Philosophy of Miracle

Philosophy of Miracle
Studio album by Vitas
Released 2001
Genre New-age, synthpop
Length 57:52
Label Iceberg
Vitas chronology
Philosophy of Miracle (Philosophiya chuda)
2001
Smile!
2002

Philosophy of Miracle (Философия чуда, Philosophiya chuda) is the debut album by Russian singer Vitas (Витас), released in 2001. It is sometimes translated as Philosophy of a Miracle, Philosophy of Wonder, or Wonders of Philosophy. It has reportedly sold at least 3.5 million copies in China alone.[1] All the songs were written or co-written by Vitas, with the exception of "Prelude" by Dmitri Plachkovsky.[2] The album was recorded with many backing musicians including the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.[3] Neon (Неон) magazine described the album as "fresh, original, new and therefore interesting".[3]

Several songs from this album featured in Vitas' Philosophy of Miracle concert programme, the premiere of which earned him a record as the youngest artist to perform a solo concert at the State Kremlin Palace.[4] A DVD of this concert was later released.[5] One song from the album, "Opera #2", was released as a single and became hugely popular, earning the Russian Record best-selling single prize in three consecutive years, a Golden Gramophone award, and a People's Hit prize.[4][6] According to an estimate from Gemini Sun records, "Opera #2" has been downloaded over 20 million times, with over 15 million downloads for the track "The 7th Element".[7] The "Opera #2" music video has been forwarded frequently via the internet, accounting for much of Vitas' worldwide recognition.[7][8]

Track listing

Track number Russian title[9] English title[10] Music[11] Lyrics[11]
01 Мечты Dreams Vitas Vitas
02 7 элемент The 7th Element Vitas Vitas
03 Опера #2 Opera #2 Vitas Vitas
V. Borovsky
04 Прелюдия Prelude D. Plachkovsky D. Plachkovsky
05 Карлсон Karlsson Vitas D. Plachkovsky
06 Опера #1 (Asian version) Opera # 1 (Asian version) Vitas Vitas
V. Borovsky
07 День рождения моей смерти The Birthday Of My Death Vitas D. Plachkovsky
08 Душа Soul Vitas V. Borovsky
09 Тело Body Vitas Vitas
10 Старый граммофон An Old Gramophone Vitas Vitas
11 Цирк Circus Vitas D. Plachkovsky
12 Опера #1 (euro version) Opera # 1 (euro version) Vitas Vitas
V. Borovsky
13 День рождения моей смерти (that black ragamix) The Birthday of My Death (that black ragamix) Vitas D. Plachkovsky

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