a cover of the song "Land of a Thousand Dances

Land of a Thousand Dances

"Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty...

" in Turkish. The songs 'Nihansin Dideden' (You are Hidden From Sight), 'Istemem' (I Don't Want), and 'Köperüden Geçti Gelin' (The Bride Crossed Over The Bridge) were recorded by Koray and his band Yeralti Dörtlüsü (The Underground Quartet). 'Yagmur' and 'Aska Inanmiyorum' were recorded by the Erkin Koray Süper Group. 'Züleyha' was recorded by Erkin Koray & Ter. 'Mesafeler' and 'Silinmeyen Hatiralar' were recorded by [Erkin Koray's group] Stop. The group never got to the recording stage. 'Mesafeler' and 'Silinmeyen Hatiralar' were the only two songs from Stop's rehearsals to be released.

Track listing

1. "Mesafeler" – 3:40
2. "Askimiz Bitecek" – 3:22
3. "Yagmur" – 3:41
4. "Silinmeyen Hatiralar" – 4:11
5. "Istemem" – 3:29
6. "Çiçek Dagi" – 2:39
7. "Nihansin Dideden" – 4:05
8. "Sana Birseyler Olmuş" – 3:08
9. "Seni Her Gördügümde" – 3:22
10. "Aska Inanmiyorum" – 3:34
11. "Kizlari Da Alin Askere" – 3:32
12. "Anma Arkadaş" – 4:04

World Psychedelia Bonus Tracks

1. "Belki Birgun Anlarsin" – 2:34
2. "Köprüden Geçti Gelin" – 2:51
3. "Yine Yalnizim" – 3:57
4. "Ilahi Morluk" – 3:33
5. "Anadoluda Sevdim" – 3:20
6. "Zuleyha" – 3:13
7. "Gel Bak Ne Soylicem" – 3:33
8. "Dost Aci Soyler" – 3:05