Known mainly as a vocalist in the bands "Žetva" and "Rani mraz", singer Biljana Krstić enjoyed short burst into spotlight during 1980s when her former band colleague Đorđe Balašević used his considerable clout to introduce her as a solo artist. Belgrade's PGP RTB followed her debut "Prevari večeras svoje društvo sa mnom" with this sequel, which is perhaps slightly stronger but it was still not enough to place Krstić amongst the biggest stars in the front line.
Where on her debut Krstić had a good luck to have material written exclusively for her by Đorđe Balašević and Josip Boček, here she is served by equally impressive team of Momčilo Bajagić and Kornelije Kovač - the songwriting team makes all the difference as songs are actually much better and have wider focus. No more ballads about everyday people living ordinary lives and waiting on the bus stations, this time subjects conform to lighthearted radio pop, with a urban and witty edge - even picture on the cover depicts slightly wacky singer smiling and winking in a full Cyndi Lauper regalia. Of course, its all still very tame and inoffensive, but for the most part this is happy, cheerful record and even singer herself sound vocally much stronger and confident than previously. As curiosity, it must be noted that she is backed by vocal trio "Aska" who were stars in their own right, as they represented us on Eurovision in 1982. (If I remember correctly, "Aska" had their own record released around this time, it was titled "Katastrofa" and was great fun.) For the life of me I can't understand why this record didn't catapult Krstić to the top of the business, because it brims with joy and charm - it has several really strong, feel-good uptempo numbers that could have been potential big hits and ballads ("Obojiću te noćas", "Da li je ovo blues") are graced with recognisable signature lyrics by than extremely popular Bajagić. It still sounds like great fun and its a mystery why it took almost two decades for Krstić to return to recording studios, but than she would take completely different music direction.
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