Mince na dne fontán

My Friend the Tree
My Friend the Tree
Studio album by Marika Gombitová
Released	1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop rock
Length	41:22
Label	OPUS (#9113 1586)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Marika Gombitová chronology

Mince na dne fontán
Mince na dne fontán
Compilation album by Marika Gombitová
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop rock
Length	41:22 (Disc 1); 42:46 (Disc 2);
Label	OPUS (#9113 1354/5)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Marika Gombitová chronology

Mince na dne fontán (English: Coins on the Bottom of Fountains) is the fourth album by Marika Gombitová, released on OPUS in 1983.^[1]^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gombitová and Peteraj

One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skúška prvých šiat"	3:30
2.	"Muž Nula"	3:48
3.	"Môj brat strom"	2:40
4.	"Deti z domovov"	5:25
5.	"Beh do slnka"	4:38
6.	"Kúsok šťastia"	3:23
7.	"Keď svitá pod srdcom žien"	7:10
8.	"Pán Nik"	2:46
9.	"Lietaš v tom"	4:21
10.	"Cena priateľov"	3:41
Total length:		41:22

All tracks are written by Lehotský and Peteraj

Two
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Zelenáč máj"	4:43
12.	"Dievča s krásnou tvárou"	4:29
13.	"Smetiarsky kráľ"	4:04
14.	"Výťah do neba"	3:46
15.	"Cesty"	4:00
16.	"Školská lavica"	3:43
17.	"Sviatok pochybností"	3:36
18.	"Tabletka údel"	3:16
19.	"Nočné kupé"	5:39
20.	"Cena pokladov"	5:30
Total length:		42:46

Official releases

1983: Mince na dne fontán, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1354/5
1995: Mince na dne fontán, re-release, 2CD, re-release, Open Music #0027 5312
2004: Mince na dne fontán: Komplet 4, 2CD (excluded track 7: "Keď svitá pod srdcom žien"), OPUS, #91 1354

Credits and personnel

Marika Gombitová - lead vocal
Kamil Peteraj - lyrics
Ján Lauko - producer
Jozef Hanák - sound director
Ján Filo - sound director
Michal Ivanický - technical coordination
Igor Adamec - technical coordination
Karol Dlugolinský - photography

One

Marika Gombitová - writer
Ladislav Lučenič - bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, piano, ARP Oddysey, Minimoog, vocoder, citare, drums, strings
Dušan Hájek - drums
Jozef Hanák - harmonique

Two

Ján Lehotský - lead vocal, writer, piano, Roland Jupiter 4, Korg, Hohner piano, Fender piano, strings
Ján Hangóny - guitar solo guitar, chorus
Anastasis Engonidis - bass, chorus
Karol Morvay - drums
Jiří Vana - solo guitar
Vlado Kaššay - chorus
Ľuboš Stankovský - chorus

Legacy

In 2007, Mince na dne fontán placed at number 30 on the list of the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time.^[3]

Sales certifications

ČNS IFPI

In Slovakia, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for the Czech Republic (ČNS IFPI) awards artists since the cancellation of the Slovak national section (SNS IFPI). Currently, there are awarded Gold (for 3,000 units), and/or Platinum certifications (for 6,000 units), exclusively for album releases.^[4] Gombitová demonstrably won at least seven platinum, and three golden awards in total.^[5]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Format	Result
1984	Mince na dne fontán	Gold	2LP	Won^[6]

Export release

The export version of the album, entitled My Friend the Tree, was issued in 1984.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gombitová and Peteraj

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Front of the Mirror"	3:30
2.	"Clockwork Men"	3:48
3.	"My Friend the Tree"	2:40
4.	"Parentless Children"	5:25
5.	"The Long Distance Run"	4:38
6.	"Try to Find Out"	3:23
7.	"Mothers"	7:10
8.	"Pick Up Your Courage"	2:46
9.	"The Time and We"	4:21
10.	"If You Have a Friend"	3:41
Total length:		41:22

Official releases

1984: My Friend the Tree, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1586

Additional credits and personnel

Katarína Karovičová-Rybková - English transcription
Štefan Danko - editor
Zuzana Mináčová - photography
M. Brocko - design

References

General

Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: neautorizovaný životní příběh legendy československé pop music [Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Life Story of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music] (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved 2011-04-07. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Specific

^ For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..
^ For Modus discography, see Lehotský 2008b, pp. 60–62..
^ "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 22 September 2007. cas.sk. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
^ "International Certification Award Levels" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. IFPI. September 2010. ifpi.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
^ Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, pp. 54–56.
^ Lehotský 2008a, p. 28.

External links

Marika Gombitová at AllMusic

[1] For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..

[2] For Modus discography, see Lehotský 2008b, pp. 60–62..

[3] "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 22 September 2007. cas.sk. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[4] "International Certification Award Levels" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. IFPI. September 2010. ifpi.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2011-04-10.

[5] Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, pp. 54–56.

[6] Lehotský 2008a, p. 28.

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