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Manga is the self-titled album of Turkish rock band Manga, released in December 2004 by Sony Music/GRGDN. It was reissued in 2006, with two additional tracks and a bonus DVD. The album sold 180,000 copies and earned a gold certification. The album earned the band the Golden Butterfly Awards as Best Newcomer.

Track listing

Açılış (Intro) – 1:18
Kapkaç (Snatching) – 2:51
Bitti Rüya (The Dream Is Over) – 3:59
Bir Kadın Çizeceksin (You'll Draw a Woman) – 3:59
Kal Yanımda (Stay Beside Me) (Vocal: Koray Candemir) – 3:45
Yalan (The Lie) – 5:27
Libido – 3:02
İz Bırakanlar Unutulmaz (Impressors Aren't Forgotten) (Vocal: Vega) – 4:10
Sakın Bana Söyleme (Don't You Tell Me Ever) – 4:39
Dursun Zaman (Let the Time Stop) (Vocal: Göksel) – 4:50
Mangara – 2:27
İtildik (We've Been Pushed Away) – 3:25
Yalan 2 (The Lie #2) (Vocal: Koray Candemir) – 3:57
Kapanış (Closure) – 1:07

Hidden track: "Kal Yanımda 2" featuring Unknown MC after "Kapanış".

Reissue (maNga+)

Açılış (Intro) – 1:18
Kandırma Kendini (Don't Fool Yourself) - 3:59
Raptiye Rap Rap - 4:14
Kapkaç (Snatching) – 2:51
Bitti Rüya (The Dream is Over)(Guest vocal : Göksel Demirpençe) – 3:59
Bir Kadın Çizeceksin (You'll Draw a Woman) – 3:59
Kal Yanımda (Stay Beside Me)(Guest vocal: Koray Candemir) – 3:45
Yalan (The Lie) – 5:27
Libido (Libido) – 3:02
İz Bırakanlar Unutulmaz (Impressors Aren't Forgotten) (Guest vocal: Vega) – 4:10
Sakın Bana Söyleme (Don't you Tell Me) – 4:39
Dursun Zaman (Let the Time Stop) (Guest vocal: Göksel) – 4:50
Mangara – 2:27
İtildik (We've Been Pushed Away) – 3:25
Yalan 2 (The Lie #2) (Backing vocal: Koray Candemir) – 3:57
Kapanış (Closure) – 1:07

Hidden track: "Kal Yanımda 2" featuring Evren Ozdemir after "Kapanış".

Extras

The album contains the audio cd with the above track listing, and a special DVD, containing the four music videos of the band with a specially designed manga-style DVD-menu:

Bir Kadın Çizeceksin (director: Cynosure)
Bitti Rüya (director: Devrin Usta)
Dursun Zaman (director: Onur Uysal)
Kandırma Kendini (director: Devrin Usta)

Album information

Personnel

Management: Hadi Elazzi, Selim Serezli
Producer: Haluk Kurosman
Assistant Producer: Yağmur Sarıgül
Arrangement: Haluk Kurosman and maNga
Studio: GRGDN - ULUS
Editing, Mixing, Mastering: Haluk Kurosman
Design:
- Manga drawings: Kaan Demirçelik
- Graphics: Emrah Gündüz, Gümrah Oymak, Atalay Açık
Photography: Şafak Taner

Featuring Musicians

Keyboard, Underworks: Haluk Kurosman
Vocal, Kal Yanımda and Yalan 2: Koray Candemir
Vocal, İz Bırakanlar Unutulmaz: Deniz Özbey Akyüz (Vega)
Vocal, Dursun Zaman: Göksel
Vocal, Kal Yanımda 2: Unknown MC
Ney in Açılış, Kapanış: Ali Sarıgül
Piano in Yalan, İtildik: Özgür Sarı
Sound Recording for Kapkaç, Yalan: Emel Çölgeçen

Bitti Rüya, Bir Kadın Çizeceksin, Sakın Bana Söyleme:

Tülay Karşın: Violin
Kerem Berkalp: Violin
Göknil Özkök Genç: Viola
Didem Erken: Cello

Music videos

Bir Kadın Çizeceksin
- the song was included in the soundtrack of FIFA 06 video games by EA Sports.
Bitti Rüya
Dursun Zaman
- The song is featured in the soundtrack of the film Sınav (The Exam) (featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme)
Kandırma Kendini
- The song was one of the two bonus songs of the re-release of the album, titled maNga+ .
Yalan

References

"Turkish band maNga to perform at Salon's stage". Hürriyet. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
"Müzik Oscar'lari sahiplerini buldu" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22.
"Altın Kelebek'te en iyiler" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2005-04-13. Archived from the original on 2021-11-07.
"FIFA 2006'da Manga ve Athena şarkıları" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 2005-09-26. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
"RÖPORTAJLAR: maNga" (in Turkish). PowerTürk FM. 2007-05-26.

External links

maNga official site (TR) (EN)
maNga international fanclub
Song lyrics in English
GRGDN official site
Kaan Demirçelik's Official Site at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)

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