Nespáľme to krásne v nás

"Nespáľme to krásne v nás"
The artists promoting the song at the Slovak annual awards "Slávik", after a wide range of publicity that followed Gombitová's frustration concerning the final version of their work.
Single by Miro Žbirka and Marika Gombitová
from the album Modrý album
Released	2001 (2001)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop music
Length	3:22
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Miro Žbirka Kamil Peteraj
Producer(s)	Aleš Zenkl Honza Horáček Miro Žbirka
Marika Gombitová singles chronology
"Paradiso" (1994) "Nespáľme to krásne v nás" (2001) "Ten príbeh za náš sen stál" (2015)
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Nespáľme to krásne v nás (English: Let's Not Burn The Beauty In Us) is a song by Miro Žbirka and Marika Gombitová released on Universal in 2001.

The duet was the first collaboration of the artists since their common hit "V slepých uličkách" from 1980. Originally, the composition was issued on the Žbirka's twelfth studio set Modrý album (2003), while available also on the Gombitová's multi-platinum greatest hits compilation Vyznanie (2007) in addition.

In 2005, the artists recorded altogether another song called "Tajnosľubná", which was used as the main theme of a TV-series Medzi nami.

Credits and personnel

• Miro Žbirka - writer, lead vocals, co-producer
• Marika Gombitová - lead vocal
• Kamil Peteraj - lyrics
• Aleš Zenkl - producer
• Honza Horáček - producer

Official versions

1. "Nespáľme to krásne v nás" - Studio version I, 2001
2. "Nespáľme to krásne v nás" - Studio version II, 2001

Controversies

Initially, the composition was to be premiered at the Slovak national beauty pageant show Miss Slovakia. However, Gombitová refused to appear that night, claiming that she had not been satisfied with the final version. Žbirka had to perform only himself, eventually, presenting one of his solo tracks. The case was widely discussed by Slovak and Czech media, by means of which, Gombitová urged Žbirka to re-arrange the song.

Furthermore, according to the authors of Gombitová's 2008 self-titled biography, the duet should have been released on the Žbirka's album without a prior permition from the female vocalist and, therefore, she was not paid for her featured contribution. Žbirka turned down such charges. After an agreement that followed six months later, both artists in person presented the work (in the meantime re-arranged as claimed in behalf of Gombitová) during the Slovak annual awards "Slávik" in 2001, at Istropolis in Bratislava. In 2005, they worked together back again on "Tajnosľubná", which was released on the Žbirka's following album Dúhy (Universal).

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) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. 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) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

Specific

External links

• Miro Žbirka at AllMusic
• Marika Gombitová at AllMusic