Upojenie
Upojenie (English: Ecstasy) is a 2002 collaboration between singer Anna Maria Jopek and guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in Warsaw, Poland. It features Jopek's compositions and traditional folk song arrangements, as well as some of Metheny's well-known tracks, such as "Are You Going with Me?" and "Follow Me". Finally, there is "Polskie drogi" ("Polish Paths") – a cover of a main theme for a film series of the same title by Andrzej Kurylewicz.
| Upojenie | ||||
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| Studio album by Anna Maria Jopek and Friends with Pat Metheny | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Warsaw, Poland | |||
| Genre | Jazz, folk | |||
| Length | 61:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Poland Nonesuch (international edition) | |||
| Producer | Marcin Kydryński, Pat Metheny | |||
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| Anna Maria Jopek chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
In 2008 an international edition of the album was released by Nonesuch Records. The running order of the selections is different and three additional songs are included.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cichy zapada zmrok" | Traditional | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Przypływ, odpływ, oddech czasu" (Tell Her You Saw Me) | Metheny, Polish lyrics by Magda Czapińska | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Tam, gdzie nie sięga wzrok" (Follow Me) | Metheny, Lyle Mays, Polish lyrics by Czapińska | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Biel" | Marcin Kydryński | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Czarne słowa" | Jopek | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Letter from Home" | Metheny | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Are You Going with Me?" | Metheny, Mays | 8:34 |
| 8. | "Zupełnie inna ja" (Always and Forever) | Metheny, Polish lyrics by Kydryński | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Mania mienia" (So May It Secretly Begin) | Metheny, Polish lyrics by Andrzej Poniedzielski | 3:41 |
| 10. | "By on był tu" (Farmer's Trust) | Metheny, Polish lyrics by Poniedzielski | 6:58 |
| 11. | "Upojenie" | Jopek, Stanisław Grochowiak | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Piosenka dla Stasia" | Kydryński | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Me jedyne niebo" (Another Life) | Metheny, Polish lyrics by Kydryński | 3:16 |
| 14. | "Polskie drogi" | Andrzej Kurylewicz | 2:33 |
| No. | Title | English Title | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cichy zapada zmrok" | Here Comes the Silent Dusk | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Mania mienia" | So May It Secretly Begin | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Biel" | Whiteness | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Przypływ, odpływ, oddech czasu..." | High Tide, Low Tide, The Breath of Time... | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Are You Going with Me?" | 8:35 | |
| 6. | "Czarne słowa" | Black Words | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Lulajźe Jezuniu" | Polish Christmas Carol | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Upojenie" | Ecstasy | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Zupełnie inna ja" | The Different Me | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Piosenka dla Stasia" | A Song for Stas | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Letter from Home" | 2:49 | |
| 12. | "Me jedyne niebo" | My Only Heaven | 3:18 |
| 13. | "By on był tu" | Let It Stay | 6:56 |
| 14. | "Polskie drogi" | Polish Paths | 2:50 |
| 15. | "Tam, gdzie nie sięga wzrok" | Further Than the Eye Can See | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Na całej połaci Śnieg" | The Snow Falls All Over the Place | 1:47 |
| 17. | "Szepty i łzy" | Whispers and Tears | 4:47 |
- Tracks 7, 16, and 17 are only on the international edition (2008).
Personnel
- Anna Maria Jopek – vocals, electric piano
- Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer, 42-string guitar, synthesizers (tracks 1–5 and 7–14)
- Cezary Konrad – drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9–13)
- Leszek Możdżer – piano (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9–11)
- Pawel Bzim Zarecki – synthesizers, organ, percussion (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11–13)
- Darek Oleszkiewicz – double bass (tracks 2 and 9–14)
- Wojciech Kowalewski – percussion (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, and 13)
- Piotr Nazaruk – flute, recorder, hammered dulcimer, banjo, vocals, percussion (tracks 2, 5, and 7)
- Marcin Pospieszalski – bass guitar (tracks 3, 5, and 7)
- Henryk Miśkiewicz – soprano saxophone (tracks 8 and 11)
- Mateusz Pospieszalski – synthesizer (tracks 9 and 13)
- Mino Cinelu – percussion (tracks 11 and 13)
- Orchestra conducted by Mateusz Pospieszalski (tracks 9 and 13)
- Bernard Maseli – vibraphone (track 9)
- Marek Napiórkowski – guitar (track 11)
- Barney – alien voices (track 7)
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[2] | 1 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US World Albums (Billboard)[3] | 9 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV)[4] | Platinum | 70,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: Upojenie > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "Pat Metheny Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2003 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- album description of Anna Maria Jopek's official site
- 2008 release page
- AllAboutJazz review by Marc Sabbatini
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