Pa un par

Pa un par
Studio album by Cosmos
Released	May 2005
Recorded	August 2004 to April 2005
Genre	A cappella, pop
Length	69:02
Label	UPE
Producer	Cosmos, Britt Quentin
Cosmos chronology
Cosmos (2003) Pa un par (2005) Тетради любви (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Recorded A Capella Review Board (RARB)	4.3 [1]

Pa un par (On and About) is an album by the Latvian A cappella vocal group Cosmos, that was released on the UPE record label in 2005. The album features original and cover songs in Latvian and English. The recording is entirely vocal, with no instruments used in any of the arrangements.

Reception

The review by Elie Landau in The Recorded A Capella Review Board (RARB) states: "On a sound/performance level, these guys are top-notch, reminding me a lot of baSix and/or perhaps a hipper version of The King's Singers (the similarity to KS goes beyond the six man, two countertenor makeup of both groups — Cosmos covers the KS version of Blackbird on this album)." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Pirms" (Jānis Šipkēvics, Andris Sējāns, Reinis Sējāns) – 2:25
2. "Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Daryl Runswick) – 3:25
3. "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" (Brad Roberts, arr. Andris Sējāns) – 4:19
4. "Change the World" (Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, arr. Kristaps Sorins, Andris Sējāns) – 3:53
5. "Pa un par" (Kārlis Lācis, Andris Sējāns, arr. Kārlis Lācis, Andris Sējāns) – 4:06
6. "Mezs" (Uldis Stabulnieks, arr. Jānis Šipkēvics) – 3:09
7. "Sena dziesma" (Janis Logins, Arvids Skalbe, arr. Andris Sējāns) – 3:50
8. "Saullēkts" (Jānis Šipkēvics, Andris Sējāns, Reinis Sējāns) – 4:05
9. "Intermission" – 0:44
10. "I Can't Dance" (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, arr. Reinis Sējāns) – 3:47
11. "Virtual Insanity" (Jason Kay, Toby Smith, arr. Britt Quentin) – 5:07
12. "Got to Get You into My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Britt Quentin) – 3:59
13. "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson, arr. Jānis Šipkēvics) – 3:54
14. "Dear Friends" (Brian May, arr. Jānis Ozols) – 2:02
15. "Saulriets" (Kārlis Lācis, arr. Andris Sējāns) – 6:35
16. "Latvijas Radio Muzikālās Popurijs 2003"^[3] (medley arr. Andris Sējāns) – 10:08
    1. "Muzikants" (Tomass Fomins, Guntars Racs)
    2. "I Feel Good" (Ivar Must, Ojārs Kalninš)
    3. "Es neesmu naprātigs" (Lauris Reiniks, Mārtiņš Freimanis)
    4. "Tu savilnoji mani" (Ainars Melavs, Gints Sola)
    5. "Tā es milu" (Zigmars Liepiņš, Kaspars Dimiters)
    6. "Plaukstas lieluma pavasaris" (Renārs Kaupers)
    7. "Just for You" (Arturs Šingirejs)
    8. "Melanholiskais valsis" (Emīls Dārziņš)
    9. "Paliec tepat" (Jānis Stibelis)
    10. "Tu tuvojies sev" (Andris Kivics)

• Recorded August 2004 to April 2005

Personnel

• Jānis Šipkēvics – countertenor
• Andris Sējāns – countertenor
• Juris Lisenko – tenor
• Jānis Ozols – baritone
• Jānis Strazdiņš – bass
• Reinis Sējāns – beatbox

References

1. www.rarb.org/reviews/albums
2. "Cosmos "Pa un Par (On and About)"". The Recorded A Capella Review Board (RARB). December 2005.
3. "www.youtube.com - Cosmos at Muzikālās Popurijs 2003". Retrieved 21 March 2015.