Ağlamak Güzeldir

1981 album by Sezen Aksu

Ağlamak Güzeldir

Studio album by

Sezen Aksu

Released

April 20, 1981

Recorded

1980–1981

Studio

İstanbul Ses Kayıt, Istanbul, Turkey

Genre

Folk-pop
dance-pop
art pop
funk

Length

37:57

Label

Kervan

Sezen Aksu chronology

Sevgilerimle
(1980)

Ağlamak Güzeldir
(1981)

Firuze
(1982)

Ağlamak Güzeldir (Turkish pronunciation: [/aːɫamak ɡyzɛɫdir]; transl. Crying is Beautiful) is the fourth studio album by Turkish singer Sezen Aksu. It was released on April 20, 1981,^[1] by Kervan Plakçılık. It was her first album to be officially released both on cassette and LP, as her previous three albums were solely released on LP. The cassette version included five songs from her previous studio album, Sevgilerimle.^[2]

"Yak Bir Sigara" is a duet with fellow singer Özdemir Erdoğan.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

*Ağlamak Güzeldir* — LP Version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Düşünce"	Sezen Aksu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	3:57
2.	"Ağlamak Güzeldir"	Sezen Aksu	Sezen Aksu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	2:46
3.	"Yak Bir Sigara" (with Özdemir Erdoğan)	Özdemir Erdoğan	Özdemir Erdoğan	Attila Özdemiroğlu	4:02
4.	"Köprü"	Sezen Aksu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	3:12
5.	"Yalnız Kullar (Tanrım)"	Sevgi Sanlı	Attila Özdemiroğlu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	3:43
6.	"En Uzun Gece"	Aysel Gürel	Attila Özdemiroğlu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	4:03
7.	"Biliyorsun"	Sezen Aksu	Sezen Aksu	Attila Özdemiroğlu	5:16
8.	"Ben Her Bahar Aşık Olurum"	Aysel Gürel	Selmi Andak	Attila Özdemiroğlu	3:47
9.	"Lunapark"	Aysel Gürel	Attila Özdemiroğlu	Onno Tunç	3:51
10.	"Hoşgörü"	Aysel Gürel	Onno Tunç	Onno Tunç	3:17
Total length:					37:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Sezen Aksu – lead vocals, lyrics (tracks 1-2, 4, 7), music (tracks 2, 7)
Özdemir Erdoğan – lead vocals (track 3), lyrics (track 3), music (track 3)
Sevgi Sanlı – lyrics (track 5)
Aysel Gürel – lyrics (tracks 6, 8-10)
Attila Özdemiroğlu – music (tracks 1, 4-6, 9), arrangement (tracks 1-8)
Selmi Andak – music (track 8)
Onno Tunç – music (track 10), arrangement (tracks 9-10)

Technical

İhsan Apça – recording
Bülent Engez – cover art graphics
Moris Maçoro – photography

References

^ "Sezen Aksu Diskografisi - diskografi makinesi". diskotek.info (in Turkish). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ "Sezen Aksu Diskografisi - diskografi makinesi". diskotek.info (in Turkish). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ağlamak Güzeldir (LP liner). Sezen Aksu. Kervan Plakçılık. 1981. LP 59.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)