Ipofero (''trans.'' Υποφέρω; I Suffer) is the second EP by Greek artist

Despina Vandi Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six ye ...

. It was released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI and certified six times platinum in Greece, selling 120,000 units. It was entirely written by

Phoebus Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at

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and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of

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. The EP also certified four times platinum in Cyprus.

Track listing

Singles and Music videos

All the tracks was released as singles at radio stations and gained massive airplay. The following two official singles was the songs, that was released with music videos and directed by Kostas Kapetanidis. *"Ipofero" (I Suffer) *"Lipamai" (I'm Sorry)

Release history

Charts

Credits and Personnel

Personnel

Giannis Bithikotsis: mandolin (tracks: 3) Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 2, 3) Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 2) Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 3) Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 2) Phoebus: computer backing vocals (tracks: 4) , , keyboards (tracks: 1) , , orchestration (all tracks) , , programming (tracks: 1, 2) Alexandros Vourazelis: keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 4) , , orchestration (tracks: 2) , , programming (all tracks) Martha Zioga: backing vocals (tracks: 2)

Production

Thodoris Chrisanthopoulos (Fabelsound): mastering Vaggelis Siapatis: editing, sound engineer Achilleas Theofilou: executive producer Manolis Vlachos: mix engineer, sound engineer Alexandros Vourazelis: sound engineer

Cover

Panos Kallitsis: hair styling, make up Kostas Kapetanidis: photographer Giannis Sarlis: artwork Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Official remixes

*Μawahh (Faithless Vs. Despina Jandi) In 2005, Faithless released a remix of the song "Ipofero" as a b-side in the LP "The Remixes Vol. 1". The remix was entitled "Μawahh" and by typing mistake in the cover, Despina Vandi's name written Despina Jandi (Faithless Vs. Despina Jandi).

Cover versions

*2001: Panterite - Tancyvasht cvyat (Μη μου κλείνεις το φως; Пантерите - Танцуващ свят) (Bulgaria) *2002: Kosta Markov - Izgaryam (Υποφέρω; Коста Марков - Изгарям) (Bulgaria) *2003:

Jelena Karleuša Jelena Karleuša ( sr-cyr, Јелена Карлеуша; born 17 August 1978) is a Serbian singer and media personality. Born and raised in Belgrade, she rose to prominence upon the release of her debut album ''Ogledalce'' in 1995, which was su ...

- Jos te volim (Υποφέρω; I still love you) (Serbia) *2005: Magic De Spell - Ipofero (Υποφέρω) (Greece) *2015: The String Theory Ensemble - Ipofero (Υποφέρω) (Greece)

References

{{authority control Despina Vandi songs Despina Vandi EPs 2000 singles Greek-language songs Music videos directed by Kostas Kapetanidis Songs written by Phoebus (songwriter) Number-one singles in Greece Minos EMI singles 2000 songs