Koza nostra
Studio album by
Released8 May 1990
Recorded1989
StudioStudio V PGP-RTB, Belgrade
GenreHard rock
Length37:58
LabelPGP-RTB
ProducerSaša Habić
Riblja Čorba chronology
Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi
(1988)
Koza nostra
(1990)
Labudova pesma
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Novi Ritam[1]

Koza nostra (transliteration for "Cosa Nostra", also a word play, with "koza" meaning goat in Serbian) is the tenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1990.

Koza nostra is the first studio album recorded with guitarist Zoran Ilić, who came to Riblja Čorba as a replacement for Nikola Čuturilo. The song "Al Kapone" featured Branimir Štulić and Azra members on backing vocals. "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" featured former Suncokret (Riblja Čorba's frontman Bora Đorđević's former band) members Gorica Popović, Snežana Jandrlić and Biljana Krstić on backing vocals. Keyboards on the album were played by Bajaga i Instruktori member Saša Lokner.

The album hits included a cover of Chuck Berry's song "Memphis, Tennessee", Riblja Čorba version entitled "Crna Gora, Bar", the punk rock song "Deca", and "Tito je vaš" and "Al Kapone", which directly ridiculed late Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito.

Album cover

The album cover was designed by the band's guitarist Zoran Ilić, and is one of two Riblja Čorba album covers which were not designed by Jugoslav Vlahović (the other one being Osmi nervni slom cover).

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Al Kapone" ("Al Capone")B. ĐorđevićB. Đorđević3:52
2."Ja je gledam kako spava" ("I'm Watching Her Sleep")B. ĐorđevićZ. Ilić4:23
3."Deca" ("Children")B. ĐorđevićB. Đorđević3:13
4."Bejbi" ("Baby")B. ĐorđevićB. Đorđević2:41
5."Hej, kako ti je sad" ("Hey, How Are You Now")B. ĐorđevićB. Đorđević3:31
6."Tito je vaš" ("Tito Is Yours")B. ĐorđevićM. Milatović4:50
7."Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" ("Where Are You in This Stupid Hotel")B. ĐorđevićV. Božinović5:04
8."Milivoje vatrogasac" ("Milivoje the Fireman")B. ĐorđevićM. Aleksić3:42
9."Žikica Jovanović Španac" ("Žikica Jovanović Španac")B. ĐorđevićV. Božinović3:37
10."Crna Gora, Bar" (Montenegro, Bar)B. ĐorđevićC. Berry3:05

Personnel

Guest musicians

  • Saša Lokner - keyboard
  • Branimir Štulić - backing vocals (on "Al Kapone")
  • Azra members - backing vocals (on "Al Kapone")
  • Gorica Popović - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu")
  • Snežana Jandrlić - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu")
  • Biljana Krstić - backing vocals (on "Bejbi" and "Gde si u ovom glupom hoteu")

Additional personnel

Covers

References

  1. Paunović, Gordan. "Riblja Čorba - Koza nostra". Ritam (in Serbian). Belgrade: Ritam, IP Vuk Karadžić (1): 63.
  2. Priče o vremenu i životu – Live at SKC at Discogs
  • Koza nostra at Discogs
  • EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
  • Riblja čorba, Jakovljević Mirko; ISBN 86-83525-39-2
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