Ora et labora (album)

Ora et labora (Pray and work) is an album by Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson. It was released on April 10, 2013.[1]

Ora et labora (Pray and work)
Studio album by
Thompson
ReleasedApril 10, 2013
Recorded2011 − 2013
GenreHeavy metal, Christian metal, Hard rock, power metal
Length60 minutes
LabelCroatia Records
Thompson chronology
Druga strana
(2008)		 Ora et labora (Pray and work)
(2013)

All songs on the album were written by Marko Perković and Tiho Orlić.

Themes

The album featured heavy Christian and Catholic themes, as well as Croatian patriotic elements, like most of Thompson's. The title of the album serves as the core theme that is reiterated in both the first ("Sokolov krik") and last ("Put u raj") song. Many songs are directed at/offer prayers to God, such as "Maranatha" ("Maranatha"), "Uvijek vjerni tebi" ("Always Faithful to You"). Other songs include historical elements about Croatia, such as "Bosna" ("Bosnia") and "Bog i Hrvati" ("God and the Croats") which are also the two longest songs on the album. Thompson is also critical of so called "pro-Yugoslavian communist sentiments" in modern-day Croatia, even referencing Stjepan Radić's famous speech on November 24, 1918 about the Croatian people being led "into the fog like geese."[2]

Reception

The album received instant commercial success, topping charts in Croatia as well as other countries such as Germany, Sweden and Austria.[3]

Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Sokolov krik" (Hawk's Screech)4:39
2."Dobrodošli" (Welcome)5:48
3."Bog i Hrvati" (God and the Croats)9:28
4."Zapali Vatru" (Light the Fire)4:18
5."Maranatha" (Maranatha)5:36
6."Uvijek vjerni tebi" (Always Faithful to You)5:34
7."Bosna" (Bosnia)8:50
8."Samo je ljubav tajna dvaju svjetova" (Only Love Is the Secret of Two Worlds)5:50
9."Nema predaje" (No Surrendering)4:56
10."Put u Raj" (Path to Heaven)5:57
Total length:60:32
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References
  1. http://www.vecernji.hr/zvijezde/thompson-hit-na-itunesu-u-austriji-i-svicarskoj-uz-bok-beatlesima-539089]
  2. https://www.musixmatch.com/album/Thompson/Ora-Et-Labora]
  3. www.vecernji.hr
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