Doktor Sen

Doktor Sen (Doctor Dream) is the debut album by Slovak singer Miroslav Žbirka, released on OPUS in 1980.[1]

Doktor Sen
Studio album by Miroslav Žbirka
Released	1980
Genre	Pop
Length	41:59
Label	OPUS (#9116 1000)
Producer	Ján Lauko Štefan Danko
Miroslav Žbirka chronology
Balíček snov (1980) Doktor Sen (1980) Sezónne lásky (1982)
Marika Gombitová chronology
Balíček snov (1980) Doktor Sen (1980) Môj malý príbeh (1981)
Singles from Doktor Sen
"Klaun z domu č. 6"
Back cover

Track listing

All tracks are written by Žbirka and Peteraj.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Klaun z domu číslo 6"	3:38
2.	"Doktor sen"	3:59
3.	"V slepých uličkách" (duet with Marika Gombitová)	4:08
4.	"Mám čierny deň"	3:02
5.	"Bežec na šachovnici"	2:35
6.	"Starý muž z osamelého domu"	4:14
7.	"Modrá kniha lásky"	4:09
8.	"Ako obrázok"	3:17
9.	"Zázračný dáždnik"	3:45
10.	"Aréna"	3:01
11.	"Sedem divov tvojich líc"	2:57
12.	"Balada o poľných vtákoch"	3:14
Total length:		41:59

Official releases

• 1980: Doktor Sen, LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 100
• 1999: Doktor Sen, CD, Bonton, No. 49 2930
• 2008: Slovenské legendárne albumy II: Doktor Sen, CD, SME, #91 0017
• 2008: Doktor Sen: 2CD Collectors Edition, bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2716

Credits and personnel

Miroslav Žbirka – lead vocal, writer, acoustic guitar Marika Gombitová – lead vocal, back vocal Ladislav Lučenič – bass, guitar, percussion, back vocal Dušan Hájek – drums, percussion Jozef Hanák – harmonica, sound engineer Ján Lehotský – keyboards, back vocal Štefan Danko – executive producer

Ján Lauko – record producer Karel Witz – guitar Martin Karvaš – synthesizer Kamil Peteraj – lyrics Július Kinček – liner notes Tibor Borský – art work

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time[2]	19

Export release

Doctor Dream (aka Miro and/or Like a Hero)
Studio album by Miroslav Žbirka
Released	1981
Genre	Pop
Length	41:59
Label	OPUS (#9113 1148) RCA Victor (#PL 28487) Dureco Benelux (#88 038)
Producer	Ján Lauko Štefan Danko
Miroslav Žbirka chronology
Modus (1980) Doctor Dream (aka Miro and/or Like a Hero) (1981) Light of My Life (1982)
Singles from Doctor Dream
"The Love Song"
Back cover

The initial export version of the album, entitled Doctor Dream, was issued in 1981 on OPUS Records.[3] Like a Hero, an edited version excluding one track, was released in 1982 on RCA Victor in Germany.[4] While a similar, also 11 track release named just Miro, was issued in the Netherlands on Dureco Benelux.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miroslav Žbirka and Kamil Peteraj.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mama"	3:38
2.	"I'm Gonna Make My Wife"	3:59
3.	"The Love Song"	4:08
4.	"My Darling"	3:02
5.	"Nightmare"	2:35
6.	"Flight 28"	4:14
7.	"Games of Life"	4:09
8.	"Gotta Make It Right"	3:17
9.	"Till I'm Around"	3:45
10.	"I'm a Stranger in My Own Town"	3:01
11.	"In the Middle of the Shave"	2:57
12.	"Hero"	3:14
Total length:		41:59

Official releases

• 1981: Doctor Dream, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 1148
• 1982: Like a Hero, LP, MC, RCA Victor, #PL 28487
• 1982: Miro, LP, MC, Dureco Benelux, No. 88 038

See also

• Marika Gombitová discography
• Marika Gombitová awards
• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time

References

General

• Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Lifestory of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 21 March 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Lehotský, Oskar (23 April 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová. Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Bratislava, Slovakia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
• Lehotský, Oskar (23 April 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF). Comenius University, Faculty of Arts (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved 7 April 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Specific

1. Žbirka, Miroslav (1980). Doktor Sen (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album) (in Slovak). Miro Žbirka. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records.
2. "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. cas.sk. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
3. Žbirka, Miroslav (1981). Doctor Dream (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records.
4. Žbirka, Miroslav (1982). Like a Hero (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Germany: RCA Victor.
5. Žbirka, Miroslav (1982). Miro (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Miro Žbirka. Netherlands: Dureco Benelux.

External links

• Miro Žbirka at AllMusic
• Marika Gombitová at AllMusic