Although the title and sleeve announce it as a solo Bregović record, album Goran Bregović is actually a conceptual smorgasbord of different new and recycled material. It consists of:
two already released Bijelo dugme songs (arranged in a slightly different manner this time and re-recorded with Jadranka Stojaković, and Zdravko Čolić on vocals, respectively, instead of the band's singer at the time Željko Bebek),
four Bebek-sung tracks, recorded 4 years earlier in 1972 during Bijelo dugme's previous incarnation as Jutro. Two of those tracks were already released in 1973 on Jutro's single and the other two were being heard by the wider public for the first time on this album.
Track listing
"Ti nikad nećeš znati srce jedne žene"
(You Will Never Know a Woman's Heart)
Track entirely prepared by Bregović, and recorded in 1976 with Bijelo dugme's lineup at the time - the only change being Zdenka Kovačiček on vocal instead of Željko Bebek who moved to guitar to tighten the sound.[2]
Eight years later the track was re-recorded with Tifa on vocal, and repackaged on Bijelo dugme's 1984 album Kosovka djevojka as "Lipe cvatu", which went on to become a huge hit and one of the band's signature songs.
"Čekala sam"
(I've Been Waiting)
Another track entirely prepared by Bregović, and recorded in 1976 with Bijelo dugme's lineup at the time - the only modification being Jadranka Stojaković on vocal instead of Željko Bebek who moved to guitar.
The song never gained much attention upon its release on this album, but enjoyed an unexpected revival sixteen years later when director Srđan Dragojević used it in his 1992 hit movie Mi nismo anđeli. In the film, the song is performed by actors Srđan Todorović and Uroš Đurić as their characters Angel and Devil, respectively, in a memorable night club scene. The song also appears in the movie's 2005 sequel Mi nismo anđeli 2.
"Ko zna reći"
(Who Knows To Say)
Entirely prepared by Bregović, and recorded in 1976 with Bijelo dugme's lineup at the time - the only change being Jadranka Stojaković on vocal instead of Željko Bebek who moved to guitar.
lyrics, music and arrangement: Goran Bregović
vocal: Jadranka Stojaković
guitar: Goran Bregović
guitar: Željko Bebek
keyboards: Vlado Pravdić
bass: Zoran Redžić
drums: Ipe Ivandić
"Kad bi' bio bijelo dugme"
(If I Were A White Button)
Re-release of the 1972 Jutro recording, which had already been released as a two-side single in 1973.
An all acoustic re-recording of Bijelo dugme's hit track. The track's original version was already released as A-side on the band's 1975 two-side single "Ima neka tajna veza" / "I kad prodje sve, pjevat ću i tad" and was now re-recorded specifically for this album in a slightly different arrangement with Jadranka Stojaković on vocal instead of Željko Bebek.
lyrics, music and arrangement: Nikola Borota / Goran Bregović
guitar: Goran Bregović
vocal: Željko Bebek
keyboards: Vlado Pravdić
bass: Zoran Redžić
drums: Perica Stojanović
1999 re-release
The album was re-released in 1999 by PGP RTS on the CD format, containing exactly the same track listing with a slightly different sleeve that includes some biographical info about Goran Bregović, Bijelo dugme and the circumstances in which the original album was conceived in 1976.
