Ave Maria is the fifth studio album by Polish singer Maria Peszek, released in 2021 by Mystic Production.[1] Peszek co-wrote and co-produced the material with Kamil Pater. Thematically, the album criticises Poland's conservative politics and child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and expresses support towards women's rights and the Polish LGBT community. Peszek described it as "probably the most beautiful album [she has] ever recorded".[2]

Ave Maria
Studio album by
Released10 September 2021
GenreAlternative pop
LanguagePolish
LabelMystic Production
ProducerMaria Peszek, Kamil Pater
Maria Peszek chronology
Karabin
(2016)
Ave Maria
(2021)
Singles from Ave Maria
  1. "Virunga"
    Released: 9 June 2021
  2. "Ave Maria"
    Released: 2 July 2021
  3. "J*bię to wszystko"
    Released: 4 August 2021
  4. "Barbarka"
    Released: 10 September 2021

Ave Maria received generally positive reviews[3][4] and debuted atop the Polish album sales chart.

Track listing

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  1. "Ave Maria" – 4:22
  2. "J*bię to wszystko" – 4:53 ("Fuck It All")
  3. "Virunga" – 3:56
  4. "Dzikie dziecko" – 3:18 ("Wild Child")
  5. "Szambo wybiło" – 5:25 ("Cesspit Has Broken")
  6. "Viva la vulva" – 3:37 ("Long Live the Vulva")
  7. "Lovesong" – 3:33
  8. "Pusto" – 5:54 ("Empty")
  9. "Nic o Polsce" – 3:56 ("Nothing About Poland")
  10. "Barbarka" (feat. Oskar83) – 5:00

Charts

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
Poland[5] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Maria Peszek "Ave Maria" | CD" (in Polish). mystic.pl. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ Weronika Szymańska (2021-06-29). "Maria Peszek zdradza szczegóły nowego albumu "Ave Maria"" (in Polish). Rytmy.pl. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ Mirosław Pęczak (2021-09-07). "Recenzja płyty: Maria Peszek, "Ave Maria" | Radykalnie intymna". Polityka (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ Dawid Bartkowski (2021-09-16). "Maria Peszek "Ave Maria": Czy Polska się skończyła? [RECENZJA]" (in Polish). Interia.pl. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart: sprzedaż w okresie 10.09.2021 - 16.09.2021" (in Polish). olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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