Doktor Sen

Doctor Dream
(aka *Miro* and/or *Like a Hero*)
Doctor Dream ; (aka Miro and/or Like a Hero)
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Studio album by Miroslav Žbirka
Released	1981
Genre	Pop
Length	41:59
Label	OPUS (#9113 1148); RCA Victor (#PL 28487); Dureco Benelux (#88 038);
Producer	Ján Lauko; Štefan Danko;
Miroslav Žbirka chronology
Singles from Doctor Dream
	"The Love Song";

Doktor Sen
Doktor Sen
Studio album by Miroslav Žbirka
Released	1980
Genre	Pop
Length	41:59
Label	OPUS (#9116 1000)
Producer	Ján Lauko; Štefan Danko;
Miroslav Žbirka chronology
Singles from Doktor Sen
	"Klaun z domu č. 6";

Doktor Sen (Doctor Dream) is the debut album by Slovak singer Miroslav Žbirka, released on OPUS in 1980.^[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Žbirka and Peteraj

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Klaun z domu číslo 6"	3:38
2.	"Doktor sen"	3:59
3.	"V slepých uličkách" (duet with Marika Gombitová)	4:08
4.	"Mám čierny deň"	3:02
5.	"Bežec na šachovnici"	2:35
6.	"Starý muž z osamelého domu"	4:14
7.	"Modrá kniha lásky"	4:09
8.	"Ako obrázok"	3:17
9.	"Zázračný dáždnik"	3:45
10.	"Aréna"	3:01
11.	"Sedem divov tvojich líc"	2:57
12.	"Balada o poľných vtákoch"	3:14
Total length:		41:59

Official releases edit

1980: Doktor Sen, LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 100
1999: Doktor Sen, CD, Bonton, No. 49 2930
2008: Slovenské legendárne albumy II: Doktor Sen, CD, SME, #91 0017
2008: Doktor Sen: 2CD Collectors Edition, bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2716

Credits and personnel edit

Miroslav Žbirka – lead vocal, writer, acoustic guitar
Marika Gombitová – lead vocal, back vocal
Ladislav Lučenič – bass, guitar, percussion, back vocal
Dušan Hájek – drums, percussion
Jozef Hanák – harmonica, sound engineer
Ján Lehotský – keyboards, back vocal
Štefan Danko – executive producer

Ján Lauko – record producer
Karel Witz – guitar
Martin Karvaš – synthesizer
Kamil Peteraj – lyrics
Július Kinček – liner notes
Tibor Borský – art work

Accolades edit

In 2007, Doktor Sen ranked 19th on the list of the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time.^[2]

Export release edit

The initial export version of the album, entitled Doctor Dream, was issued in 1981 on OPUS Records.^[3] Like a Hero, an edited version excluding one track, was released in 1982 on RCA Victor in Germany.^[4] While a similar, also 11 track release named just Miro, was issued in the Netherlands on Dureco Benelux.^[5]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Miroslav Žbirka and Kamil Peteraj

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mama"	3:38
2.	"I'm Gonna Make My Wife"	3:59
3.	"The Love Song"	4:08
4.	"My Darling"	3:02
5.	"Nightmare"	2:35
6.	"Flight 28"	4:14
7.	"Games of Life"	4:09
8.	"Gotta Make It Right"	3:17
9.	"Till I'm Around"	3:45
10.	"I'm a Stranger in My Own Town"	3:01
11.	"In the Middle of the Shave"	2:57
12.	"Hero"	3:14
Total length:		41:59

Official releases edit

1981: Doctor Dream, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1148
1982: Like a Hero, LP, MC, RCA Victor, #PL 28487
1982: Miro, LP, MC, Dureco Benelux, No. 88 038

References edit

General

Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: neautorizovaný životní příběh legendy československé pop music [Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Life Story of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music] (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
Lehotský, Oskar (23 April 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová. Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
Lehotský, Oskar (23 April 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

Specific

^ Žbirka, Miroslav (1980). Doktor Sen (liner notes) (Vinyl Album) (in Slovak). Miro Žbirka. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records.
^ "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 22 September 2007. cas.sk. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ Žbirka, Miroslav (1981). Doctor Dream (liner notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records.
^ Žbirka, Miroslav (1982). Like a Hero (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Germany: RCA Victor.
^ Žbirka, Miroslav (1982). Miro (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Netherlands: Dureco Benelux.

External links edit

Miro Žbirka at AllMusic

[1] Žbirka, Miroslav (1980). Doktor Sen (liner notes) (Vinyl Album) (in Slovak). Miro Žbirka. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records.

[2] "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 22 September 2007. cas.sk. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[3] Žbirka, Miroslav (1981). Doctor Dream (liner notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records.

[4] Žbirka, Miroslav (1982). Like a Hero (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Germany: RCA Victor.

[5] Žbirka, Miroslav (1982). Miro (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Netherlands: Dureco Benelux.

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