Ora et labora (album)
| Ora et labora | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 April 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 60:00 | |||
| Label | Croatia Records | |||
| Marko Perković Thompson chronology | ||||
| ||||
Ora et labora (Latin for "Pray and Work") is the seventh studio album by Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson. It was released on 10 April 2013.[1] All songs on the album were written by Perković and Tiho Orlić.
Themes
The album featured Christian and Catholic themes, as well as Croatian nationalist elements, like most of Perković's music. 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 or offer prayers to God, such as "Maranatha" ("Maranatha") and "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. Perković is also critical of so-called "pro-Yugoslavian communist sentiments" in modern-day Croatia, even referencing Stjepan Radić's famous 24 November 1918 speech about Croatian people being led into the creation of Yugoslavia like "geese rushing into the fog."[2]
Reception
The album received instant commercial success, topping charts in Croatia as well as other countries such as Germany, Sweden and Austria.[1]
Tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sokolov krik" | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Dobrodošli" | 5:48 |
| 3. | "Bog i Hrvati" | 9:28 |
| 4. | "Zapali vatru" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Maranatha" | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Uvijek vjerni tebi" | 5:34 |
| 7. | "Bosna" | 8:50 |
| 8. | "Samo je ljubav tajna dvaju svjetova" | 5:50 |
| 9. | "Nema predaje" | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Put u Raj" | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 60:32 | |
References
- ^ a b "Thompson hit na iTunesu u Austriji i Švicarskoj, uz bok Beatlesima". Večernji list (in Croatian). 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Ora et Labora by Marko Perković Thompson album lyrics". musixmatch.com (in Croatian and English).