''Klima Tropiko'' (

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: ''Κλίμα Τροπικό''; en, Tropical Climate) is the name of a

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 February 1996. It reached 2× Platinum, acclaiming both critical and commercial success and establishing Vissi's image as a pop icon and

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artist in both

and

. In 2000,

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covered the song in

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as "Sevdim" ("I loved"). 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 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 ...

, Apostolos Diavolikis, and

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 listing

# "Trelenome (Klima Tropiko)" (I go crazy (Tropical climate)) # "Ke Ti Egine" (So what?) # "Paralio" (I get paralyzed) # "Parte Ta Ola" (Take it all) # "Oti Mou Zitisis" (Whatever you ask me) # "Horevo" (I dance) # "S' Agapo M' Agapas" (I love you, you love me) # "Ekatommiria" (Millions) # "Sentonia" (Sheets) # "Agoni Grammi" (Barren line) # "Dihasmeno Kormi" (Divided body) # "Eleni" (Bonus Track) (Helen)

Singles

* "Trelenome (Klima Tropiko)" * "Paralio" * "Ke Ti Egine" * "Parte Ta Ola" * "Ekatommiria" * "Sentonia"

Music Videos

"Trelenome", "Ke Ti Egine", "Parte Ta Ola" and "Sentonia" were released on promotional videos during 1996. "Trelenome" and "Sentonia" were directed by Vangelis Kalaitzis, whereas "Ke Ti Egine" and "Parte Ta Ola" were directed by George Gavalos, all gaining extensive airplay in local

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. In 2001, when Vissi's first video compilation '' The Video Collection'' was released, none of the videos was included in the tracklist.

Credits and personnel

;Personnel *Agapitos - bouzouki on track “Eleni” *Apostolos Diavolikis - lyrics *

- lyrics *

- music, lyrics, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums *Nikos Koliakoudakis - Cretan lyra on track “Agoni Grammi” *Pantelis Konstantinidis - bouzouki, üti *Petros Kourtis - percussions, bongos, darambhuka, tambhits, shaker, talking drum, ‘daouli’ drum, reck, bendir, rain *Panagiotis Kiriazis - drum machine R-808 programming on track “Oti Mou Zitisis” *Yiannis Lionakis - electric & acoustic guitar, lute, baglamas, tzouras *Faedon Lionoudakis - accordion *Andreas Mouzakis - drums *Sakis Pilatos - bass on track “Eleni” *Giorgos Tsolakos - keyboards, piano *Nikos Vardis - bass *Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet *

- vocals ;Production *

- production management, arrangements, instrumentation, instrument playing *Giorgos Ragkos - recording engineering, mixing at Kiriazis Studios ;Design *Tasos Vrettos - photos *Yiannis Angelakis - make up *Yiannis Michaelidis - hair styling *Yiannis Doxas - cover design *Michalis Orfanos - cover printing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

{{Authority control Anna Vissi albums 1996 albums Greek-language albums Albums produced by Nikos Karvelas Sony Music Greece albums