King Ivan: Later Years (3x CD) - CD

The Later Years box set is a collection of Ivan Kral's final albums - Always (2014), colours (2018), and Smile (2020), the release of which he sadly did not live to see.

With his unmistakable style and songs about love, partnership, and other interpersonal relationships, these albums serve as a reminder of the musical legend who passed away after a serious illness in early 2020.

Songwriter, musician, singer, and producer Ivan Kral made his mark on the history of world rock primarily through his collaborations with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, and John Cale. His songs have been performed by artists such as David Bowie and U2. He lived in the USA from 1966. In the 1990s, he began returning to the Czech Republic, where he collaborated with bands like Lucie, Mňága a Žďorp, Alice, and with Lenka Dusilová and Jiří Suchý. He won a Czech Grammy Award (Ceny Anděl) for his album Nostalgia and received others as a producer in 1995 and 1998. He was nominated for a Czech Lion award in 2001 for his music for the film Kabriolet. He is the author of countless hits, including the song of the two decades, Sen (by Lucie). He sadly did not live to see the release of his final album, Smile.

Tracklist

CD Always
Make Up Your Mind / Tear My Heart / I'll Be There / Tell Me / Mystery Girl / Back Off / Never Want to be Without You / Ball and Chain / Time / Jealousy / Hard to Please / Angel
CD colours
Lazy Girl / All Your Yesterdays / Crazy About You / Silence / Follow / Day by Day / It's You / Chemical Reaction / How Can I Resist You / I Want to Be Together / Something Comes / How Do You Know / It's Love / Wasn't It Great (CBGB) / Time or Money
CD Smile
Stormy Nights / I'm Not Leaving / Turn To Me / They Will Make You Apocalypse / Crazy Girl / What's Mine Is Yours / Let's Get Away / Walking In Your Footsteps / When You Gonna Find It / May Be You're Nice / Lost Without You / Wasted