U ime naroda explained

U ime naroda
Type:	live
Artist:	Riblja Čorba
Cover:	RibljaCorbaUimenaroda.jpeg
Released:	July 2, 1982
Recorded:	Belgrade April 11, 1982
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	44:11
Label:	PGP-RTB
Producer:	Dragan Vukićević
Prev Title:	Mrtva priroda
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Buvlja pijaca
Next Year:	1982

U ime naroda (trans. In the Name of the People) is the first live album by the influential Serbia/former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. The album was recorded on the band's concert held on April 11, 1982 in Pionir Hall in Belgrade.

The album title alludes to the censorship the band's leader Bora Đorđević fought at the time of album release.

The album was polled in 1998 as the 85th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).^[1]

Album cover

The album cover was designed by Jugoslav Vlahović.

Track listing

1. "Vidiš da sam gadan kad sam tebe gladan" (R. Kojić, B. Đorđević) – 3:14
2. "Prevara" (M. Aleksić, M. Milatović, B. Đorđević) – 3:35
3. "Egoista" (B. Đorđević) – 2:09
4. "Ostaću slobodan" (M. Aleksić, B. Đorđević) – 3:09
5. "Dva dinara, druže" (M. Bajagić, B. Đorđević) – 5:46
6. "Nemoj, srećo, nemoj danas" (M. Bajagić, B. Đorđević) – 4:10
7. "Evo ti za taksi" (M. Bajagić, B. Đorđević) – 3:27
8. "Ostani đubre do kraja" (M. Aleksić, B. Đorđević) – 5:03
9. "Vetar duva, duva, duva" (B. Đorđević) – 1:44
10. "Lutka sa naslovne strane" (B. Đorđević) – 4:32
11. "Neću da ispadnem životinja" (B. Đorđević) – 3:52
12. "Volim, volim, volim žene" (B. Đorđević) – 3:30

Personnel

• Bora Đorđević - vocals
• Rajko Kojić - guitar
• Momčilo Bajagić - guitar
• Miša Aleksić - bass guitar
• Miroslav Milatović - drums

Additional personnel

• Dragan Vukićević - producer, recorded by
• Draža Sužnjević - recorded by

Reception

U ime naroda sold more than 160,000 copies, becoming the best-selling live album in the history of Yugoslav rock music.

Legacy

In 1987, in YU legende uživo (YU Legends Live), a special publication by Rock magazine, U ime naroda was pronounced one of 12 best Yugoslav live albums.^[2] In 1998, the album was polled as the 85th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).

References

• U ime naroda at Discogs
• EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;
• Riblja čorba, Jakovljević Mirko;

Notes and References

1. Book: Antonić. Duško. Štrbac. Danilo. YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. 1998. YU Rock Press. Belgrade. 53.
2. Book: Janjatović, Petar. Lokner. Branimir. YU legende uživo. 1987. Rock. Belgrade. 9.