Maya (Maya Berović album)

Maya is the third studio album by Bosnian-Serbian pop star Maya Berović. It was released under BN Music on 17 February 2011.[1]

Maya
Studio album by
Released17 February 2011 (2011-02-17)
Recorded2010–11
Genre
LabelBN Music
Producer
  • D.K. Struja
Maya Berović chronology
Crno zlato
(2008)
Maya
(2011)
Djevojka sa juga
(2012)
Singles from Maya
  1. "Djevojačko prezime"
    Released: 8 February 2011
  2. "Voljela sam s tobom sve"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Kaldrma"
    Released: 2011
  4. "Amajlija"
    Released: 2011

Background

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Two months after the release of her second studio album Crno zlato (2008), Maya debuted a self-released non-album single "Koliko te ludo volim ja" (Madly in Love with You) in February 2009.[2] Soon after, she began work on her third studio album under the Bosnian record label BN Music, based in Bijeljina.

Singles

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Her big professional breakthrough came upon the release of her third and eponymous album and the success of the lead single, the feminist ballad "Djevojačko prezime" (English: Maiden Name), released 8 February 2011.[3] The plot of the music video has a 'violence against women' theme and Maya wore makeup to mimic a black eye, suffered at the hands of her fictional alcoholic boyfriend.[4][5] The video was directed by Bosnian-Swiss director Haris Dubica and premiered on 13 May 2011. It was filmed in Lucerne, Switzerland and featured French, Swiss, Croatian and Australian actors.[6] In December 2011, the song won multiple regional awards and was the recipient of the "Hit of the Year" award in Sarajevo.[7]

The albums other singles were upbeat pop-folk songs which were perceived well by critics and her fans.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Kaldrma" (Sampietrini)
  • Miodrag Ž. Ilić
  • D.K. Struja
4:14
2."Ženski mangup" (Female Hooligan)
  • Pera Stokanović
  • Pera Stokanović
3:40
3."Djevojačko prezime" (Maiden Name)
  • Pera Stokanović
  • D.K. Struja
3:41
4."Voljela sam s tobom sve" (I Loved Everything with You)
  • Miodrag Ž. Ilić
  • D.K. Struja
3:09
5."Laka meta" (Easy Target)
  • Bilja Spasić
  • Goran Radinović
3:54
6."Ako ne molim ne znači da ne volim" (Just Because I Don't Beg Doesn't Mean I Don't Love)
  • Vlada & Čarli
  • S. Stefanović Slavkoni
3:25
7."Pjevala bih da mi se ne plače" (I Would Sing If I Didn't Want to Cry)
  • Miodrag Ž. Ilić
  • D.K. Struja
3:51
8."Čestitam ti" (Congratulations)
  • Miodrag Ž. Ilić
  • D.K. Struja
3:58
9."Nemogući spoj" (Impossible Connection)
  • Miodrag Ž. Ilić
  • D.K. Struja
3:13
10."Najveća ljubav tvoja" (Your Biggest Love) 
  • S. Stefanović Slavkoni
3:56
11."Amajlija" (Talisman)
  • Pera Stokanović
  • D.K. Struja
3:31

Personnel

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Instruments

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  • Dejan Kostić – backing vocals
  • Slavko Stefanović – backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ivana Selakov – backing vocals
  • Pera Stokanović – backing vocals
  • Snežana Aga – backing vocals
  • D.K. Struja – accordion (1, 3, 4, 8, 11), keyboards
  • S. Stefanović Slavkoni – accordion (6, 10)
  • Petar Trumbetaš – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Dragan Trnavac Trne – bass guitar (5, 6, 10)
  • Joca Stefanović – keyboards
  • Đorđe Janković – keyboards
  • Žikica Jovanović Sremac – violin

Production and recording

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  • D.K. Struja – arranging, producing, programming (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
  • S. Stefanović Slavkoni – arrangement, production, programming, engineering (post-production) (6, 10)
  • Đorđe Janković – mixing (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
  • Joca Stefanović – programming (6, 10)

Crew

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  • Biljana Živadinović – hair
  • Tijana Todorović – styling
  • Srđan Petković – makeup
  • Andreja Damnjanović – photography

References

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  1. ^ "Maya 2011". Discogs. 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Koliko te ludo volim ja". Discogs. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Maya Berović: Odmor na Brionima i novi singl". Story. 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Mayu pretukao dečko!". Balkan Media. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Maju pretukao dečko... u spotu..." Vesti. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Mayu Berović pretukao dečko". Press Online. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Maya Berović dobila nagradu za hit godine!". Svet. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2014.