Adı Bende Saklı

Adı Bende Saklı is the 15th studio album recorded by Turkish singer, songwriter and producer Sezen Aksu. It was released on December 20, 1998, through Universal Music. The album was produced by Levent Semerci.

Adı Bende Saklı
Studio album by
Sezen Aksu
ReleasedDecember 20, 1998 (1998-12-20)
GenrePop
LabelUniversal
ProducerLevent Semerci
Sezen Aksu chronology
Düğün ve Cenaze
(1997)		 Adı Bende Saklı
(1998)		 Deliveren
(2000)

Background

The title track of the album is the eighth song, "Adı Bende Saklı". It is composed by Greek composer Yannis Karalis; the original composition is called "ECLIPSE (instrumental from album ODYSSEY - international release – July 1997)". The lyrics were written by Sezen Aksu and late Meral Okay, one of her best and longest lasting friends.[1] The song has been the topic of many controversies. Sezen Aksu's version of the song copies the original music of "ECLIPSE" in its entirety, (without the consent of the composer), which Sezen Aksu admits was done on purpose and legally. The controversy is believed to be the result of crediting the wrong person with the song in the Sezen Aksu album. This imitation nevertheless was a major commercial Turkish success topping over 1.5 million units sold without any mention of the song's original composer Yannis Karalis.

"Adı Bende Saklı" is an ode to a former lover of the singer. According to her friends, Sezen Aksu fell in love with a bodyguard in İzmir. They rented a small house together, only to be discovered by the bodyguard's two daughters. Sezen Aksu thought an already established family and the children deserve happiness, not her, thus the lyrics " … mutluluk en çok onun hakkı…" in the repeat of the song. The name of the bodyguard is not common knowledge, hence the name of the song is "Adı Bende Saklı", which roughly translated to "His Name is My Secret".[2]

Three songs from the album had videos: "Tutuklu", "Adı Bende Saklı" and "Ruhuma Asla". The album received critical acclaim by many and is also seen as a benchmark 1990s Turkish pop music album.

Track listing
  1. "Ud Taksimi" (0:57)
  2. "Tutuklu" (4:25) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Kıvanç K.)
  3. "Kaderim" (4:06)(lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Kıvanç K.)
  4. "Hazan" (5:41) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Aykut Gürel)
  5. "Erkek Güzeli" (4:06) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Murat Yeter)
  6. "Kusura Bakma" (1976) (4:16) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Murat Yeter)
  7. "Ruhuma Asla" (4:58) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu)
  8. "Adı Bende Saklı" (3:46) (lyrics: Meral Okay, Sezen Aksu, music: Yannis Karalis)
  9. "Ben Sevdalı Sen Belalı" (5:26) (lyrics – music: Selami Şahin, arrangement: Garo Mafyan)
  10. "Şimal Yıldızı" (5:12) (lyrics: Sezen Aksu, Meral Okay, music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Aşkın Arsunan)
  11. "Yola Çıkmalı" (4:09) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu, arrangement: Aykut Gürel)
  12. "İnce Mevzu" (4:17) (lyrics: Mustafa Sandal, Sezen Aksu, music – arrangement: Mustafa Sandal)
  13. "Denge" (4:59) (lyrics: Turgut Uyar, music: Sezen Aksu, Aykut Gürel, arrangement: Aykut Gürel)
  14. "Adı Menekşe" (4:53) (lyrics: Meral Okay, Sezen Aksu, music: Sezen Aksu, Aşkın Arsunan, arrangement: Kıvanç K.), CD Bonus
  15. "Ruhuma Asla" (5:06) (lyrics – music: Sezen Aksu), CD Bonus

References
  1. Can dostlar Archived November 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Haber Türk Magazin. July 26, 2012 Thursday, 13:17:41
  2. İşte o şarkıdaki aşk hikayesi! Sabah. June 16, 2011, 12:14
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