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Kemal Monteno Single (1971)


If he sounded little uncomfortable on his previous single with mexican horns,castanets and unnecessary cellophane, here Kemal Monteno soars from the very first note.

Sure, composer Đorđe Novković is again here but material is composed by Monteno himself and Novković provides arrangements, cleverly leaving the spotlight for the voice without any commercial traps. To keep everything in the house, Novković brings famous pop band "Pro Arte" as backing musicians (he wrote their biggest hits) and this time everything works like magic.


Sure, it's "schlager" pop music - A side is WALTZ - but never mind, Monteno sounds like a dream finally singing his own repertoire (both lyrics and music) and its surely a classic pop single from one of the finest singers around. Famous B side ballad is a concert favorite to this day,which proves a lot about his staying power and talent.

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