Gel Ey Seher

"Gel Ey Seher[1]" is a song composed by Polad Bülbüloğlu, based on a poem by Fikrat Goja.[2][3][4][5][6] It was especially popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s and helped launch Polad's career as a pop star.[7] Polad Bulbuloglu, Azerbaijan's former Ministry of Culture, today Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to Russia and was once one of the Soviet Union's most famous pop singers.

"Gel Ey Seher"
Single by Polad Bülbüloğlu
B-side
Released1998 (Turkey)
Recorded1998
Length5:26
LabelMuzikotek
Composer(s)Polad Bülbüloğlu
Lyricist(s)Fikrat Goja
Producer(s)Okan Tapan

In 1998, Paul Buckmaster was commissioned by Turkish record label Muzikotek, on behalf of Okan Tapan, a Turkish businessman who has a special interest in the song Gel Ey Seher,[8] to arrange a new version of the song for Polad Bülbüloğlu. Buckmaster was asked by Muzikotek to suggest an author to write an English adaptation of the lyrics. He suggested Roxanne Seeman, who wrote the English lyrics "Come Back To Me", which appear in the artwork of the CD release. The song was recorded with Seeman's English lyrics but was not included as part of the Turkish CD release.[9] The song with his arrangement this is today still one of the most requested popular songs for the Turkish radio stations after all these years.[10]

Credits
  • Arranged By – Paul Buckmaster (tracks: A1, B1), Polad Bülbüloğlu (tracks: B2)
  • Graphic Design – Erkul Yazgan
  • Directed By – Dağhan Baydur
  • Guitar – Erdem Sökmen
  • Lyrics By – Fikrat Goja (Fikret Quacan)
  • Mastered By – Oğuz Kaplangı
  • Mixed By – Ender Akay
  • Music By – Polad Bülbüloğlu
  • Ney – Ercan Irmak
  • Orchestra – İstanbul Senfonia
  • Other [Costume] – Bahar Korçan
  • Other [Hair] – Mos-Sedat Kaymaz
  • Photography By – Müfit Çırpanlı
  • Producer – R. Okan Tapan
  • Translated By [English Adaptation] – Roxanne Seeman

Televised performance

Live performance

Cover versions
  • The "Voice" from the Azerbaijani television program, Aynişan Guliyeva singing Paul Buckmaster version of "Gel Ey Seher" in 2011.[12]
  • The "Voice" from the Turkish television program, Aynişan Guliyeva singing a cover of "Gel Ey Seher" in 2016.[13]
  • "Spirit of Caucasus" from the Azerbaijani television program, SEYRAN singing a cover of "Gel Ey Seher" in 2018.

Track listing
# Title Performer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1 "Gel Ey Seher" Polad Bulbuloglu Paul Buckmaster 5:26
2 "Gel Ey Seher" Fatih Erkoc Paul Buckmaster
remixed by Iskender Paydas		 4:32
3 "Gel Ey Seher" Polad Bulbuloglu and Sebnem Ferah Paul Buckmaster 5:27
4 "Gel Ey Seher" Polad Bulbuloglu Polad Bulbuloglu 3:44

References
  1. İrem Derlen & Görkem Baharoğlu - Gel Ey Seher (Akustik Cover) (in Russian), retrieved 2020-10-29
  2. "Ataköy Gazetesi - Yasemin Bayer". www.atakoygazete.com.tr. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. "The son of the poet Fikret Goja was killed". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. Goja, Fikret. "Order of the president on Fikret Goja".
  5. "Fikret Goja presented "Sharaf" order". AzerNews.az. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. "Famed Azerbaijani poet Fikret Goja marks 80th birthday". AzerNews.az. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. "Polad Bülbüloğlu*, Şebnem Ferah, Fatih Erkoç - Gel Ey Seher". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  8. "Çağdaş ama milli".
  9. "Polad Bülbüloğlu*, Şebnem Ferah, Fatih Erkoç - Gel Ey Seher". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  10. "FAREWELL TO PAUL BUCKMASTER". muzikotek.com.tr. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  11. Aze Pol (2015-11-03), Polad Bülbüloğlu | Gəl Ey Səhər - Polat Bülbüloğlu | Gel Ey Seher (LIVE-CANLI), retrieved 2018-06-13
  12. "Aynişan Quliyeva "O səs Türkiyə"də – Foto – Video - Azadliq.az". Azadliq.az Xeberler (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  13. sitesi, milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. "Aynişan Guliyeva 'Gel Ey Seher'". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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