The Songs of My Mother
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The Songs of My Mother is a Russian
album by the singer Vitas
. It was released in 2003, simultaneously with Mama. Both albums were a tribute to his late mother. Songs from these albums featured heavily in the setlist of Vitas' extensive world tour The Songs of My Mother, performed at hundreds of venues in several countries from 2004-2006.
While Mama included several new songs written by Vitas, Songs of My Mother consists entirely of cover versions of popular older songs, described as "the gold reserves of Russian pop music". The song Chrysanthemms Have Faded was previously included on Vitas' Smile!
album. All the other tracks were newly recorded for Songs of My Mother.
Vitas performed a piano-backed arrangement of Winter on a Russian New Year TV show in 2002.
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Translated by G. Kruzhkov
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
album by the singer Vitas
Vitas
Vitaliy "Vitalik" Vladasovich Grachyov , better known by his stage name Vitas , is a Russian singer-songwriter.Known for his high falsetto voice, he has been given the nickname "Prince of the Dolphin Voice" in China...
. It was released in 2003, simultaneously with Mama. Both albums were a tribute to his late mother. Songs from these albums featured heavily in the setlist of Vitas' extensive world tour The Songs of My Mother, performed at hundreds of venues in several countries from 2004-2006.
While Mama included several new songs written by Vitas, Songs of My Mother consists entirely of cover versions of popular older songs, described as "the gold reserves of Russian pop music". The song Chrysanthemms Have Faded was previously included on Vitas' Smile!
Smile! (Vitas album)
Smile! is a Russian album by Vitas , released in 2002. Several songs from this album featured in his Philosophy of Miracle concert programme, whose performance at the Kremlin earned Vitas a record as the youngest artist to perform a solo concert at the State Kremlin Palace; a DVD of this concert...
album. All the other tracks were newly recorded for Songs of My Mother.
Vitas performed a piano-backed arrangement of Winter on a Russian New Year TV show in 2002.
| Track | Russian title | English title | Music | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Птица cчастья | The Bird of Happiness | Alexandra Pakhmutova | N. Dobronravov |
| 02 | Любите пока любится | Love While You Can | Alexander Morozov | M. Ryabinin |
| 03 | В краю магнолий | In the District of Magnolias | Alexander Morozov | Yu Marcinkiewicz |
| 04 | Всё могут короли | Kings Can Do Everything | BA Rychkov, E. Krylatov | L. Derbenev |
| 05 | Зима | Winter | E. Hanoch | S. Ostrovoj |
| 06 | Гадалка | Fortune-Teller | M. Dunaevskii | L. Derbenev |
| 07 | Букет | Bouquet | A. Barykin | Rubtsov |
| 08 | Морская Песенка | A Sea Song | N. Theological | V. Dykhovichniy, M. Sloboda |
| 09 | Говорящая кукла | The Speaking Doll | Alexander Morozov | G. Gorbovsky |
| 10 | Отцвели хризантемы | Chrysanthemums Have Faded Out | N. Harito | V. Shumsky |
| 11 | Горький мёд | Bitter Honey | O. Ivanov | V. Pavlinov |
| 12 | А цыган идёт | And The Gipsy Is Going | Petrov | Rudyard Kipling(1) |
| 13 | Одесса | Odessa | A. Zatsepin | L. Derbenev |
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Translated by G. Kruzhkov