U ime naroda (trans. In the Name of the People) is the first live album by the influential Serbia/former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. The album was recorded on the band's concert held on April 11, 1982 in Pionir Hall in Belgrade.

U ime naroda
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 1982
RecordedBelgrade
April 11, 1982
VenuePionir Hall
GenreHard rock
Length44:11
LabelPGP-RTB
ProducerDragan Vukićević
Riblja Čorba chronology
Mrtva priroda
(1981)
U ime naroda
(1982)
Buvlja pijaca
(1982)

The album title alludes to the censorship the band's leader Bora Đorđević fought at the time of album release.

The album was polled in 1998 as the 85th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).[1]

Album cover

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The album cover was designed by Jugoslav Vlahović.

Track listing

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  1. "Vidiš da sam gadan kad sam tebe gladan" (R. Kojić, B. Đorđević) – 3:14
  2. "Prevara" (M. Aleksić, M. Milatović, B. Đorđević) – 3:35
  3. "Egoista" (B. Đorđević) – 2:09
  4. "Ostaću slobodan" (M. Aleksić, B. Đorđević) – 3:09
  5. "Dva dinara, druže" (M. Bajagić, B. Đorđević) – 5:46
  6. "Nemoj, srećo, nemoj danas" (M. Bajagić, B. Đorđević) – 4:10
  7. "Evo ti za taksi" (M. Bajagić, B. Đorđević) – 3:27
  8. "Ostani đubre do kraja" (M. Aleksić, B. Đorđević) – 5:03
  9. "Vetar duva, duva, duva" (B. Đorđević) – 1:44
  10. "Lutka sa naslovne strane" (B. Đorđević) – 4:32
  11. "Neću da ispadnem životinja" (B. Đorđević) – 3:52
  12. "Volim, volim, volim žene" (B. Đorđević) – 3:30

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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  • Dragan Vukićević - producer, recorded by
  • Draža Sužnjević - recorded by

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Džuboks(favorable)[2]
Rock 82(favorable)[3]

U ime naroda sold more than 160,000 copies, becoming the best-selling live album in the history of Yugoslav rock music.

Legacy

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In 1987, in YU legende uživo (YU Legends Live), a special publication by Rock magazine, U ime naroda was pronounced one of 12 best Yugoslav live albums.[4] In 1998, the album was polled as the 85th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 53.
  2. ^ Trifunović, Ljubo. "Riblja Čorba - U ime naroda". Džuboks (in Serbian) (147 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 28.
  3. ^ "U ime naroda, Riblja Čorba". Rock 82 (in Serbian) (18). Belgrade: NIP Politika: 9.
  4. ^ Janjatović, Petar; Lokner, Branimir (1987). YU legende uživo. Belgrade: Rock. p. 9.
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