Emmones Idees
| Emmones Idees Έμμονες Ιδέες | ||||
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| Released | 15 October 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Modern Laika, Dance | |||
| Length | 1:01:29 | |||
| Language | Greek | |||
| Label | Sony Music Greece Columbia | |||
| Producer | Giannis Doulamis | |||
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| Singles from Emmones Idees | ||||
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Emmones Idees (Greek: Έμμονες Ιδέες; English: Obsessive Ideas) is the thirteenth studio album by popular Greek artist, Katy Garbi.
It was released in 15 October 2003 by Sony Music Greece and received platinum certification in Greece, selling 50,000 units, and platinum certification in Cyprus. The first single "Na Pernas" and precursor to the album was released over one month prior to the release of the album, which itself was scheduled to be released early September and then delayed to 1 October. It was finally released as Garbi's thirteenth studio album on 15 October, gained gold certification the first week of release, and containing many of her most successful songs like "Na Pernas", "Antres", "Esena Mono" and "Ta Ripsokindina".
It was available in two different versions: one, the standard 16-track version, and two, the other being marked a "Limited Edition" and including a bonus DVD of previous EP Mia Kardia's music videos along with her biography, discography and photos. There is a cover track "Ilios I Vrohi" which is based on "Youm Wara Youm", previously recorded and performed as a duet by Egyptian singer Samira Said and Algerian singer Cheb Mami.[1]
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Na Pernas" (Να Περνάς; You Pass By) | Smaroula Maragkoudaki | Spiros Georgiou | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Poso Tha 'Thela (ft. Giannis Vardis)" (Πόσο Θα 'Θελα; How Much I Want) | Dimitris Kontopoulos | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Antres" (Άντρες; Men) | Natalia Germanou | Nikos Terzis | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Emmones Idees" (Έμμονες Ιδέες; Obsessive Ideas) | Ilias Filippou | Energee | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Esena Mono" (Εσένα Μόνο; Only You) | Nikos Gritsis | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Ilios I Vrohi" (Ήλιος Ή Βροχή; Sun Or Rain) | Giannis Doxas | Haled Taj Amar Mustafa | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Ta Ripsokindina" (Τα Ριψοκίνδυνα; The Reckless) | Vaggelis Kostantinidis | Stratos Diamantis | 4:42 |
| 8. | "De S' Agapaei" (Δε Σ' Αγαπάει; He Doesn't Love You) | Antonis Pappas | Panos Kapiris | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Apsiha Pragmata" (Άψυχα Πράγματα; Lifeless Things) | Smaroula Maragkoudaki | Spiros Georgiou | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Ola Tha Ta Gkremiso" (Όλα Θα Τα Γκρεμίσω; I Will Destroy Everything) | Nikos Gritsis | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Parata Me, Loipon" (Παράτα Με, Λοιπόν; Leave Me, Then) | Zoi Gripari | Spiros Georgiou | 2:55 |
| 12. | "Stenahoriemai" (Στεναχωριέμαι; I Am worried) | Evi Droutsa | Marios Psimopoulos | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Apopse, Thee Mou, Anapse T' Asteria" (Απόψε, Θεέ μου, Άναψε Τ' Αστέρια; Tonight, My God, Light Up The Stars) | Elena Milona | Spiros Georgiou | 4:17 |
| 14. | "Kanonika" (Κανονικά; Correct) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Solon Apostolakis | 4:08 |
| 15. | "Mia Nihta Akoma" (Μια Νύχτα Ακόμα; One More Night) | Zoi Gripari | Spiros Georgiou | 3:12 |
| 16. | "Zilia" (Ζήλια; Jealous) | Natalia Germanou | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 1:01:29 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "M' Eheis Arrostisei" (Μ' Έχεις Αρρωστήσει; You Got Sick Me) | Panos Falaras | Kostas Miliotakis | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas (ft. Giannis Vardis)" (Θα Μείνει Μεταξύ Μας; It'll Be Stay Between Us) | Panos Falaras | Kostas Miliotakis | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Making Of [Featurette]" | 3:04 | ||
| 4. | "M' Eheis Arrostisei" (Μ' Έχεις Αρρωστήσει; You Got Sick Me) | Panos Falaras | Kostas Miliotakis | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas (ft. Giorgos Tsalikis)" (Θα Μείνει Μεταξύ Μας; It'll Be Stay Between Us) | Panos Falaras | Kostas Miliotakis | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Mia Kardia Tin Eho" (Μια Καρδιά Την Έχω; I Have A Heart) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Christos Dantis | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Photo Gallery [Slideshow]" | 1:03 | ||
| Total length: | 26:29 | |||
Singles[]
The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into Music Videos. The songs "Emmones Idees", "Stenahorieme" and "Zilia", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay with the following singles.
"Na Pernas"
"Na Pernas" was the lead single from the album and released on 3 September 2003 with music video. The music song is a mid-tempo hasapiko styled (composed by Spiros Georgiou) and gained massive radio airplay and making airplay every hour for a month.
"Poso Tha 'Thela"
"Poso Tha 'Thela" was the second single from the album and released on 24 September 2003 with music video. The song is a pop-rock ballad (composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos) in a duet with Giannis Vardis, which gained a lot of airplay.
"Antres"
"Antres" was the third single from the album and release on 13 October 2003. The song had a good airplay.
"Esena Mono"
"Esena Mono" This song was composed by Azerbaijani composer Eldar Mansurov in 1988. And was the fourth single from the album and released on 5 November 2003 with music video, which filmed at London city with her husband, Dionisis. The song had a massive success and is considered one of the most successful ballads of the decade.
"Apsiha Pragmata"
"Apsiha Pragmata" was the fifth single from the album and released on 2 February 2004. The video clip was directed by Victoria Vellopoulou, due to Katy's film concerts at the ODEON KOSMOPOLIS cinema in the fall of 2012 and released on 26 October 2015, 12 years after its release.
"Ta Ripsokindina"
"Ta Ripsokindina" was the sixth single from the album and released on 19 April 2004. The song had a good airplay.
"Emmones Idees [Medley]"
"Emmones Idees [Medley]" was the seventh and last single from the album and released on 9 June 2004 with music video. It is a mix of 3 songs of album ("Apopse, Thee Mou, Anapse T' Asteria", "Ta Ripsokindina", "De S' Agapaei").
Credits and Personnel[]
Personnel[]
Dimitris Antoniou: guitars (tracks: 3, 12)
Giannis Bithikotsis: baglama, bouzouki, cura (tracks: 7)
Victoria Chalkiti: backing vocals (tracks: 16)
Panagiotis Charamis: bass (tracks: 7)
Nikos Chatzopoulos: violin (tracks: 3, 12)
Achilleas Diamantis: guitars (tracks: 7)
Stratos Diamantis: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 6, 7)
Dimos Emmanouel: backing vocals (tracks: 1)
Konstantinos Emmanouel: backing vocals (tracks: 1)
Galleon: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 10)
Spiros Georgiou: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 1, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Thanos Gkiouletzis: violin (tracks: 9, 15)
Telis Kafkas: bass (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15)
Panos Kapiris: second vocal (tracks: 8, 14)
Manolis Karantinis: baglama, cura (tracks: 1, 13) || bouzouki (tracks: 1, 11, 13) || lute (tracks: 15)
Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 12)
Spiros Kontakis: guitars (tracks: 2, 16)
Giannis Konstantinidis: guitars (tracks: 5)
Dimitris Kontopoulos: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 2, 5, 16)
Kostas Lainas: keyboards (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Giannis Lionakis: guitars, orchestration, programming (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Mohamend: percussion (tracks: 5)
Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 1, 11, 13, 15)
Vasilis Nikolopoulos: drums (tracks: 7)
Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 3, 6, 7, 12)
Christos Pertsinidis: guitars (tracks: 1, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Marios Psimopoulos: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 12)
Antonis Remos: second vocal (tracks: 4)
Panagiotis Stergiou: baglama, bouzouki, cura (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Nikos Terzis: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 3)
Lakis Tsiatsiamis: drums (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Production[]
Aris Binis (Sofita studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Giannis Doulamis: production manager
Nikolas Georgiou: styling
Giannis Ioannidis (D.P.H.): mastering
Nikos Iosifidis (G studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 1, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Kostas Kalimeris (Prism studio): mix engineer (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 16)
Dimitris Kontopoulos (Vox studio): sound engineer (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 16)
Lefteris Neromiliotis (Sofita studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 12, 14)
Vasilis Nikolopoulos (Power Music studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 6, 7)
Petros Paraschis: artwork
Christos Prentoulis: photographer
Petros Siakavellas (D.P.H.): mastering
Despina Triantafillidou: art direction
Stefanos Vasilakis: hair styling
Manos Vynichakis: make up
References[]
- ^ "MUSICAL - EMMONES IDEES - Product Details". Musical.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- 2003 albums
- Greek-language albums
- Katy Garbi albums
- Katy Garbi video albums
- Sony Music Greece albums
- 2003 video albums