''Green Roses'' is the third studio album by the
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
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Irish folk/
Celtic rock band
Orthodox Celts
Orthodox Celts is a Serbian band formed in Belgrade in 1992 which plays Irish folk music combined with rock elements. Despite their uncharacteristic genre in their home country, the band is one of the top acts of the Serbian rock scene and has ...
released in 1999.
''Green Roses'' features sixteen songs, half of which were covers of traditional songs, and the other half the band's original songs.
The album was produced by Aleksandar Radosavljević, and as guests appeared Dragoljub Marković (keyboards), Aleksandar Eraković (keyboards) and Goran Stojković (backing vocals).
In 2021 the album was polled 57th on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
. The list was published in the book ''
Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji
''Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji'' (trans. ''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'') is a book by Duško Antonić, published in 2021. The book features a number of Antonić's essays on Serbian rock scene, as well as a list of ...
'' (''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'').
Track list
Personnel
* Aleksandar Petrović – vocals
* Ana Đokić – violin, backing vocals, arrangements
* Dušan Živanović – accordion, drums, percussion, bodhrán, backing vocals
* Dejan Lalić – mandolin, guitar, bagpipes, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
* Vladan Jovković – guitar, backing vocals
* Dejan Jevtović – bass, backing vocals
* Dejan Popin – tin whistle, whistle, backing vocals
Additional personnel
* Goran Stojković – backing vocals
*Aleksandar Eraković – keyboards
*Dragoljub Marković – keyboards
*Aleksandar Radosavljević - producer
*Velja Mijanović - mastering
*Dušan Đokić - artwork
*Anamarija Vartabedijan - design
*Nebojša Stanković - design
Legacy
In 2021 the album was polled 57th on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. The list was published in the book ''
Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji
''Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji'' (trans. ''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'') is a book by Duško Antonić, published in 2021. The book features a number of Antonić's essays on Serbian rock scene, as well as a list of ...
'' (''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'').
References
''Green Roses'' at Discogs
External links
''Green Roses'' at Discogs
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Orthodox Celts albums
1999 albums
Metropolis Records (Serbia) albums