''Doktor Sen'' (''Doctor Dream'') is the debut album by Slovak singer

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, released on

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in 1980.

Track listing

Official releases

* 1980: ''Doktor Sen'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 100 * 1999: ''Doktor Sen'', CD, Bonton, No. 49 2930 * 2008: ''Slovenské legendárne albumy II: Doktor Sen'', CD, SME, #91 0017 * 2008: ''Doktor Sen: 2CD Collectors Edition'', bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2716

Credits and personnel

– lead vocal, writer, acoustic guitar *

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– lead vocal, back vocal *

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– bass, guitar, percussion, back vocal * Dušan Hájek – drums, percussion * Jozef Hanák – harmonica,

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– keyboards, back vocal * Štefan Danko – executive producer * Ján Lauko – record producer * Karel Witz – guitar * Martin Karvaš – synthesizer * Kamil Peteraj –

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* Július Kinček –

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* Tibor Borský – art work

Accolades

In 2007, ''Doktor Sen'' ranked 19th on the list of

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Export release

The initial export version of the album, entitled ''Doctor Dream'', was issued in 1981 on OPUS Records. ''Like a Hero,'' an edited version excluding one track, was released in 1982 on

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in Germany. While a similar, also 11 track release named just ''Miro,'' was issued in the Netherlands on Dureco Benelux.

Track listing

Official releases

* 1981: ''Doctor Dream'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1148 * 1982: ''Like a Hero'', LP, MC, RCA Victor, #PL 28487 * 1982: ''Miro'', LP, MC, Dureco Benelux, No. 88 038

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doktor Sen 1980 debut albums 1981 albums Miroslav Žbirka albums