''Antidoto'' (

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: ''Αντιδοτο''; en, Antidote) is the name of a Greek album by singer

Anna Vissi Anna Vissi ( el, Άννα Βίσση, , ; born 20 December 1957), is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed ...

released in

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and

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in 1998. The album reached 4× Platinum status and is the first album in Greek music history to sell 80,000 copies in the first week of its release. The album was also released in international packaging in France, Germany, and South Africa.

Album information

Background

The album was recorded in London during 1997 where Nikos Karvelas lived at the time. When Vissi was performing in Athens and would head off to London on her days off to record the album. "Gazi" was the first song she presented to the public during her gigs in Gazi Club in Athens in winter 1997–1998 season. The cover of ''Antidoto'' was made by a photograph from the booklet of the album

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which was reversed and edited. Additional photos in the booklet were captured from the music video of Erotevmenaki. This album includes a duet with Paris Karagiannopoulos titled "Magava Tout" which was made a single in the summer. The CD was an

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format release which included the music video of the second single "Erotevmenaki". The album was packaged in two versions; the one on paperback, gatefold cover, the other in conventional jewel case. Both versions included the music video of the track "Erotevmenaki" as a free bonus. In early 2019, a

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release for the album was scheduled. Later in the same year, the album was selected for inclusion in the Panik Gold box set ''The Legendary Recordings 1982-2019''. The release came after Panik's acquisition rights of Vissi's back catalogue from her previous record company Sony Music Greece. This box set was printed on a limited edition of 500 copies containing CD releases of all of her albums from 1982 to 2019 plus unreleased material.

Sales

It became the fastest selling album until then in Greece selling more than 80,000 copies in the first week of its release. It also stands as the first album in Greek music history to become platinum in the first week of its release.

Music

Music and lyrics are by

Nikos Karvelas Nikos Karvelas ( el, Νίκος Καρβέλας; born Nikos Leonardos on 8 September 1951) is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaborat ...

Natalia Germanou Natalia Germanou ( el, Ναταλία Γερμανού; born 22 June 1965 ) is a Greek songwriter, television hostess, radio producer and journalist. Germanou has written lyrics for many popular singers such as Anna Vissi, Despina Vandi, Mihalis ...

(Track 14 - lyrics) and Apostolos Diavolikis (Track 07 - lyrics)

Track listing

# "Erotevmenaki" (My little love) # "S' Eho Epithimisi" (I've missed you) # "Methismeni Mou Kardia" (My drunken heart) # "Gazi" (Gas) # "Antidoto" (Antidote) # "Magava Tout (Thelo Esena)" (Duet with Paris Karagiannopoulos) (Magava Tout (I want you)) # "Pali Yia Sena" (Again for you) # "O Telefteos Stathmos" (Terminal stop) # "Gi 'Alla" (For others) # "Mou Anikis" (You belong to me) # "O Ponos Tis Agapis" (The pain of love) # "Denome" (Attached) # "Tilefonaki" (Mobile phone) # "Na Ton Agapas" (To love him)

Singles

# "S' Eho Epithimisi" # "Erotevmenaki" # "Magava Tout" # "Pali Gia Sena" # "Gazi" # "Antidoto" # "Mou Anikis" # "Methismeni Mou Kardia"

Music Videos

"Erotevmenaki", "S' Eho Epithimisi", "Pali Gia Sena", "Magava Tout", "Mou Anikis" and "Methismeni Mou Kardia" were released on promotional videos during 1998, airing in local

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. In 2001, "Erotevmenaki", "S' Eho Epithimisi" and "Mou Anikis" were selected for digital release on Vissi's '' The Video Collection''.

Credits and personnel

;Personnel *Giorgos Athanasoulas - violin *Apostolos Diavolikis - lyrics *

- lyrics *Paris Karagiannopoulos - vocals on track “Magkava Tout” *

- music, lyrics, acoustic guitar *Jamal Kashad - percussions *Lampis Kemanetzidis - clarinet *Dimitris Koliakoudakis - classic guitar *Takis Kouvatseas - drums *Yiannis Lionakis - guitars, bouzouki, lute, tzouras, baglamas, üti *Theodoros Matoulas - harp *Kostas Miliotakis - keyboards *Christos Olympios - tzouras *Giorgos Tsolakos - keyboards *Harry Tsirekas - crashes *Nikos Vardis - bass *

- vocals ;Production *

- production management, arrangements, instrumentation, instrument playing *Giorgos Ragkos - recording engineering, mixing at Studio Echo Recording *Yiannis Ioannidis -

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ing & CD-EXTRA pre-mastering at Digital Press Hellas *Petros Siakavelas - digital mastering & CD-EXTRA pre-mastering at D.P.H. ;Design *Tasos Vrettos - cover photo *Giorgos Chrysochoïdis - inlay photos *Yiannis Angelakis - make up *Stephanos Vasilakis - hair styling *Katerina Sideridou - cover design *Michalis Orfanos - cover printing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

{{Authority control Anna Vissi albums 1998 albums Greek-language albums Sony Music Greece albums Albums produced by Nikos Karvelas