Modus (album)

Modus is the debut album by Modus, released on OPUS in 1979.[1][2]

Modus
Studio album by Modus
Released	1979
Recorded	February/March 1979
Genre	Big beat pop
Length	47:20
Label	OPUS (#9116 0856)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Modus chronology
Modus (1979) Balíček snov (1980)
Marika Gombitová chronology
Smoliari (1979) Modus (1979) Dievča do dažďa (1979)
Miroslav Žbirka chronology
Smoliari (1979) Modus (1980) Balíček snov (1980)
Singles from Modus
"Malý veľký vlak" "Domy na zbúranie"/"Vieš byť zlá"
The back cover of the release

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lehotský and Peteraj, except for the tracks 4 and 12 (Lehotský and Filan), and 6, 9 and 13 (Žbirka and Peteraj).

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
1.	"Modus"	Ján Lehotský, Miroslav Žbirka and Marika Gombitová	2:47
2.	"Vieš byť zlá"	Žbirka	4:17
3.	"Slávnosť kvetín"	Gombitová	3:39
4.	"Prázdny rám"	Lehotský	4:59
5.	"Jedenásť poschodí"	Gombitová	3:15
6.	"Láska nám dvom všetko odpustí"	Žbirka	3:34
7.	"Malý veľký vlak"	Žbirka	3:39
8.	"Pripútaná"	Gombitová	4:58
9.	"Mám svoj vek"	Žbirka	3:07
10.	"Pieseň pre skrehnutých"	Lehotský	3:52
11.	"Domy na zbúranie"	Gombitová	5:27
12.	"Sladký hlas"	Lehotský	3:46
Total length:			47:20

Modus: Komplet 2 (Bonus Tracks)

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
13.	"Čím viac máš"	Žbirka	3:39
14.	"Vyznanie" (taken from Dievča do dažďa)	Gombitová	4:43
15.	"Svet stromov" (taken from Môj malý príbeh)	Gombitová	5:12
Total length:			60:54

Official releases

• 1979: Modus, LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 0856
• 1995: Modus, CD, re-release, Open Music #0017 2331
• 2000: Modus: Komplet 2, 3 bonus tracks, CD, Bonton Music Slovakia, #9849 1722
• 2008: Modus: Slovenské legendárne albumy II, CD, SME, #91 0023

Credits and personnel

• Ján Lehotský - lead vocal, chorus, writer, keyboards
• Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, chorus
• Miroslav Žbirka - writer, lead vocal, chorus, electric and acoustic guitar
• Ladislav Lučenič - bass, electric and acoustic guitar, chorus
• Viliam Pobjecký - solo guitar
• Kamil Peteraj - lyrics, notes
• Boris Filan - lyrics
• Tibor Borský - photography
• Ján Lauko - producer
• Juraj Filo - sound director
• Štefan Danko - responsible editor

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time[3]	41

Export release

Modus
Studio album by Modus
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Big beat pop
Length	47:20
Label	OPUS (#9113 0974)
Producer	Ján Lauko
Modus chronology
Modus (1980) The Best Girls (1985)
Marika Gombitová chronology
Modus (1980) Rainy Day Girl (1981)
Back cover of the export release

The export version of the album, also entitled Modus, was issued in 1980.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lehotský and Peteraj, except for the tracks 4 and 12 (Lehotský and Filan), and 6 and 9 (Žbirka and Peteraj).

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
1.	"Rock Is Not Dead"	Ján Lehotský, Miroslav Žbirka and Marika Gombitová	2:47
2.	"In the Morning"	Žbirka	4:17
3.	"My Train to Eden"	Gombitová	3:39
4.	"Denny"	Žbirka	4:59
5.	"Take Me to the Moonlight"	Gombitová	3:15
6.	"I'm Leading You"	Žbirka	3:34
7.	"No More Reasons (Coming Home)"	Žbirka	3:39
8.	"You Went Away"	Gombitová	4:58
9.	"Roll It Up"	Žbirka	3:07
10.	"I'm Not Only Dreaming"	Lehotský	3:52
11.	"Lonely Night"	Gombitová	5:27
12.	"Memory Band"	Lehotský	3:46
Total length:			47:20

Official releases

• 1980: Modus, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 0974
• 2008: Slnečný kalendár: 2CD Collectors Edition, bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2792

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: 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). Comenius University, Faculty of Arts (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
• Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF). Comenius University, Faculty of Arts (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

Specific

1. For Modus discography, see Lehotský 2008b, pp. 60–62..
2. For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..
3. "Exclusive List: The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. cas.sk. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
4. Modus (1980). Modus — Export Release (Liner Notes) (Vinyl Album). Modus. Czechoslovakia: Bonton Music.

External links

• Modus at AllMusic
• Miro Žbirka at AllMusic
• Marika Gombitová at AllMusic