Opiumroz
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OpiumRoz is the debut studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 of Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 girlband
Girlband
Girlband can refer to:*A general name for an all-female band*Girlband *Girlband, a group on the fifth UK series of The X Factor...

 Serebro
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

. It was released 25 April 2009 by Moonlit Records
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...

 in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, and 2 March 2010 by Symbolic Records
Record label
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. It was produced by Maxim Fadeev
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...

 and some of Serebro themselves. The album originally had a projected release date of 17 October 2008 but due to problems with the tracklist the release had been delayed. The album was later released April 25, 2009 in their native Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. The album was later released through iTunes
ITunes
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 worldwide by the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 Symbolic Records.

Both versions of the album feature 11 tracks in total and include their debut single and Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

 entry "Song #1
Song Number 1
"Song #1" is a song by girl group Serebro. It was chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They performed in the 15th position following Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte" and preceding Germany's Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".Serebro...

". Marina Lizorkina
Marina Lizorkina
Marina Sergeevna Lizorkina is a Russian singer and a former member of girl group Serebro.-Early career:At the age of 16, she entered the Contemporary Art University in Moscow. She plays the piano, the guitar and the xylophone....

's vocals feature on both versions, though she left group in June 2009 (before the international release). It didn't chart in any major album charts. The album received critical acclaim from critics, but had less commercial success calling it an amazing taste of music genres of Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

, ock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 and Electro.
The album was recorded in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 by their management group Moonlit Records
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...

.

Background and Recording

After Serebro achieved third place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

, the group was signed with Russian record label, Monolit Records.
The band mostly did their work in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, the bands mainland as the label was its current location. The band recorded 11 tracks for the album, 6 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...

 tracks were planned for the album and the remaining 5 tracks were recorded in Russian. The group recorded in 2007 through to 2008, and planned for a 17 October 2008 release once the album had finished recording. Serebro and their management struggled with the tracklist when it came to narrowing down the choice of recorded tracks and because of this the album was delayed. After the band recorded songs, and released the four songs from it, the bands member Marina Lizorkina
Marina Lizorkina
Marina Sergeevna Lizorkina is a Russian singer and a former member of girl group Serebro.-Early career:At the age of 16, she entered the Contemporary Art University in Moscow. She plays the piano, the guitar and the xylophone....

 later separated from the band, due to financial and personal reasons.

My Vzletaem

While the production of OpiumRoz, another released CD, was said as an idication of a Compliation was released in 2010. It features all the songs of OpiumRoz, only it features more songs like live songs, remixes and Song#1
Song Number 1
"Song #1" is a song by girl group Serebro. It was chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They performed in the 15th position following Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte" and preceding Germany's Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".Serebro...

 alternative versions. It was released as a compact disc
Compact Disc
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 and also received positive reception.

Promotion

To promote their debut album, Serebro organised an outdoor concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...

 on April 25, 2009 at Poklonnaya Hill
Poklonnaya Hill
Poklonnaya Gora is, at 171.5 metres, one of the highest spots in Moscow. Its two summits used to be separated by the Setun River, until one of the summits was razed in 1987...

, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

 where fans were free to attend. Band member Elena Temnikova said of the concert: "We do not want to organize a feast during the plague, to make the grand presentation with champagne and caviar, as it is in our show business. In a difficult economic situation in Russia and in the world to arrange a costly celebration on the occasion of the release is not right. Therefore, we decided to make a presentation in an unusual format - an open, completely free concert. We spoke to people who supported us over the past two years, who were anxious for us, listening to our songs, have been and remain our loyal fans. They were waiting for the release of this album for two years and, as a sign of gratitude, we gave these people our music." Other acts were asked to perform alongside Serebro and the line-up included Band'Eros, Mitya Fomin
Mitya Fomin
Dmitri Fomin known by his stage name Mitya Fomin is a Russian solo singer, dancer and producer. Between 1989 and 2009, he was a member of the group Hi-Fi....

, Total and two new Maxim Fadeev
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...

 projects, Voron and China. The group performed all songs featured on the album to a crowd of 70 thousand fans which was deemed an impressive turnout for the group's first solo project.

The album produced four singles, more were planned for release but this was cancelled after Marina Lizorkina's departure from the group in 2009. In March 2010, the album was released through iTunes
ITunes
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 worldwide by the Finnish record label Symbolic Records.

Before releasing Izbrannoe, the band released a small album called "My Vzletaem
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

". It is mostly related to OpiumRoz, with hidden and unreleased tracks from the sessions. Song #1
Song Number 1
"Song #1" is a song by girl group Serebro. It was chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They performed in the 15th position following Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte" and preceding Germany's Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".Serebro...

 was also released with different versions, like Silver, Blue and Green versions. Te album, also being charted at number 224,115 on Amazon.com
Amazon.com
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, didn't beat OpiumRoz much. It also had a favourable review from a customer.

The fourth single to be released from the album, "Скажи, не Молчи
Skazhi, ne Molchi
Скажи, не Mолчи is the fourth single by Russian girl group Serebro. The song is featured on Serebro's debut album Opiumroz and is the last song to feature singer Marina Lizorkina before she left the group on 18 June 2009...

", was later re-recorded to include the vocals of new group member Anastasia Karpova
Anastasia Karpova
Anastasia Karpova is a Russian singer, best known as a member of girl group Serebro. She became a Serebro member after Marina Lizorkina left the band in 2009.- Early life :Anastasia Karpova was born on 2 November 1984 in Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia...

, Marina Lizorkina's replacement. The re-recorded single was not released to airplay or the album but has been included on the group's EP, Izbrannoe, as a remixed single.

Critical

OpiumROZ had received positive reviews from independent critics. Amazon
Amazon.com
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 coustomer reviews gave it positive reviews, all giving it five stars. One review said it has "high quality and performance as well as style of music" is good music. Another review said that "you dont have to understand russian to predict their tunes" and saying "this is it". Amazon ranked the album #179,693 for bestsellers music chartings. It wasn't official charts, but was ranked at the number. Fans said the songs had different samples to them. "Song #1
Song Number 1
"Song #1" is a song by girl group Serebro. It was chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They performed in the 15th position following Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte" and preceding Germany's Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".Serebro...

" and "Under Pressure" were said to be pure pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

. "Dyshi
Dyshi
"Dyshi" is the second song released in 2007 by Russian girl group Serebro. Due to their first song being called Song #1, "Dyshi" is often referred to as "Song #2", this also counts for their most recent song "Опиум" otherwise known as "Song #3".-Video:The video starts underwater and Serebro walks...

" and "Opium" a dreamy tune. "Never Be Good" was called a "Bombastic song". "Sound Sleep" as a "New Age
New Age music
New Age music is music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is often...

" type of music and a "kick-ass rock" songs like "What's Your Problem" and "Dirty Kiss".

NewsMusic.ru said it is that half the album is "hard experimental songs" like The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

 and Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

. The review said that "Sound Sleep" saying "the five-minute psychedelic art-rock with magical sketch whisperings and scope of ethnic ostinato riffs that sends almost to Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

. Made from the heart, but without the extension.
Itunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 gave it positive reviews from customers. One customer said the music is "talanted" sayig they cant wait for the bands next music. Another viewer said it had comparison as successful Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 duo
Duo
-Arts:*Duet , a musical piece performed by two people*Duo, a musical ensemble composed of two musicians*Comedy duo, also known as a double act*Duo , 2008*Duo , 1991...

 t.A.T.u.
T.A.T.u.
t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...

, but said they nothing alike.

Commercial response

On 25 April 2009, Serebro released OpiumRoz in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. It had much attention in Russia, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 more than other countries. On Amazon.com
Amazon.com
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, it was released by Moonlit Records. On 2 March 2010, OpiumRoz was released worldwide by a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 label Symbolic Records. It was released worldwide on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 and other online torrents. It was not released as a CD Format
Format
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 by Symbolic Records.

In the US, It has moderate success, but had populatiry of Song #1. In The Oceania
Oceania
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, it had also moderate success with again Song #1 most downloaded.

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
RU
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

SWE
Sweden
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CHE
Switzerland
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DNK
Denmark
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EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

UKR
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

LTV
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

LTU
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

2007 "Song #1
Song Number 1
"Song #1" is a song by girl group Serebro. It was chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They performed in the 15th position following Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte" and preceding Germany's Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".Serebro...

"
1 35 68 72 125 16 36 99
"Дыши
Dyshi
"Dyshi" is the second song released in 2007 by Russian girl group Serebro. Due to their first song being called Song #1, "Dyshi" is often referred to as "Song #2", this also counts for their most recent song "Опиум" otherwise known as "Song #3".-Video:The video starts underwater and Serebro walks...

"
2 3
2008 "Опиум
Opioom
Опиум is the third released single by Russian girl band Serebro. Given to its order of release, the song is nicknamed "Song #3" after its predecessors "Song #1" and "Song #2"...

"
1 25 5
"Скажи, не молчи" 1 5 4

Moonlit Russian Edition

Symbolic International Edition

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Amazon Sale Chart Rankings
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Additional Notes

  • A Means it was noted and charted by "My Vzletaem
    Serebro
    Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

    " only.
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