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Release Date
12 April 1995
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Length
12 tracks
Boheme is the Grammy Award Winning (for Best World Music Album) second album of the French duo Deep Forest, released in 35 countries. It mainly sampled Eastern European gypsy songs (e.g. the Bohemians, hence the name of the album) with electronic music. Hit singles included "Marta's Song" (featuring Márta Sebestyén) and "Freedom Cry". The album became the duo's most successful one, selling over 4 million copies and receiving a number of Diamond, Platinum and Gold awards in 15 countries.
The song "Freedom Cry" has later caused controversy when it was revealed that the singer, Károly "Huttyán" Rostás, never received any monetary compensation from the song, and neither did his family after he died in 1986. His singing was archived by Claude Flagel, which was later sampled by Deep Forest. Flagel allegedly paid Huttyán 1500 forints for the recording. The case was later documented in a movie entitled Huttyán, released in 1996.
Track listing
01 "Anasthasia" – 1:48
02 "Bohemian Ballet" – 5:15
03 "Marta's Song" (feat. Márta Sebestyén) – 4:13
04 "Gathering" – 4:39
05 "Lament" – 3:09
06 "Bulgarian Melody" (feat. Márta Sebestyén) – 3:09
07 "Deep Folk Song" – 1:13
08 "Freedom Cry" – 3:17
09 "Twosome" (feat. Márta Sebestyén) – 4:06
10 "Cafe Europa" – 4:17
11 "Katharina" – 2:53
12 "Boheme" – 4:37
13 "While the Earth Sleeps" (European Edition Bonus Track) – 6:23
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