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.

Background

The namesake of the album is the eighth song, "Adı Bende Saklı". It is composed by Yannis Karalis. The original song is called "Eclipse." The lyrics were written by Sezen Aksu and late Meral Okay, one of her best and longest lasting friends. The song has been the topic of many controversies. Sezen Aksu version of the song is a duplicate of the original music, which Sezen Aksu admits to be done on purpose and in legal means. The controversy is believed to be the result of crediting a wrong person with the song in the Sezen Aksu album.

The story of the album and the song "Adı Bende Saklı", is an ode to a former lover of the singer. According to her friends, Sezen Aksu falls in love with a bodyguard in İzmir. They rent a small house together only to be found by the bodyguard’s two daughters. Sezen Aksu thinks, an alreadily 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 a common knowledge hence the name of the song is "Adı Bende Saklı", which roughly translates to "His/Her Name is My Secret"

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 90’s Turkish Pop Music album.

Track listing

1. "Ud Taksimi" (0:57)
2. "Tutuklu" (4:25) ( 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, arrangement: Yorgos Stavrianos)
9. "Ben Sevdalı Sen Belalı" (5:26) (lyrics - music: Selâmi 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

External links

• SezenAksu.com.tr