Solntse (album)

Solntse (Russian: Солнце; English: The Sun) is Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak eleventh studio album. The album features Lorak's Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry "Shady Lady" as well as its Russian counterpart "С неба в небо". The album comes as a CD/DVD pack with the DVD featuring 5 videos.

Solntse Солнце
Studio album by Ani Lorak
Released	May 2009
Recorded	VOX Recording Studios - Athens, Greece, 2008–2009
Genre	Pop, rock, dance-pop
Length	45:06
Language	Russian, English
Label	Moon Records
Producer	Dimitris Kontopoulos
Ani Lorak chronology
15 (2007) Solntse Солнце (2009)
Singles from Solntse
"Solntse" Released: December 2008 "A dal'she..." Released: 2009 "Nebesa-ladony" Released: 2010

Release

Recording took place at VOX Recording Studios in Athens, Greece, in 2008-2009. Composed and produced primarily by Dimitris Kontopoulos, the album's sound differs from past albums featuring a more European sounding of songs and an album built on fresh material.^[1]

The debut single from the album, titled "Solntse" was released in December 2008. It peaked at number 1 in both Ukraine and Russia respectively. The album also includes an English version of the song titled "I'm Alive".

The second single from the album "A Dal'she" (А дальше…; And more...) was released in 2009 and peaked at number 1 in Ukraine while it reached the top 10 in Russia.^[2] The music video for the song was shot in India, and features an Indian theme.^[2]

On November 28, 2009, the title track "Solntse" won the "Best Song of the Year 2009" award at the "Zolotoi Grammofon" awards held Moscow, Russia.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Translation	Length
1.	"Птица" (Ptitsa)	Karen Kavaleryan	Dimitris Kontopoulos, Ani Lorak		3:08
2.	"А дальше…" (A dal'she...)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos	And Then...	3:27
3.	"Танцы" (Tantsy)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos	Dances	3:20
4.	"Небеса-ладони" (Nebesa-ladoni)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos, Ani Lorak	Sky-Hands	3:08
5.	"Солнце" (Solntse)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos		3:33
6.	"Мечта о тебе" (Mechta o tebe)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos, Ani Lorak	Dream of You	3:25
7.	"Дальние страны" (Dal'niye strany)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos, Ani Lorak	Distant Countries	3:23
8.	"Идеальный мир" (Ideal'ny mir)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos, Ani Lorak	Ideal World	3:10
9.	"Пламя" (Plamya)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos	Flame	2:36
10.	"Нелюбовь" (Nelyubov')	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos, Ani Lorak	Non-Love	3:04
11.	"Крылья чудес" (Kryl'ya chudes)	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos	Wings of Miracles	3:25
12.	"С неба в небо" (S neba v nebo – Russian version of "Shady Lady")	Karen Kavaleryan	Philipp Kirkorov	From Sky to Sky	3:00
13.	"I'm Alive" (English version of "Солнце")	Andrey Morsin	Dimitris Kontopoulos		3:35
14.	"Shady Lady"	Karen Kavaleryan	Philipp Kirkorov		2:58

DVD

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Солнце"	Katya Tsarik	4:19
2.	"Shady Lady"	Katya Tsarik	2:58
3.	"I'm Alive"	Katya Tsarik	4:19
4.	"Shady Lady" (Remix)	Katya Tsarik	4:28
5.	"А дальше…"	Andrey Novoselov	3:24

Personnel

• Ani Lorak – Vocals, Producer
• Philipp Kirkorov – Executive Producer
• Dimitris Kontopoulos – Sound producer, Keyboards, programming, arrangement
• Victoria Halkiti – Backing vocals
• Aris Binis – Recording and mastering
• Paul Stefanidis Viking Lounge Mastering studio – Mastering
• Janis Grigoriu – Bass guitar
• Spyros Kodakis – Acoustic guitar & Electric guitar
• Alkis Misirlis – Drums
• Andrei Batura – Design
• Andrew Davidovsky – Photography
• Dmitry Peretrutov – Photography
• George Kalfamanolis – Photography

Release history

Country	Date
Russia	May 2009
Ukraine