''Daleko je Sunce'' (trans. ''Distant is the Sun'') is the sixth studio album from

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n and

former Yugoslav Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band

Galija Galija ( sr-cyr, Галија; ) is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1977. The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević (vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica) and Predrag Milosavljević (vocals). A larg ...

. It is the first part of the

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consisting of this album, the album ''

Korak do slobode ''Korak do slobode'' (trans. ''One Step to Freedom'') is the seventh studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the second part of the trilogy consisting of the album ''Daleko je Sunce'', this album and the album ''Isto ...

'' and the album ''

Istorija, ti i ja ''Istorija, ti i ja'' (trans. ''History, You and Me'') is the eighth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the third and the final part of the trilogy consisting of the album '' Daleko je Sunce'', the album '' Kora ...

''.

Concept

At the time of the ''Daleko je Sunce'' recording Galija started cooperating with flutist Bata Zlatković and lyricist Radoman Kanjevac. Kanjevac brought up an idea of releasing a trilogy which would deal with problems of

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in transition. The result were albums ''Daleko je Sunce'', ''Korak do slobode'' and ''Istorija, ti i ja'' with which Galija reached the peak of popularity. The first album of the trilogy itself was entitled after a novel by

Dobrica Ćosić Dobrica Ćosić ( sr, Добрица Ћосић, ; 29 December 1921 – 18 May 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician, writer, and political theorist. Ćosić was twice awarded the prestigious NIN award for literature and Medal of Pushkin f ...

, while the songs were entitled after the works of writers

Branko Ćopić Branko Ćopić ( sr-cyrl, Бранко Ћопић, ; 1 January 1915 – 26 March 1984) was a Serbian, Bosnian and Yugoslavian writer. He wrote poetry, short stories and novels, and became famous for his stories for children and young adults, oft ...

Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in ...

Laza Lazarević Lazar "Laza" Lazarević ( sr-cyr, Лазаp Лаза Лазаревић, 13 May 1851 – 10 January 1891) was a Serbian writer, psychiatrist, and neurologist. Medical career Lazarević was born in Šabac in 1851. He studied medicine at the Un ...

, and

Aleksa Šantić Aleksa Šantić ( sr-Cyrl, Алекса Шантић, (); 27 May 1868 – 2 February 1924) was a poet from Bosnia and Herzegovina. His poetry reflecting both the urban culture of the region. The most common themes of his poems are social injus ...

. The song "Zebre i bizoni" was dealing with the enigma of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

's residence at

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, and the song lyrics were not printed on the album inner sleeve.

Album cover

The album cover was designed by Slobodan Kaštavarac and features a photograph of

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, taken by Danko Đurić. The back cover features a photograph of the sky above

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, also taken by Đurić.

Track listing

#"Da li si spavala" – 3:09 #"Žena koje nema" – 4:11 #"Bez naslova" – 3:33 #"Zebre i bizoni" – 2:59 #"Orlovi rano lete" - 5:14 #"Intimni odnosi" – 2:59 #"Švabica" – 2:25 #"Će me voliš" – 2:30 #"Nebo nad Makarskom" – 3:48 #"Mi znamo sudbu" – 3:26 #"Kao i obično" – 4:02

Personnel

Nenad Milosavljević Nenad Milosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Милосављевић, born February 6, 1954), also known as Neša Galija (Неша Галија), is a Serbian musician and politician, best known as the frontman of the Serbian and former Yu ...

- vocals *

Predrag Milosavljević Predrag Peđa Milosavljević (Lužani, Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia 1908 — Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1989) was painter, lawyer, diplomat and dramaturge and member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He received the Grand Prix during the I ...

- vocals *Jean Jacques Roscam - guitar *Bata Zlatković - flute *Zoran Radosavljević - bass guitar *Boban Pavlović - drums

Guest musicians

Kornelije Kovač Kornelije "Bata" Kovač ( sr-Cyrl, Корнелије "Бата" Ковач, ; hu, Kovács Kornél; 1 January 1942 – 13 September 2022) was a Serbian composer. Early life Born in Niš during World War II in the Nazi-occupied Serbia to a ...

- keyboards *

Saša Lokner Saša is a South Slavic given name. It is a diminutive of Aleksandar (see Sasha), but in the South Slavic countries it is often a formal name as well. It may refer to: * Saša Antunović (born 1974), Serbian footballer *Saša Bjelanović (born 197 ...

- keyboards *

Ivan Vdović Ivan "Ivica" Vdović ( sr-cyr, Иван "Ивица" Вдовић; 14 March 1961 – 25 September 1992), also known as Vd ( sr-cyr, Вд), was a Serbian musician, drummer of Yugoslav rock bands such as Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata and Katarin ...

- drums *Nenad Stefanović "Japanac" - bass guitar * Fejat Sejdić Trumpet Orchestra

References

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar; {{Authority control Galija albums 1988 albums PGP-RTB albums Concept albums Cultural depictions of Josip Broz Tito