''Jezus Maria Peszek'' is the third 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

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. The singer co-wrote and co-produced the material with Michał "Fox" Król. The album's lyrics reference Peszek's

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and

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which she had suffered prior to recording the material. Most songs also criticise such concepts as

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and social norms, which caused further controversies. ''Jezus Maria Peszek'' turned out another major success for the singer, gathering favourable reviews, debuting atop

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and eventually receiving

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. ''Jezus Maria Peszek'' was hailed by some journalists as Peszek's best album yet and one of the best albums of 2012. Peszek performed concerts in Poland, Ireland, England and Czech Republic to promote the album.

Track listing

# "Ludzie psy" – 3:39 ("The Dog People") # "Nie ogarniam" – 3:24 ("I Don't Get It") # "Wyścigówka" – 2:37 ("Race Car") # "Amy" – 4:08 # "Żwir" – 3:36 ("Gravel") # "Sorry Polsko" – 3:00 ("Sorry, Poland") # "Pan nie jest moim pasterzem" – 3:26 ("The Lord Is Not My Shepherd") # "Pibloktoq" – 4:08 # "Padam" – 3:13 ("I'm Falling") # "Nie wiem czy chcę" – 3:56 ("I Don't Know If I Want") # "Szara flaga" – 3:56 ("Grey Flag") # "Zejście awaryjne" – 2:25 ("Emergency Exit")

Singles

* 2012: "Padam" * 2012: "Ludzie psy" * 2013: "Sorry Polsko" * 2013: "Pan nie jest moim pasterzem"

Commercial performance

References

External links

Official audio stream
on

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The official Maria Peszek website
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