Dnevnik jedne ljubavi

Dnevnik jedne ljubavi (The Diary of Love) is the debut album by Croatian singer Josipa Lisac, released by Jugoton in 1973. Karlo Metikoš and Ivica Krajač, the music and lyrics authors, dedicated the album to Lisac, as the first letters of each song form an acrostic with her name.

Dnevnik jedne ljubavi
Studio album by
Josipa Lisac
Released1973 (1973)
RecordedFebruary 1973
GenrePop, rock
LabelJugoton
Josipa Lisac chronology
Dnevnik jedne ljubavi
(1973)		 Najveći uspjesi '68./ '73.
(1974)

Dnevnik jedne ljubavi is considered of the best concept albums of Croatian pop rock and is often cited as a classic of the scene.[1][2]

The album was polled in 1998 as 9th on the list of the 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).[3]

The first digitally remastered version of the album was released on 25 December 2009 through Croatia Records.[4] In February 2023, the album was released as a special edition vinyl with half speed remastered material at Abbey Road Studio in London.[5]

Commercial performance

The album received a gold certification for 25,000 copies sold in Yugoslavia.[6]

After the release of the 2023 special edition, the album re-entered the Croatians Albums Chart at number 37 on the chart issue of 8 February 2023.[7] Two weeks later the album would climb to the top position becoming Lisac's first number one album in over six years.[8]

Track listing

All music composed by Karlo Metikoš; all lyrics written by Ivica Krajač.[9]

  1. "O jednoj mladosti" ("About the Youth")
  2. "Srela sam se s njim" ("I Met Up with Him")
  3. "Sreća" ("Happiness")
  4. "Po prvi put" ("For the First Time")
  5. "Plačem" ("I'm Crying")
  6. "Jedna kratka vijest" ("One Short Message")
  7. "Ležaj od suza" ("Bed of Tears")
  8. "Ne prepoznajem ga" ("I Don't Recognise Him")
  9. "Vjerujem ti sve" ("I Believe You Everything")
  10. "Kao stranac" ("Like a Stranger")

Charts
Chart performance for Dnevnik jedne ljubavi
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Croatian Domestic Albums (HDU)[10] 1

Release history
Release formats for Dnevnik jedne ljubavi
Country Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 28 February 1973 Vinyl Standard Jugoton [8]
25 December 2009
Standard remaster Croatia Records [11]
3 February 2023 Vinyl Special remaster [5]

References
  1. "Croatia Records". Crorec.hr. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. "Josipa Lisac oduševila prepun Lisinski". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 11 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press.
  4. "Dnevnik jedne ljubavi izašao na današnji dan 1973. godine". CMC (in Croatian). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. Volarić, Vida (3 February 2023). "Dnevnik jedne ljubavi half speed mastered by Abbey Road Studios u prodaji". Croatia Records (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. Čulić, Ilko (19 February 2018). "Tržište na dnu! Ne mogu ga spasiti ni Thompson i cajke". Express. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. "Lista prodaje 5. tjedan 2023. (23.01.2023. - 29.01.2023.)" (in Croatian). Top of the Shops. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. "Josipa Lisac ima najprodavaniji album u Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Top of the Shops. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  9. Dnevnik jedne ljubavi
  10. "Lista prodaje 7. tjedan 2023. (06.02.2023. - 12.02.2023.)" (in Croatian). Top of the Shops. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  11. Jagatić, Dubravko (25 December 2009). "Reizdanje albuma Dnevnik jedne ljubavi Josipe Lisac". Novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.



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