Yulya Sings Her Favorite Russian Songs
The Russian genre chanson (шансон) is broad and sometimes ambiguous. Although it often refers to prison songs, here Yulya Zapol’skaya Whitney embodies another aspect of chanson—urban romance and the émigré experience. Imagine Yulya performing these songs on a snowy and quiet winter evening in a quaint apartment, not in Moscow but in the Russian émigré boroughs of New York. Yulya brings a new mood and context to these traditional songs about romance, youth, and war: nostalgia for the Motherland. The musical accompaniment consists of simple, delicate strokes on the piano. Liner notes include song lyrics in English and Russian.
Track Listing
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101
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Ya V Nashei Komnate Odna (Alone in Our Room) | Yulya | 2:58 | |
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102
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Pust Vsyegda Budyet Solntse (Let There Always Be Sunshine) | Yulya | 2:56 | |
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103
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Kak Khorosho Sidyet U Ogonka (How Good It Is to Sit Beside the Fire) | Yulya | 2:23 | |
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104
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Byeznozhenka (The Girl without Legs) | Yulya | 3:00 | |
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105
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Zaklinaniye (Incantation) | Yulya | 2:55 | |
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106
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Kogda Prokhodit Molodost (When Youth Passes) | Yulya | 2:40 | |
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107
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Vchyera Vas Vidyela Sluchayno (Yesterday I Saw You by Chance) | Yulya | 2:10 | |
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201
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Zyemlyanka (In the Trenches) | Yulya | 2:13 | |
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202
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Vtoroye Syertse (The Second Heart) | Yulya | 2:35 | |
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203
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Pyesyenka O Schastye (A Song of Happiness) | Yulya | 3:04 | |
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204
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Lyubushka | Yulya | 1:48 | |
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205
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Gdye Vy Tyeper (Where Are You Now?) | Yulya | 2:21 | |
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206
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Krutitsa, Vyertitsa Shar Goluboy (The Light Blue Balloon Spins And Turns) | Yulya | 1:46 | |
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207
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Starinyi Vals (The Old Waltz) | Yulya | 2:35 |
Album Info
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