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Zebra is a studio album by Polish singer Kayah, released in 1997 by Zic Zac and BMG Poland. The album was a critical and commercial success, and spawned one of Kayah's biggest hits, "Na językach" and "Supermenka".

Zebra
Studio album by Kayah
Released	23 March 1997[1]
Genre	Pop soul disco funk
Length	64:48
Language	Polish English
Label	Zic Zac BMG Poland
Producer	Kayah Michał Przytuła
Kayah chronology
Kamień (1995) Zebra (1997) Kayah i Bregović (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Europopmusic	[2]
Machina	[3]

Background

Musically, the album blends contemporary pop and the 1970s disco music with elements of soul and funk.[4] All songs were written by Kayah, except for "Konferencja prasowa", co-written with Artur Affek, and two covers: The Doors' "Light My Fire" and Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?". The album was supported by two singles: "Na językach", a song about gossiping, released in February 1997, and the feminist track "Supermenka", released in May 1997, accompanied by music video with a guest appearance by Ice-T.[5] Both songs were number ones in the Polish airplay chart[6][7] and remain one of Kayah's biggest hits to date.

Zebra was a commercial and critical success, outselling her previous album Kamień. It sold 100,000 copies within weeks after premiere[8] and eventually shifted over 200,000 units, earning platinum certification in Poland. Official Polish album sales chart OLiS did not exist at the time, but the album reached number 2 in the reliable monthly sales chart published by Radio Bis. Zebra also won the Fryderyk award for the Pop Album of the Year.[9]

Track listing

1. "Na dobry początek" – 0:30
2. "Na językach" – 4:30
3. "Supermenka" – 3:36
4. "Serce jak szafa" – 6:50
5. "Light My Fire" – 3:56
6. "Uratujcie go" – 4:09
7. "Konferencja prasowa" – 6:06
8. "Niewidzialna" – 5:19
9. "Cogito ergo non sum" – 4:18
10. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" – 4:22
11. "Cicho tu" – 6:35
12. "Moja sukienka" – 5:34
13. "Im więcej tym mniej" – 3:55
14. "Wszystko się skończyło" – 5:08

Personnel

• Kayah – vocals, keyboards, loops, production
• Michał Przytuła – keyboards, loops, music programming, mixing, production, mastering
• Krzysztof Pszona – piano (2-8, 10–14)
• Krzysztof Herdzin – piano (4, 11)
• Artur Affek – guitar (2-11)
• Michał Grymuza – guitar (14)
• Artur Kurpisz – guitar (12)
• Filip Sojka – bass (2-8, 10–12, 14)
• Magda Trybuła, Nadia Bogadżijew, Piotr Nowicki, Andrzej Gębski – strings (7, 10, 12–13)
• Piotr Remiszewski – drums (4, 7–8, 10–11)
• José Torres – percussions (2, 4, 8, 11, 14)
• Janusz Mus – accordion (14)
• Marek Podkowa – saxophone (4, 7, 10–11)
• Michał Urbaniak – saxophone (5)
• Łukasz Golec – trumpet (4, 7)
• Paweł Golec – trombone (4, 7)
• Darek Miller – harmonika (3)
• Kasia Stankiewicz – vocals (6, 11)
• Mietek Szcześniak – vocals (4, 8, 11, 14)
• Agnieszka Betley – backing vocals (2-3, 5, 7-10)
• Magda Gleinert – backing vocals (2-3, 5, 7-10)
• Grzegorz Piwkowski – mastering
• Robert Wolański – photography
• Adah Studio – graphic design

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Polish Albums[10]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)	Platinum[11]	200,000[12]

References

External links

• Official audio stream on YouTube
• Zebra on Discogs

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