Işık Doğudan Yükselir (1995) is Sezen Aksu's twelfth Turkish release and one of her most commercially successful albums in Turkey. The album marked a change, explicitly engaging a variety of Turkish folk music styles. The CD was extremely popular, making something of public figure of Aksu, who was emerging as a public voice on a variety of matters.
Track listing Işık Doğudan Yükselir (Music: Sezen Aksu and Onno Tunç) Soprano Sertab Erener (Yüksel) Tenor Süha Yıldız Davet (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu and Yelda Karataş / Music: Attila Özdemiroğlu) Son Sardunyalar (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu and Yelda Karataş / Music: Ara Dinkjiyan) Alâturka (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu / Music: Fahir Atakoğlu) Yaktılar Halim'imi (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu and Meral Okay / Music: Fahir Atakoğlu) Rakkas (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu and Yelda Karataş / Music: Attila Özdemiroğlu) "Lyrics Rewritten for "Salla Salla" from the soundtrack of the film Arabesk" Onu Alma Beni Al (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu / Music: Arto Tunçboyacıyan) Yeniliğe Doğru (Lyrics: Mevlânâ / Music: Arto Tunçboyacıyan) Ne Ağlarsın (Lyrics-Music: Âşık Dâimî) Ben Annemi İsterim (Lyrics-Music: Sezen Aksu) Var Git Turnam (Yar ko parag boyin mernem - Bingöl) (Lyrics: Sezen Aksu and Meral Okay / Armenian lyrics for the song "Bingöl" : A.İsahakian) La İlahe İllallah (Lyrics: Yunus Emre / Music: Sezen Aksu)
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