''Sam'' (trans. ''Alone'') is the second studio album from

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Osvajači Osvajači ( sr-cyr, Освајачи; trans. ''The Conquerors'') are a Serbian and SFRY, Yugoslav hard rock band formed in Kragujevac in 1990. Formed by vocalist Zvonko Pantović, Zvonko Pantović "Čipi", guitarist Dragan Urošević, bass guita ...

, released in 1995. ''Sam'' is the band's first album recorded with keyboardist Nebojša Jakovljević, and the last studio album released by the original incarnation of the band, which split up two years after the album release.

Background

Beside original members of Osvajači, vocalist

Zvonko Pantović Zvonko Pantović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Звонко Пантовић), also known as Čipi (Chippie) (Serbian Cyrillic: Чипи), is a Serbian vocalist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock/ ...

, guitarist Dragan Urošević and drummer Miša Raca, ''Sam'' recording featured keyboardist Nebojša Jakovljević, who came in as the replacement for the original keyboardist Laza Ristovski, and bass guitarist Dejan Dačović, who replaced the original bass guitarist Saša Popović.''Sam'' at Discogs
/ref> Ristovski made a guest appearance on the album, playing keyboards in the song "Maska (Sam)" "Mask (Alone)". Ana Spasić, Jelisaveta Stamenković (vocalist for the band Agata), Mijo Babalj (former vocalist for the band Cveće) and Slobodan Ljubisavljević all made guest appearances on backing vocals.

Track listing

All songs written by Dragan Urošević (music) and

(lyrics).

Personnel

- vocals *Dragan Urošević - guitar, producer *Nebojša Jakovljević - keyboards *Dejan Dačović - bass guitar *Miša Raca - drums

Additional personnel

* Laza Ristovski - keyboards (on track 5) *Ana Spasić - backing vocals (on tracks: 2, 9) *Jelisaveta Stamenković - backing vocals (on tracks: 2, 9) *Mijo Babalj - backing vocals (on tracks: 7, 8) *Slobodan Ljubisavljević - backing vocals (on tracks: 7, 8) *Branislav Narandžić - producer, recorded by *Ivan Grujić - recorded by *Vidan Papić - cover design

Reception and legacy

The album's biggest hit upon its release was the ballad "S kim čekaš dan"."'Osvajači' najavili beogradski koncert", Nostalgija.rs
/ref> The song "Maska (Sam)" was covered by Serbian progressive/

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band Alogia on their 2006 live album '' Priče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKC'' (''Tales of Time and Life – Live at SKC''), Dragan Urošević making a guest appearance on the song. In 2011, "Maska (Sam)" was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/ PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's existence.60 хитова емисије ПГП на 202!, facebook.com
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References

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External links

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