Canadian Tour 1983

Canadian Tour
Studio album by
Sofia Rotaru
Released1983
GenresPop, dance
LanguageUkrainian
LabelsCansov Exchange Inc., Canada
ProducerSofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru chronology
Sofia Rotaru and Chervona Ruta
(1981)		 Canadian Tour
(1983)		 Tender Melody
(1985)

Canadian Tour (Ukrainian: Канадський тур) is the third studio album of Sofia Rotaru, recorded in Ukrainian. The album was recorded at the Society of Carpatho-Russian Canadians hall on Queen Street West in Toronto. It was released on the independent label Cansov Exchange in 1983.

Following her Canadian tour, Rotaru was prohibited from leaving the USSR for five years without explanation. This forced her to cancel an anticipated tour of Western Europe.

Track listing

Side A

No.English titleOriginal language titleTime
1."My Native Land"
Lyrics: Nikolay Petrovich Brain
Music: Brain		Ukrainian: Mij ridnyj kraj/Мій рідний край3:44
2."Invite Me In Your Dreams"
Lyrics: Bohdan Stelmach
Music: Volodymyr Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Zaprosy mene u sny/Запроси мене у сни4:24
3."Maple Fire"
Lyrics: Yuriy Rybchinskiy
Music: Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Klenovyj vohon'/Кленовий вогонь3:12
4."Two Rings"
Lyrics and music: Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Два перстені, romanized: Dva persteni3:48
5."The Dance of the Water Fountain"
Lyrics and music: Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Vodohraj/Водограй3:13
6."Ivan's Gone"
Lyrics: Traditional Ukrainian Folk Song
Music: V. Taperichkin		Ukrainian: Pishov Ivan/Пішов Іван3:30

Side B

No.English titleOriginal language titleTime
1."Ballad about Hollyhocks"
Lyrics: Bohdan Hura
Music: Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Balada pro mal'vy/Балада про мальви4:00
2."Song Will Be Between Us"
Lyrics and Music: Ivasyuk		 Ukrainian: Pisnia bude pomizh nas/Пісня буде поміж нас3:14
3."I Am Your Wing"
Lyrics: Roman Kudlik
Music: Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Ya-tvoje krylo/Я твоє крило2:40
4."Road"
Lyrics and music: Kasyev		Ukrainian: Doroha/Дорога3:58
5."Love Blossoms Only Once"
Lyrics: Stelmach
Music: Ivasyuk		Ukrainian: Lyshe raz tsvite liubov/Лише раз цвіте любов3:03
6."Marichka"
Lyrics: Traditional Ukrainian Folk Song
Music: Taperichkin		Ukrainian: Marichka/Марічка3:31

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Rotaru was born in Bukovina, on the Ukrainian side of the border with Romania, and is often claimed to be a national of those countries. However, she has stated that she is an ethnic Moldovan. A multilingual artist, she learned the Ukrainian language from her husband.
  2. ↑ 280 Queen Street West was purchased in 1950 by the Alexander Duchnovych Society of Carpatho-Russian Canadians and served as a social club. The hall held many concerts and social gatherings, weekly parties with traditional food, singing, music, card games, and dancing through the evenings.
  3. ↑ 280 Queen West was designated a heritage building in 1982.

References

  1. 1 2 Vandenko, Andrey (30 May 1992). "СОФИЯ РОТАРУ: "МНЕ МОГУТ НЕ ПОВЕРИТЬ, НО Я ГОВОРЮ ПРАВДУ"" [Sofia Rotaru: "They May not Believe Me, but I'm Telling the Truth"]. Novy Vzglyad (in Russian). No. 17. Moscow. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Yang, Jennifer (5 January 2019). "Who are the Golden Girls of Prospect Cemetery and why did they decide to spend eternity together?". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "In the matter of the designation of the property known municipally as No.280 Queen Street West in the City of Toronto". Ontario Heritage Trust. 30 March 1982.
  4. ↑ Rotaru, Sofia (1983). Canadian Tour (Media notes). Toronto: Cansov Exchange Inc.
  5. ↑ Akerzhnerman, Alla (19 October 2020). "Sofia Rotaru". WomensActivism.NYC. New York City Department of Records and Information Services. Retrieved 7 March 2026.