"Tváre pred zrkadlom" ("Faces in Front of the Mirror") is a song by Slovak singer-songwriter Marika Gombitová, released on OPUS in 1989.[1][2] The composition wrote Gombitová in collaboration with Kamil Peteraj.[3]
| "Tváre pred zrkadlom" | ||||
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| Single by Marika Gombitová | ||||
| B-side | "Ave Mária" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | OPUS (#9143 0739) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Peter Smolinský | |||
| Marika Gombitová singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Tváre pred zrkadlom" | ||||
B-side of the single promoted a song called "Ave Mária", composed by Gabo Dušík, for a change.[3] Its live version was featured only on VA compilation Nežná revolúcia (1990), also released by OPUS.[4][5]
Both tracks were available in common on CD as bonus tracks on a 2004 re-issue of her studio album Kam idú ľudia?[6][7] (originally from 1990).[8]
Official releases and formats
edit- SK 7" Single, #9143 0739[3]
- "Tváre pred zrkadlom" (Studio version)
- "Ave Mária" (Studio version)
- SK CD album, No. 91 2214[7]
- "Tváre pred zrkadlom" (Studio version)
- "Ave Mária" (Studio version)
- SK Double LP, #9017 2240/41[4]
- "Ave Mária" (Live version)
- SK CD album, No. 91 2410[9]
- "Ave Mária" (Studio version)
- SK CD album, #None[10]
- "Ave Mária" (Studio version)
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Slovak Singles Chart[11] | 2[A] |
- Notes
- A ^ On the music charts, B-side "Ave Maria" was more successful, scoring as the second most selling SP in Slovakia (following "Sľúbili sme si lásku" by Ivan Hoffman, while preceding "Pravda víťazí" by Tublatanka).[11]
Credits and personnel
edit- Marika Gombitová – music, lead vocal
- Gabo Dušík – music (B-side)
- Kamil Peteraj – lyrics
- Peter Smolinský – producer
- OPUS Records – record label, copyright owner, marketing and distributor
References
edit- General
- Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: neautorizovaný životní příběh legendy československé pop music [Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Life Story of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music] (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- Specific
- ^ Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 397.
- ^ For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..
- ^ a b c Gombitová, Marika (1989). "Tváre pred zrkadlom" (Liner Notes) (7-inch Single). CSSR: OPUS Records. 9143 0739.
- ^ a b VA (1990). Nežná revolúcia (Liner Notes) (Double Vinyl Album) (in Slovak). CSFR: OPUS Records. 9017 2240/41.
- ^ Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, pp. 193, 402.
- ^ Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 410.
- ^ a b Gombitová, Marika (2004). Kam idú ľudia? Komplet 8 (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). SR: OPUS Records. 91 2214.
- ^ Gombitová, Marika (1990). Kam idú ľudia? (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). CSFR: OPUS Records. 9353 2214.
- ^ Gombitová, Marika (1993). Polnočné otázky: 16 Naj 1984–1993 (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). SR: OPUS Records. 91 2410.
- ^ Gombitová, Marika (1993). Top 16: Diskotéka Ženského magazínu (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc) (in Slovak). SR: OPUS Records, Ženský magazín.
- ^ a b Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 197.