Russian Romantic Songs: Yulya Sings Vertinsky

In her second album for Monitor Records, Yulya pays tribute to Russian poet and singer Alexander Vertinsky, whom she posits to be “the last important Russian cabaret performer.” Yulya emulates what she terms his “special, intense, intimate mood, the same longing for far–away exotic places, the same desire for glamorous, breathtaking love affairs” that moved Soviet audiences when they saw him perform. Like Vertinsky, Yulya accompanies herself with understated piano strokes. Liner notes include the original Russian lyrics, as well as abridged English translations and notes by Yulya.

Track Listing

101	Tango Magnolia (The Magnolia Garden)	Yulya	02:31
102	Snilsya Mnye Sad (I Dreamt of a Garden)	Yulya	02:32
103	Vashy Paltsy Pakhnut Ladanom (There is the Fragrance of Incense on Your Fingers)	Yulya	02:23
104	Tolko Raz Byvayut V Zhizn Vstrechi (Encounters Come Only Once in a Lifetime)	Yulya	03:19
105	Madame, Uzhe Padayut Listya (Madame, the Leaves are Already Falling)	Yulya	03:35
106	V Styepi Moldavanskoi (In the Steppes of Moldavia)	Yulya	03:31
201	Nad Rozovym Moryem (Above the Pink Sea)	Yulya	03:00
202	Tri Yunykh Pazha (Ballad about Three Pages)	Yulya	02:33
203	Ya Syevodnya Smyeyus Nad Soboi (Today I Laugh at Myself)	Yulya	02:53
204	Buinyi Vyeter (The Mad Wind)	Yulya	02:48
205	Zhenulyechka Zhena (Darling Little Wind)	Yulya	03:29
206	Molis, Kunak (Pray, My Friend)	Yulya	02:28