Dnevnik jedne ljubavi (The Diary of Love) is the debut album by Croatian singer Josipa Lisac, released by Jugoton in 1973. Karlo Metikoš and Ivica Krajač, the music and lyrics authors, dedicated the album to Lisac, as the first letters of each song form an acrostic with her name. Dnevnik jedne ljubavi is considered of the best concept albums of Croatian pop rock and is often cited as a classic of the scene. The album was polled in 1998 as 9th on the list of the 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music). The first digitally remastered version of the album was released on 25 December 2009 through Croatia Records. In February 2023, the album was released as a special edition vinyl with half speed remastered material at Abbey Road Studio in London.

Commercial performance

The album received a gold certification for 25,000 copies sold in Yugoslavia. After the release of the 2023 special edition, the album re-entered the Croatians Albums Chart at number 37 on the chart issue of 8 February 2023. Two weeks later the album would climb to the top position becoming Lisac's first number one album in over six years.

Track listing

All music composed by Karlo Metikoš; all lyrics written by Ivica Krajač.

Charts

Release history