''I Epomeni Kinisi'' (; ) is a
Greek
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
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 Greece and Cyprus in 1986 by
CBS Greece. This album is all written 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 ...
. In spite of her previous albums, it featured a clear
pop sound, very distinctive of Vissi's next albums. The album reached platinum status and was one of the best-selling albums of 1987 in Greece.
Album information
As the two number-one singles off the album ''
Kati Simveni
''Kati Simveni'' ( el, Κάτι Συμβαίνει; en, Something happens) is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi. The album was released in Greece and Cyprus by CBS Greece in 1985. This album includes her signature song "Dodeka". Th ...
'' were written 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 ...
, Vissi's suggestion for the next album to be written and produced entirely by Karvelas was unanimously accepted by her label's executives. The result was a pop album of 10 songs, a departure from
laiko and
Greek folk tunes ''Kati Simveni'' was influenced from. The result was commercially and critically acclaimed, with sales reaching Platinum status, selling more than 100,000 copies and becoming one of the most commercial Greek albums of
1987
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.
It is one of the first album titles CBS Greece released on
CD in early 1988, including five tracks from "Kati Simveni" as a bonus. In 1992, all tracks from the original album along with Vissi's next album "''
Tora
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* Tora (surname)
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* Tora, Benin, in Borgou Department
* Tora, ...
''" were released on CD as a joint package, as their initial CD releases had been out of print at the time.
In 1996, the album was re-released on CD in a separate edition, only the LP's initial 10 tracks included, 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.
Music
Music and lyrics on the album 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 ...
. Anna Vissi and Giorgos Mitsigas contributed as the lyricists of two songs.
LP and 1996's CD edition track listing
# "I Epomeni Kinisi"
(The next move)
# "Se Posa Tablo"
(On how many fields)
# "Otan Kanoume Erota"
(When we make love)
# "Skepasto"
(Cover it ut the roof up on your convertible
# "Agapi Kai Misos"
(Love and hate)
# "Pragmata"
(Things)
# "Apodiksis"
(Evidence)
# "S' Agapo Telia Kai Pavla"
(I love you, period)
# "Me Agapi Apo Mena Gia Sena"
(With love from me to you)
# "Dromos"
(Road)
*All Tracks Arranged 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 ...
*Music written 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 ...
*Lyrics: tracks 1–5, 7, 9–10, 12
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 ...
; track 6
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Giorgos Mitsigkas; track 8 Giorgos Mitsigkas.
1986's CD edition track listing
When the album was released in a CD in 1986 it featured five tracks as bonus tracks from the album "
Kati Simveni
''Kati Simveni'' ( el, Κάτι Συμβαίνει; en, Something happens) is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi. The album was released in Greece and Cyprus by CBS Greece in 1985. This album includes her signature song "Dodeka". Th ...
"
The track list was as follows:
# "I Epomeni Kinisi"
# "Se Posa Tablo"
# "Otan Kanoume Erota"
# "Skepasto"
# "Agapi Kai Misos
# "Pragmata
# "Apodeikseis
# "S' Agapo Telia Kai Pavla"
# "Me Agapi Apo Mena Gia Sena"
# "Dromos"
# "Dodeka"*
# "San Ke Mena Kamia"*
# "Kati Simveni"*
# "Ti Eho Na Haso"*
# "Ki Omos Ehis Figi"*
* Tracks 11–15 (p) 1985 CBS originally on the album "
Kati Simveni
''Kati Simveni'' ( el, Κάτι Συμβαίνει; en, Something happens) is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi. The album was released in Greece and Cyprus by CBS Greece in 1985. This album includes her signature song "Dodeka". Th ...
".
* Tracks 1–11 arranged 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 ...
; tracks 12–15 arranged by Antonis Vardis.
Music
*Tracks 1–12, 14
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 ...
*Tracks 13, 15 Antonis Vardis
Lyrics
*Tracks 1–5, 7, 9–10, 12 Nikos Karvelas
*Track 6
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Giorgos Mitsigas
*Track 8 Giorgos Mitsigas
*Track 11 Philippos Nikolaou,
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 ...
*Track 13 Sarantis Alivizatos
*Track 15 Antonis Vardis
Credits and personnel on tracks 1–10
Personnel
*Stefanos Korkolis – piano
*Dimitris Papadimitriou – synthesizers
*Nikos Antypas – drums
*Nikos Vardis – bass
*Savvas – guitar
*David Lynch – saxophone
*Yiannis Piliouris – backing vocals
*Lia Piliouris – backing vocals
*Katerina Adamantidou – backing vocals
*Kostas Charitodiplomenos – synthesizers, solo guitar, backing vocals
*
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 ...
– music, lyrics, piano, synthesizers, guitars, percussions, backing vocals
*Giorgos Mitsigkas – lyrics
*
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 ...
– vocals, lyrics
Production
*
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 ...
/
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
– production management
*
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 ...
– arrangements, instrumentations
*Akis Golfidis – recording engineering, mixing at Studio Sierra
*Manolis Olandezos – assistant recording engineer at Studio Sierra
Design
*Giorgos Lizardos – photos
*Studio 31 – cover
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
References
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Anna Vissi albums
1986 albums
Greek-language albums
Sony Music Greece albums
Albums produced by Nikos Karvelas