''Rüya'' (''Dream'') is a remix album by Turkish singer

Hande Yener Makbule Hande Özyener (born 12 January 1973), better known by her stage name Hande Yener, is a Turkish singer. She made her debut in the early 2000s, and since then has become a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with numerous songs that top ...

and music group

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. It was released on 11 June 2012 by Poll Production. It Yener's first album since the release of '' Teşekkürler''. It was also the first major work by Seksendört since the release of their previous studio album ''Akıyor Zaman''. The album contains a new version of the song "Rüya", performed by Yener and Seksendört. The song was originally released by the music group Ünlü in 1996. The album also contains a new song written by

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and titled "Öfkem Var". Remixed versions of Yener and Seksendört's songs from their previous works were included in the album as well.

Background and release

In an interview, Hande Yener stated that working together with Seksendört was Polat Yağcı's idea and added that their duet song was also chosen by Yağcı. A new song written by

, titled "Öfkem Var", was recorded and included in the album as well. The song "Rüya" was recorded in the early months of 2012 and released on 14 April 2012 by TTNET Müzik.

Critical reception

The reviews put forward by critics about the album in Turkey were generally positive. Radio personality Michael Kuyucu found the remixes in the album successful and wrote: "'Rüya' is a strange song, it begins with Arabic and unison sounds, and is noisy and I think a bit outside the molds. It's a scary song. The Alaturka motifs inside it did not suit Hande. However, the other song in the album 'Öfkem Var' is a duet out of this frame. I really liked the emotions in this duet. This song suits both Hande and Seksendört. I can say that it's a clean rock song. There is a melodic structure inside it, as well as different emotions." ''gercekpop.com'' praised the song "Rüya" by saying: "To make the long story short, they have chosen a good song for covering."

Track listing

References

External links

Hande Yener's official website
{{Authority control 2012 albums Split albums Hande Yener albums