Zemfira (album)

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Zemfira
Zemfira cover
Studio album by Zemfira
Released 1999
Recorded Tone Studios, 1998
Genre Rock, Pop
Length 47:14
Label DMI Records
Producer(s) Vladimir Ovchinnikov
Professional reviews
Zemfira chronology
Zemfira
(1999)
Forgive Me My Love
(2000)


The rock singer Zemfira's debut album. It introduced a new concept to Russian rock: the female songwriter and performer.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Почему" (Why)
  2. "Снег" (Snow)
  3. "Синоптик" (The Weatherman)
  4. "Ромашки" (Daisies)
  5. "Маечки" (T-Shirts)
  6. "СПИД" (AIDS)
  7. "Румба" (Rumba)
  8. "Скандал" (Scandal)
  9. "Не Пошлое" (Not Trivial)
  10. "Припевочка" (A Song)*
  11. "-140"
  12. "Ариведерчи" (Arrivederci)
  13. "Ракеты" (Rockets)
  14. "Земфира" (Zemfira)

*Here, "A Song" means someone or something easy to get along with. The Russian saying "not a song", means hard work, and the lyrics refer to someone who complains that her boyfriend is "not a song" while being pretty hard work herself.

[edit] Personnel

  • Zemfira - Vocals, Lyrics, Music
  • Sergei Cozinov - Drums and Percussion
  • Oleg Pungin - Drums and Percussion
  • Vadim Solov'ev - Guitar
  • Yurii Tsaler - Guitar
  • Rinat Akhmadiev - Bass
  • Sergei Miroliubov - Keyboard