''Ode to Venus'' is the second full-length album recorded by Niemen. It was released in

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by European part of Columbia, and was created with notable help of

Reinhold Mack Reinhold Mack (also known as Mack, born 25 August 1949) is a German Record producer, record producer and Sound engineer, engineer. Mack is best known for his collaborations with Electric Light Orchestra, Queen (band), Queen, and Sparks (band), S ...

and SBB.

Track listing

# "Ode to Venus" - 6:37 (lyrics:

Czesław Niemen Czesław Niemen (; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004), born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki, and often credited as just Niemen, was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th century, singing ...

) # "Puppets" - 4:38 (lyrics: Cyprian Kamil Norwid) # "From the First Major Discoveries" - 9:33 (lyrics: Leszek Aleksander Moczulski) # "What Have I Done" - 5:43 (lyrics:

Bolesław Leśmian Bolesław Leśmian (born Bolesław Lesman; January 22, 1877The exact date of his birth is disputed: the act of birth mentions 1877, Leśmian himself used 1878, while the date mentioned on his tombstone is 1879. – November 5, 1937) was a Pol ...

) # "Fly Over Fields of Yellow Sunflowers" - 4:02 (lyrics: Paweł Brodowski) # "What a Beautiful Woman You Are" - 4:20 (lyrics: Brodowski) # "A Pilgrim" - 4:09 (lyrics: Norwid) # "Rock for Mack" - 2:04 (instrumental) *All Polish to English lyric translations by Paweł Brodowski.

Personnel

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Józef Skrzek Józef Franciszek Skrzek (born 2 July 1948, Siemianowice, Silesia, Poland) is a Polish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer, an important figure in Polish rock. Life In his early career, Skrzek was associated with the groups Ślężani ...

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Apostolis Anthimos Apostolis Anthimos (born 25 September 1954 in Siemianowice Śląskie) is a Polish jazz / rock oriented guitarist, drummer and keyboard player. His parents are Greeks. He is a member of the Polish progressive rock band SBB, and has had a long indiv ...

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* Jerzy Piotrowski -

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References

{{Authority control Czesław Niemen albums 1973 albums