Omar (album)
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Omar, is the name of the Slovenian singer Omar Naber
's début album. It was released on CD and MC (cassette) with different tracklistings on each format. It is not quite clear why this was done, however in many cases it is usually because of spacing on both sides of the cassette, whereas on a CD it doesn't really matter. There are however the same tracks on both formats.
The tracks on the album are mainly in Slovenian
, however there are four English language
versions of tracks already in Slovenian
.
As with a few albums of this nature, the album was redone with a most of the songs rerecorded in Serbian
, along with two songs in English
, in order to appeal to Serbian
speaking audiences. This version also featured a slightly different tracklisting.
The song "Stop" was used by Omar to represent Slovenia
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
semi final and it was recorded twice with different orchestration. The second version was the orchestration used at the Eurovision, this version appears on the official Eurovision Song Contest 2005
compilation CD, but not on any version of this album. It does however appear on Omar's 2007 album Kareem.
The song was also recorded in English, however as well as different orchestration, there were different lyrics. The original recording was called "On My Own" and the re-recording was called "Go".
The Serbian edition of this album featured "Stop" in Croatian
, not Serbian
. It also features "Go" as opposed to "On My Own", which does not appear on the original CD or MC release.
Omar Naber
Omar Naber , born Omar Kareem Naber , is a Slovenian singer and songwriter.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was from Jordania, while his mother is Slovenian...
's début album. It was released on CD and MC (cassette) with different tracklistings on each format. It is not quite clear why this was done, however in many cases it is usually because of spacing on both sides of the cassette, whereas on a CD it doesn't really matter. There are however the same tracks on both formats.
The tracks on the album are mainly in Slovenian
Slovenian language
Slovene or Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 1.85 million people and is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union...
, however there are four English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
versions of tracks already in Slovenian
Slovenian language
Slovene or Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 1.85 million people and is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union...
.
As with a few albums of this nature, the album was redone with a most of the songs rerecorded in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, along with two songs in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, in order to appeal to Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
speaking audiences. This version also featured a slightly different tracklisting.
The song "Stop" was used by Omar to represent Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
semi final and it was recorded twice with different orchestration. The second version was the orchestration used at the Eurovision, this version appears on the official Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
compilation CD, but not on any version of this album. It does however appear on Omar's 2007 album Kareem.
The song was also recorded in English, however as well as different orchestration, there were different lyrics. The original recording was called "On My Own" and the re-recording was called "Go".
The Serbian edition of this album featured "Stop" in Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
, not Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
. It also features "Go" as opposed to "On My Own", which does not appear on the original CD or MC release.
Tracklist
MC track listing
- Krasen Dan
- Vse, Kar Si Zelis
- Stop (Original orchestration)
- Polje Tvojih Sanj
- Skrivaj Sanjava
- Dokler Se Ne Zbudim
- Omar Ti Teslo
- Ves Tvoj Svet
- Ni Me Spram
- Sunny Day (English version of Vse, Kar Si Zelis)
- It's All Up To You (English version of Polje Tvojih Sanj)
- Somehow (English version of Dokler Se Ne Zbudim)
- On My Own (1st English version of Stop, Original orchestration)
Serbian edition track listing
- Novi dan (Serbian version of Krasen Dan)
- Strah od letenja (Serbian version of Vse, Kar Si Zelis)
- Ludi od ljubavi (Serbian version of Polje Tvojih Sanj or It's All Up To You)
- Glavom kroz zid (Serbian version of Skrivaj Sanjava)
- Ja sanjam (Serbian version of Dokler Se Ne Zbudim or Somehow)
- Ne vrijedi (Serbian version of Ves Tvoj Svet)
- Nase je vrijeme (Serbian version of Omar Ti Teslo)
- Stop (Croatian version of Stop, ESC Orchestration)
- Priznajem (Serbian version of Ni Me Spram, with different orchestration)
- Somehow (English version of Dokler Se Ne Zbudim)
- Go (2nd English version of Stop, Eurovision Orchestration)