Griva, also known as Vojvodino, Vojvodino, što si tako ravna (trans. Vojvodina, Vojvodina, Why Are You So Flat) after its biggest hit, is the third studio album by Serbian and Yugoslav hard rock band Griva, released in 1987.

Background

Griva's second album, Nisi ni ti anđeo (You're Not an Angel as Well), was originally refused by several major Yugoslav record labels as noncommercial, and was eventually released through an independent label, Panonija Koncert. The album was not as successful as Griva's debut album, and after promotional concerts in Yugoslavia and a short Austrian tour, Griva ended their activity. In 1986, Griva frontman Zlatko Karavla, with a number of musicians, including former Griva members Josip Sabo (guitar), Đorđe Jovanović (bass guitar) and Laslo Novak (keyboards), recorded new material, which was on the insistence of his record label Jugodisk released as Griva's third album. The album, entitled simply Griva, was released in 1987. The new album brought glam metal-oriented songs with elements of folk music of Vojvodina. The album featured a Serbo-Croatian language cover of the hit song "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Hungarian band Omega, Griva version entitled "Devojka biserne kose" ("The Girl With Pearly Hair").

Album cover

Griva album cover featured fluorescent print of the band's logo, and was the first cover of a kind on the Yugoslav rock scene.

Track listing

All songs written by Zlatko Karavla, except where noted

Credits

Reception and legacy

The album was, unlike its predecessor, a commercial success. After its release, Karavala reformed Griva in the new lineup, featuring two of the musicians who took part in the album recording, guitarist Zoran "Bale" Bulatović and drummer Predrag "Buca" Janičić. The ballad "Još uvek mislim na nju" from the album was later covered by Hungarian musician Tamás Takáts and achieved large success in his home country. In 2021, the song "Februar je mesec u znaku mačora" was ranked 99th on the list of 100 Greatest Yugoslav Hard & Heavy Anthems by web magazine Balkanrock.