Very young Josipa Lisac (19 at the time) spreading her wings as a solo artist - only a year ago she was main vocalist in pop band "Zlatni Akordi" and now she was noticed enough to get her own spot. I am not completely sure this was really "solo" because I read somewhere that guys still backed her in the studio and in live performances - they can still be heard in the background on top of some out-of-place strings.
What is truly fascinating is how developed and rich was the voice of the young girl who would eventually grow up to be first lady of croatian rock - she might have been only 19 but this is sensual alto with instantly recognizable sound. In the future she will change a bit and add several more decorations to her style (some would say this was not really necessary) so this is really interesting document to hear queen of mannerism in her early embryo-period before ornamentations took over.
A side is melancholic ballad that could have been rock if not for intrusive strings that place recording in the late 1960s. The voice is sensational and Lisac sails trough it with confidence and gentleness impossible to comprehend for such young age. (Until you realize she was already a pro,singing in classical choirs from early age) Side B is unfortunately a filler, undeveloped lyrical and musical idea with some interesting guitar solo but nothing worth mentioning. This forgotten little single was never anthologized or released on compilations(and probably right so,since later she developed strong repertoire with Karlo Metikoš as her own composer) until some 40 years later A side was finally included in Cd box "Kad je Rock bio mlad" (When Rock was young) about development of Rock in our country.
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