Kraina Mriy


Kraina Mriy is the debut studio album by Vopli Vidopliassova. It was originally released in 1994 on BSA Records. When Vopli Vidopliassova's "French period" ended, the band returned to Ukraine and had the album remixed and re-released in 1997.

Single

The song "Країна мрій" was written in 1990 by vocalist/accordionist Oleg Skripka. It was initially released on the band's album Hey, O.K that year by Kobza International, but did not gain popularity until its release on Kraina Mriy. Since then, it has become an anthem of sorts for VV fans, often closing their concerts.
The song inspired the music festival of the same name in 2004. Since 1998, it is occasionally used to end the band's concerts.
In 2011 the band re-sung the song "Країна мрій" in the Belarusian language as "Краіна мрой" for the Budzma! Tuzin. Perazagruzka-2 compilation album. In 2018 the music portal Tuzin.fm together with Letapis.by selected this self-cover by Vopli Vidopliassova in the top of “60 today’s hits in the Belarusian language,” a list of best songs released since 1988.

Track lists

1997 remix

When this was released on vinyl in 2013, "Znovu zima" was included at the end of side A.
The track "Legenda o lyubvi" is performed in a vocalise style in both versions of the album, but the lyrics are printed in the booklet. The lyrics were sung live in 1990 at a concert in Sverdlovsk.
The "Zbirka" series of compilations released by VV in 2007 have a near-complete version of Kraina Mriy split across the four CDs.

Personnel