''U tvojim molitvama – Balade'' (trans. ''In Your Prayers – Ballads'') is the first live album by

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and

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singer-songwriter

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. Recorded during Balašević's concert in Zetra (

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, November 1986), Ledena dvorana (

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, November 1986),

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, December 1986),

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(

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, May 1987) and

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(Zagreb, July 1987), the album features live versions of Balašević's

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s. Some tracks feature Balašević's humorous monologues, and the tracks "Ne volim januar" and "Bezdan" feature recordings of Balašević's guest appearance in the

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show ''Pop Ekspres''. The album features the previously unrecorded "Samo da rata ne bude", recorded with a children's

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. The song lyrics warn about the

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(which indeed will start three years later), delivering a hymn of

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s throughout then still existing

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Track listing

Personnel

– vocals * Dragan Jovanović – guitar (tracks: A1 to B3, D1 to D4) *Elvis Stanić – guitar (tracks: C1 to C4) *Aleksandar Kravić – bass guitar * Aleksandar Dujin – keyboards *Miroslav Karlović – drums

References

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006'', Janjatović Petar;

External links

''U Tvojim Molitvama (Balade)'' at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:U tvojim molitvama - Balade 1987 live albums PGP-RTB live albums Đorđe Balašević live albums