1975. Album where Arsen Dedić re-visits his slightly older repertoire (mostly from 1960s) and re-records it again. Since the music is basically very much the same like on original recordings, the only difference is in his singing - where younger Dedić of the 1960s was crooning gently like his Italian idols, now he already started to talk-sing - this recognisable trademark is not so bad as lots of mainstream audience thought but it did kind of alienate many listeners who didn't get it and assumed Dedić "can't sing" - he had metamorphosed into completely different (and far more sophisticated) artist with time and this brought him in Don Quixote situation where pursuing poetic Muse became not unlike fights with windmills. Where in the 1960s he enjoyed true commercial success as a young, skinny romantic and a new face on the music scene, from 1970s he turned into cult artist who was respected by literate following but ignored by mainstream audience used to simple jingles.
Songs here are mostly from his 1960s period - "Prazna obećanja", "Stara cura", "To je moj svijet", "Vraćam se" - when young Dedić was still singing on pop festivals. His songs were far more poetic and interesting than most of the competition and he had very original way with lyrics that are instantly recognisable even when somebody else would sing this material - you can always tell its Arsen Dedić. "Milena" was apparently written as tribute to a good friend, actress Milena Dravić and "Djevojka za jedan dan" sounds exactly the same as on the hit single. For me personally, the most interesting song here is from mid-1960s when Dedić collaborated with rock star Karlo Metikoš on a song "Znat ćeš" (pop festival Zagreb) and his lyrics are pure Dedić classic. Metikoš would later leave singing completely and turn to composing music for a certain young girl who was actually Arsen's discovery.
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