''Yedynomu'' ( uk, Єдиному, russian: Единому — literally "To the Only One") - is the third studio album of

Sofia Rotaru Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru ( uk, Софія Михайлівна Ротару ; russian: link=no, Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; ro, Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainia ...

, recorded in

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. The album was released in 2003 in

and

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with 16 tracks with consequent worldwide release. This album appeared after a pause in Rotaru's career caused by the death of her husband

Anatoliy Evdokimenko Anatoliy Kyrylovych Yevdokymenko ( uk, Анато́лій Кири́лович Євдоки́менко; 20 January 1942 – 23 October 2002) was a Ukrainian musician, director of Chervona Ruta. He is a People's Artist of Ukraine, husband of Sof ...

and is a tribute to his memory."Єдиному..."
/ref> The album includes major super hits of the 1970s to 1990s period of the joint life and working partnership of Sofia Rotaru and Anatoliy Evdokimenko. Anatoliy was a long-time working partner, helping to direct and produce many of her songs. The album was released exactly on the anniversary of death of her husband As of January 2004, more than 2,000,000 copies were sold.

Track listing

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Vitaliy Kurovsky Vitali, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitaliy and may refer to: People Given name * Vitaly Borker (born 1975 or 1976), Ukrainian American Internet fraudster and cyberbully * Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian politician * Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), Russ ...

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Ruslan Kvinta Ruslan may refer to: * ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal * Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people * Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...

, extra1 = , length1 = 4:06 , title2 = Chervona Ruta , note2 = uk, Червона рута "Chervona ruta" , writer2 = , lyrics2 =

Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk ( uk, Володи́мир Миха́йлович Івасю́к) (4 March 1949 – 24–27 April 1979) was a Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet. He is the author and composer of the wid ...

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Melancolie (Sofia Rotaru song) "Melancolie" (English: "Melancholia") is a Soviet-Moldovan song written by Grigore Vieru. The well known song was performed by various singers such as Sofia Rotaru Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rot ...

, note3 = ro, Melancolie , writer3 = , lyrics3 = G. Vieru , music3 = P. Teodorovych , extra3 = , length3 = 4:49 , title4 = Two Rings , note4 = uk, Два перстенi "Dva persteni" , writer4 = , lyrics4 =

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, extra4 = , length4 = 4:01 , title5 = Happy Evening , note5 = ro, Seară albastră , writer5 = , lyrics5 = , music5 = , extra5 = , length5 = 4:39 , title6 = Ivan , note6 = ro, Ioane , writer6 = , lyrics6 = Moldavian folk song , music6 = Moldavian folk song , extra6 = , lengt6h = 3:54 , title7 = Grey-winged Bird , note7 = uk, Сизокрилий птах "Syzokryly ptakh" , writer7 = , lyrics7 =

Roman Kudlyk Roman Mykhailovych Kudlyk ( uk, Рома́н Миха́йлович Ку́длик; 4 May 1941 Jaroslaw, Poland – 21 January 2019)Don Backy Don Backy (real name Aldo Caponi; born 21 August 1939) is an Italian singer, songwriter and actor. He collaborated with Sofia Rotaru for "Grey Bird" – Ukrainian version of Italian song " L'immensità"— "Сизокрилий птах". Select ...

, extra7 = , length7 = , title8 = Ballad About Hollyhocks , note8 = uk, Мальви (Балада про мальви) , writer8 = , lyrics8 = Bohdan Hura , music8 =

, extra8 = , length8 = 4:11 , title9 = Prydy , note9 = ro, Să vii , writer9 = , lyrics9 = D. Matkovsky , music9 = I. Aldya-Teodorovych , extra9 = , length9 = 3:57

Languages of performance

Songs are performed in

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

and

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

languages.

References

External links

Official CD Discography of Sofia Rotaru

{{Authority control 2003 albums Sofia Rotaru albums