Ölürüm Sana (album)
Ölürüm Sana (I'd Die For You) is Tarkan's third studio album, released on July 5, 1997. The album was distributed in both Europe and Asia. It sold more than 3 million copies in Turkey, and a total of 4.5 million worldwide, and sales continued till 2003. This album received very good reviews, becoming one of Turkey's best-selling albums, and played a heavy role in catapulting Tarkan to the status of 'Mega-Star'.
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Erekli Tunç, Istanbul Plak, Platinum Island and Imaj Studios (Istanbul, Turkey) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | İstanbul Plak | |||
| Producer | Mehmet Söğütoğlu | |||
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Track listing
| # | Song | Music | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1 | Şımarık | Sezen Aksu, Tarkan | Sezen Aksu | 3:54 |
| 2 | İkimizin Yerine | Tarkan, Sezen Aksu | Tarkan, Sezen Aksu | 4:42 |
| 3 | Ölürüm Sana | Tarkan | Tarkan | 4:05 |
| 4 | Salına Salına Sinsice | Tarkan | Tarkan | 3:55 |
| 5 | Gecemin Ürkek Kanatlarında | Tarkan, Ozan Çolakoğlu | Turgut Berkes | 3:49 |
| 6 | Kır Zincirlerini | Tarkan | Tarkan | 5:22 |
| 7 | İnci Tanem | Tarkan | Tarkan | 5:38 |
| 8 | Başına Bela Olurum | Tarkan | Tarkan | 4:11 |
| 9 | Unut Beni | Tarkan | Tarkan | 5:27 |
| 10 | Delikanlı Çağlarım | Anonymous | Tarkan | 3:42 |
| 11 | Beni Anlama | Ozan Çolakoğlu | Pakize Barışta | 5:21 |
Music videos
Singles
"Şımarık", "Ölürüm Sana", "Salına Salına Sinsice", and "Kır Zincirlerini" enjoyed a relatively high success in Turkey and the world.
Launched in 1998 as a single, "Şımarık" helped Tarkan to become known Europe and around the world, and, released in 1999, his song "Kır Zincirlerini (Bu Gece)" also increased his fan-base.
The third track on the album "Salına Salına Sinsice" was remixed for its music video, and this remixed version was not available in the album itself.
Personnel
- Tarkan: Vocals
- Erden Sökmen, David Matos, Can Şengün: Guitars
- Ozan Çolakoğlu: Keyboards, Piano
- James Cruz, İsmail Soyberk, Murat Ejder: Bass
- Hamdi Akatay: Drums
- Shawn Pelton: Kick Drum
- Seyfi Ayta: Bendir, Bongos, Castanets, Daf, Hollow and Goblet Drums
- Cengiz Ercümer, Aydın Karabulut: Percussion
- İlyas Tetik, Hüseyin Bitmez: Oud
- Ahmet Kadri Rizeli: Kemenche
- Ertuğrul Köseoğlu: French Horn
- Bülent Altınbaş: Clarinet
Production
- Produced by Ozan Çolakoğlu
- Executive-produced by Mehmet Söğütoğlu; supervised by Tarkan
- Production assisted by Egemen Öncel, Uygar Ataş and Özgür Buldum
- Recording Engineers: Özgür Buldum, Arzu Alsan, Denise Barbarita, Murat Matthew Erdem, Serkan Kula, Shawn Coffey, Steve Sauder, Ufuk Çoban
- Mixed by Brian Kinkead, Ozan Çolakoğlu and Rıza Erekli
- Editing by Duyal Karagözoğlu, Serhan Keser and Çağlar Türkmen
- Mastered by Çağlar Türkmen