''Empnefsi!'' (; ) 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 ...

. It was released in

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and

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in December 1988 by CBS Greece. It featured ten pop songs, written by her then-husband

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 ...

Background and release

The lead single ''Empnefsi'' ("Inspiration") was met with success, rising to the top of the charts. The song is considered a Greek 80s pop standard. Tracks ''Houla Houp'' ("

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") and ''Efimerides'' ("Newspapers") were also aired in the Greek media. The album met with commercial success, selling approximately 50,000 copies and reached Gold status. It was released on CD in early 1989. In the same year, the vinyl LP was released in

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under the Epic label. In 1997, the CD was re-released for the Greek market as a part of the ''OK! Budget Price'' series Sony Music Greece launched at the time. In 2019, 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.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Nikos Karvelas. # "Empnefsi" (Inspiration) # "Amore" (Amore) # "San Dolofonos Maniakos" (Like a maniac killer) # "Londino" (

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) # "Den Thelo Na Se Vlepo Sihna" (I don't want to see you frequently) # "Ohi" (No) # "Efimerides" (Newspapers) # "Houla - Houp" (Hula hoop) # "Oi 9 Stous 10 Horizoune" (9 out of 10 break up) # "San Mpalaki Tou Tennis" (Like a tennis ball)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes ;Personnel *Stelios Goulielmos - backing vocals *

- music, lyrics *Tony Kontaxakis - guitars *Yiannis Piliouris - backing vocals *Eva Tselidou - backing vocals *

- vocals *Lia Vissi - backing vocals ;Production *

- production management, arrangements, instrumentation, instrument playing *Remy Goux - recording engineering at Studio IN *Studio Sierra - sound remixing ;Design *Dinos Diamantopoulos - photos *Thanos Spiropoulos - cover design *Michalis Orfanos - cover printing

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Anna Vissi albums Greek-language albums Sony Music Greece albums