Enigmatic (album)

Enigmatic is the fourth album by Czesław Niemen released in 1970. It is considered to be the best Polish rock album ever.[2][3] Inspired in 1968 by Wojciech Młynarski, Niemen decided to make his new album with Polish poetry as lyrics. Recorded in 1969, the album became very popular and was awarded with a golden record in 1971 (in Poland, Golden Records were awarded for selling 160,000 album copies). As of 2012, the album has sold in excess of 5 million copies around the world and remains very popular.

Enigmatic
Studio album by
Czesław Niemen
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1970
Genre
Length36:17
LabelPolskie Nagrania Muza (LP)
Czesław Niemen chronology
Czy mnie jeszcze pamiętasz?
(1969)		 Enigmatic
(1970)		 Niemen
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Teraz Rock[1]

In 1974 "Bema pamięci żałobny rapsod" was rerecorded by Niemen in New York and issued by CBS Records International as "Mourner's Rhapsody". The supporting musicians included Michał Urbaniak of the original crew, John Abercrombie and some members of the famous Mahavishnu Orchestra.[4]

In 1977 the "Bema pamięci żałobny rapsod" intro from the 1970 initial issue was bootlegged by the West German rock band Jane as intro for their elegiac album "Between Heaven and Hell"[5] also immediately achieving golden record status.

Track listing
  1. "Bema pamięci żałobny rapsod" - 16:27 (music Czesław Niemen, lyrics Cyprian Kamil Norwid)
  2. "Jednego serca" - 7:45 (music Czesław Niemen, lyrics Adam Asnyk)
  3. "Kwiaty ojczyste" - 7:25 (music Czesław Niemen, lyrics Tadeusz Kubiak)
  4. "Mów do mnie jeszcze" - 4:40 (music Czesław Niemen, lyrics Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer)

Personnel

References
  1. Teraz Rock review
  2. Leszek Gnoiński, Jan Skaradziński "Encyklopedia polskiego rocka" (Encyclopedia of Polish Rock), ISBN 83-7129-570-7
  3. Czesław Niemen - Bema pamięci rapsod żałobny (original video clip)
  4. NIEMEN - Mourner's Rhapsody (1974, CBS)
  5. Jane - Between Heaven and Hell 2/2 (pirated copy)


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