Emmones Idees
Emmones Idees (trans. Έμμονες Ιδέες; Obsessive Ideas) is the thirteenth studio album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi.
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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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It was released in 15 October 2003 by Sony Music Greece and received platinum certification in Greece, selling over 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 01 October. It was finally released as Garbi's thirteenth studio album on 15 October 2003 and gained Gold the first week of release.
Release
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] Containing many of her most successful songs, like "Na Pernas", "Antres", "Esena Mono" and "Ta Ripsokindina".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 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 | |||
Limited Edition Only: Disc 2
- "M' Eheis Arrostisei" (Music Video)
- "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" (Music Video)
- "Making of "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" (Video)
- Extras
- Discography
- Biography
- Photo Gallery
- Greek/English Menu
Singles and Music videos
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 03 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" was the fourth single from the album and released on 26 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 02 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 09 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, tzoura (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, tzoura (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, programming (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
Giannis Lionakis: guitars, orchestration (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, tzoura (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: executive producer
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: art direction
Christos Prentoulis: photographer
Petros Siakavellas (D.P.H.): mastering
Despina Triantafillidou: photo processing
Stefanos Vasilakis: hair styling
Manos Vynichakis: make up
References
- "MUSICAL - EMMONES IDEES - Product Details". Musical.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-15.