''Modus'' is the debut album by
Modus, released on
OPUS
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Opus or OPUS may refer to:
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* Opus number, (abbr. Op.) specifying order of (usually) publicatio ...
in 1979.
Track listing
Official releases
* 1979: ''Modus'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 0856
* 1995: ''Modus'', CD, re-release, Open Music #0017 2331
* 2000: ''Modus: Komplet 2'', 3 bonus tracks, CD, Bonton Music Slovakia, #9849 1722
* 2008: ''Modus: Slovenské legendárne albumy II'', CD, SME, #91 0023
Credits and personnel
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Ján Lehotský
Ján, also credited as Janko Lehotský (born 16 April 1947) is a Slovak composer and former leader of the Modus band.
Lehotský began his performing career when he was four years old, when he performed in a marionette theater. He was a freela ...
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lead vocal
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, chorus,
writer
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keyboards
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Marika Gombitová
Marika Gombitová (; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually developed her publi ...
- lead vocal, chorus
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Miroslav Žbirka
Miroslav "Miro" Žbirka (21 October 1952 – 10 November 2021) was a Slovak pop and rock singer and songwriter, widely popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia. Born in Bratislava to a Slovak father and an English mother, he sang in Slovak, English, and ...
- writer, lead vocal, chorus, electric and acoustic guitar
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Ladislav Lučenič
Laco Lučenič (born 23 November 1952) is a Slovak musician and music producer. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as Fermáta, Prúdy, Modus, and Limit. He became popular for his role as a judge on the Slovak Pop Idol ('' S ...
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bass
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, electric and acoustic guitar, chorus
* Viliam Pobjecký - solo guitar
* Kamil Peteraj -
lyrics
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, notes
* Boris Filan - lyrics
* Tibor Borský -
photography
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* Ján Lauko -
producer
* Juraj Filo - sound director
* Štefan Danko - responsible editor
Accolades
In 2007, ''Modus'' was ranked 41st on the list of
the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
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The list is entirely ...
.
Export release
The export version of the album, also entitled ''Modus'', was issued in 1980.
Track listing
Official releases
* 1980: ''Modus'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 0974
* 2008: ''Slnečný kalendár: 2CD Collectors Edition'', bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2792
References
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External links
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1979 debut albums
1980 albums
Modus (band) albums