Modus (album)

Modus is the debut album by Modus, released on OPUS in 1979.^[1][2]

Modus
Studio album by Modus
Released	1979
Recorded	February/March 1979
Genre	Big beat pop
Length	47:20
Label	OPUS (#9116 0856)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Modus chronology
Modus (1979) Balíček snov (1980)
Singles from Modus
"Malý veľký vlak" "Domy na zbúranie"/"Vieš byť zlá"
The back cover of the release

Track listing

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
1.	"Modus"	Ján Lehotský, Miroslav Žbirka and Marika Gombitová	2:47
2.	"Vieš byť zlá"	Žbirka	4:17
3.	"Slávnosť kvetín"	Gombitová	3:39
4.	"Prázdny rám"	Lehotský	4:59
5.	"Jedenásť poschodí"	Gombitová	3:15
6.	"Láska nám dvom všetko odpustí"	Žbirka	3:34
7.	"Malý veľký vlak"	Žbirka	3:39
8.	"Pripútaná"	Gombitová	4:58
9.	"Mám svoj vek"	Žbirka	3:07
10.	"Pieseň pre skrehnutých"	Lehotský	3:52
11.	"Domy na zbúranie"	Gombitová	5:27
12.	"Sladký hlas"	Lehotský	3:46
Total length:			47:20

All tracks are written by Lehotský and Peteraj, except tracks 4 and 12 (Lehotský and Filan), and 6, 9 and 13 (Žbirka and Peteraj).

Modus: Komplet 2 (Bonus Tracks)

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
13.	"Čím viac máš"	Žbirka	3:39
14.	"Vyznanie" (taken from Dievča do dažďa)	Gombitová	4:43
15.	"Svet stromov" (taken from Môj malý príbeh)	Gombitová	5:12
Total length:			60:54

Official releases

• 1979: Modus, LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 0856
• 1995: Modus, CD, re-release, Open Music #0017 2331
• 2000: Modus: Komplet 2, 3 bonus tracks, CD, Bonton Music Slovakia, #9849 1722
• 2008: Modus: Slovenské legendárne albumy II, CD, SME, #91 0023

Personnel

• Ján Lehotský - lead vocal, chorus, keyboards
• Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, chorus
• Miroslav Žbirka - lead vocal, chorus, electric and acoustic guitar
• Ladislav Lučenič - bass, electric and acoustic guitar, chorus
• Viliam Pobjecký - solo guitar
• Kamil Peteraj - notes
• Tibor Borský - photography
• Ján Lauko - producer
• Juraj Filo - sound director
• Štefan Danko - responsible editor

Accolades

In 2007, Modus was ranked 41st on the list of the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time.^[3]

Export release

Modus
Studio album by Modus
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Big beat pop
Length	47:20
Label	OPUS (#9113 0974)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Modus chronology
Modus (1980) The Best Girls (1985)
Back cover of the export release

The export version of the album, also entitled Modus, was issued in 1980.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
1.	"Rock Is Not Dead"	Ján Lehotský, Miroslav Žbirka and Marika Gombitová	2:47
2.	"In the Morning"	Žbirka	4:17
3.	"My Train to Eden"	Gombitová	3:39
4.	"Denny"	Žbirka	4:59
5.	"Take Me to the Moonlight"	Gombitová	3:15
6.	"I'm Leading You"	Žbirka	3:34
7.	"No More Reasons (Coming Home)"	Žbirka	3:39
8.	"You Went Away"	Gombitová	4:58
9.	"Roll It Up"	Žbirka	3:07
10.	"I'm Not Only Dreaming"	Lehotský	3:52
11.	"Lonely Night"	Gombitová	5:27
12.	"Memory Band"	Lehotský	3:46
Total length:			47:20

All tracks are written by Lehotský and Peteraj, except for the tracks 4 and 12 (Lehotský and Filan), and 6 and 9 (Žbirka and Peteraj).

Official releases

• 1980: Modus, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 0974
• 2008: Slnečný kalendár: 2CD Collectors Edition, bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2792