Vondráčková, Helena
Kvítek mandragory – Originální nahrávky 1964-2000

  • Format: CD
  • Band: Vondráčková, Helena
  • Title: Kvítek mandragory – Originální nahrávky 1964-2000
  • Band's Origin: CS
  • Style: Pop, compilation, female vocals
  • Rating: 2
  • Release Year: 2019
  • Recording Year: 1964-2000
  • Production Year: 2019
  • Record Company: Supraphon
  • Item's Number: SU 6558-2
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  • EAN: 099925655822
  • Weight: 115 g
Grading
  • Visual: new
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  • Cover: new

Supraphon Release Information



Special selection of the best songs for the new musical

Prague producer Oldřich Lichtenberg’s musical show “Kvítek mandragory” (The Mandrake Flower) is based on Helena Vondráčková’s songs. Simultaneously with the March premiere at the Broadway Theatre, a complete set of all the songs heard there will be released on 2CD and a subset of thirteen of them on LP. It is actually the best of the singer’s recordings from her entire remarkable career.

The musical’s subject matter is not based on her private or artistic fortunes, but the stylistically varied repertoire is a perfect guide to the fictional dramatic plot directed by R. Balaš. From the girlish, actually still teenage “Červená řeka” (Red River Valley), through the great themes from the late sixties and seventies and the extremely popular songs from the following decades, to the comeback breakthrough “Dlouhá noc” (Long Night), this is an important piece of the history of our popular music.

Renowned for her multi-faceted talent, consummate professionalism and taste in song choice, Helena Vondráčková has placed herself alongside Karel Gott, whose songs were given a similar opportunity in the creation of the hit musical “Čas růží” (Time of Roses), and Václav Neckář in the similarly successful “Mýdlový princ” (The Soap Prince), two other stage productions by O. Lichtenberg.

The sound has been newly remastered by Daniel Hádl, the booklet features an interview with Helena Vondráčková and the musical’s plot with M. Etzler, S. Tofi, A. Háma, R. Genzer or Y. Blanarovičová in the main roles.

Tracklist



CD 1


1. Dlouhá noc – ℗ 2000 3:37
2. To se zvládne (Nie spoczniemy) – ℗ 1978 3:51
3. Pátá (Down Town) – ℗ 1965 2:57
4. Já půjdu dál (I Will Survive) – ℗ 1999 4:45
5. Horoskop (Qu’est ce qui se passe dans mon coeur) – ℗ 1969 3:00
6. Oh, Harold (Oh, Carol) – ℗ 1979 3:09
7. Nač vlastně v půli vzdávat mač (Nine to Five) – ℗ 1982 3:26
8. Kvítek mandragory (Is this the Way to Amarillo) – ℗ 1972 3:14
9. Červená řeka (Red River Valley) – ℗ 1964 5:01
10. Přejdi Jordán – ℗ 1968 3:11
11. Tentokrát se budu smát já (Sir Duke) – ℗ 1978 3:25
12. Přítele mám, abych měl za kým jít (With a Little Help from My Friends) – ℗ 1974 2:30
13. Vzhůru k výškám – ℗ 1979 3:55

CD 2


1. Kam zmizel ten starý song (What Have they Done to My Song Ma) – ℗ 1971 3:23
2. Miláčku (Honey Pie) – ℗ 1970 3:19
3. Malovaný džbánku – ℗ 1974 2:54
4. Má tě rád (Mama Loo) – ℗ 1973 3:38
5. Já půjdu tam a ty tam (Save Your Kisses for Me) – ℗ 1977 3:01
6. Sladké mámení – ℗ 1983 3:01
7. Chytila jsem na pasece motýlka (I only Want to Be with You) – ℗ 1967 2:36
8. Lásko má, já stůňu – ℗ 1975 2:19
9. Dvě malá křídla tu nejsou (Killing Me Softly) – ℗ 1974 4:52
10. Proč mě nikdo nemá rád (I Say a Little Prayer) – ℗ 1969 3:04
11. Copacabana – ℗ 1998 4:12
12. Léto je léto (Sun of Jamaica) – ℗ 1980 4:32
13. Dvě žlutá kuřátka (Piano Jack and Dixieland) – ℗ 1981 2:45