Quicksands (album)
1990 studio album by Karel Kryl
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Tekuté písky (Quicksands) is a folk album by Karel Kryl, issued in Czechoslovakia by Bonton in 1990.[1][2][3]
| Tekuté písky | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | 1989–1990 |
| Studio | Martin Kratochvíl Studio |
| Genre | Folk |
| Label | Bonton |
| Producer | Jiří Černý |
Songs for the album were selected by Jiří Černý, who previously worked with Kryl on his most successful album Close the Gate, Little Brother (1969).[3] The album was recorded in the studio of Martin Kratochvíl.[4]
The lyrics to the title track opener Quicksands is adaptation of the poem Wedding Song by Jaroslav Seifert.[5] The lyrics to closer Velvet Spring is Kryl's reflection on the Velvet Revolution.[1]
Track listing
- Tekuté písky (Quicksands)
- Ignác (Ignatius)
- Dvacet (Twenty)
- Ukolébavka (The Lullaby)
- Irena (Irene)
- Vůně (The Scent)
- Blátivá stráň (Slushy Hillside)
- Kyselý sníh (Acid Snow)
- Září (September)
- Sametové jaro (Velvet Spring)