''Ave Maria'' is the fifth studio album by Polish singer
Maria Peszek
Maria Teresa Peszek (born September 9, 1973) is a Polish singer, songwriter and actress. She embarked on a professional acting career in the early 1990s and went on to appear in over 40 stage plays, as well as a number of feature films and tele ...
, released in
2021
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by
Mystic Production
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. Peszek co-wrote and co-produced the material with Kamil Pater. Thematically, the album criticises Poland's
conservative
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politics and
child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and expresses support towards
women's rights
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and the Polish
LGBT community
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. Peszek described it as "probably the most beautiful album
he has
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ever recorded". ''Ave Maria'' received generally positive reviews and debuted atop the
Polish album sales chart.
Track listing
# "Ave Maria" – 4:22
# "J*bię to wszystko" – 4:53 ("Fuck It All")
# "Virunga" – 3:56
# "Dzikie dziecko" – 3:18 ("Wild Child")
# "Szambo wybiło" – 5:25 ("Cesspit Has Broken")
# "Viva la vulva" – 3:37 ("Long Live the Vulva")
# "Lovesong" – 3:33
# "Pusto" – 5:54 ("Empty")
# "Nic o Polsce" – 3:56 ("Nothing About Poland")
# "Barbarka" (feat. Oskar83) – 5:00
Singles
* 2021: "Virunga"
* 2021: "Ave Maria"
* 2021: "J*bię to wszystko"
* 2021: "Barbarka"
Charts
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!Chart (2021)
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Poland
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References
External links
Official audio streamon
YouTube
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The official Maria Peszek website
2021 albums
Maria Peszek albums
Polish-language albums