'' is
Värttinä 's 5th album, released in
1994 in
Finland . In
1995 , it was released by
King Records in Japan,
Music & Words in Benelux, and
Xenophile Records in the
United States , where it spent five weeks at #1 on the CMJ World Music charts. In
2003 , it was re-released in Finland by
BMG , and has been re-released in the U.S. by
NorthSide .
''Aitara'' was named "Best Contemporary World Music Album" by the
National Association Of Independent Record Distributors .
For their second video, Värttinä used "Yötulet" from this album.
#"Katariina" - 2:14
#"Tumala" - 3:28
#"Maamo" ("Mother") - 3:59
#"Niin mie mieltynen" ("The Beloved") - 4:02
#"Mie tahon tanssia" ("I Want To Dance") - 3:05
#"Tammi" ("The Oak") - 4:04
#"Pirsta" ("Silver") - 2:33
#"Outona omilla mailla" ("A Stranger In My Own Land") - 3:27
#"Travuska" - 4:52
#"Yötulet" ("The Night Fire") - 3:04
#"Kannunkaataja" ("The Tippler") - 3:59
#"Aitara" - 2:49
A single "Tumala" and "Travuska" containing was released by Mipu Music in Finland in
1994 .
In
1995 , a single containing "Mie Tahon Tanssia" and "Kannunkaataja" was released in Finland by Mipu Music.
In
1996 , a single containing "Tuulilta Tuleva" and "Kokko" from the album ''
Kokko '' and "Yötulet" from this album was released by
Nonesuch in
Australia .
