"Kyrila" is a song by Greek singer

Demis Roussos Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; el, Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in ...

. It was released as a single (in Germany) and as an EP (in the UK) in 1977. The German version of the song was included on Roussos's 1977 German-language album '' Kyrila – Insel der Träume''.

Background and writing

The German version of the song was written by

Piet Souer Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer (born 29 March 1948, Eindhoven) is a Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with acts (such as Luv', Mouth & MacNeal, Liesbeth List, Ramses Shaffy, American Gypsy, and Champagne) made him g ...

, Ekambi Brillant, and Wolfgang Mürmann. The recording was arranged and produced by

Leo Leandros Leo Leandros (born 23 August 1926) is a Greek musician, composer and producer. Born in Astakos, Greece, Leandros left in the 1950s for Germany to pursue a career in singing and Musical composition, composing. He had some success, but shifted his ...

. The English version of the song was written by

, Ekambi Brillant, and Robert Constandinos. Its recording was also produced by

Commercial performance

In Germany the song was released as a single. It reached no. 40 on the German chart The German version was released on an EP titled "Kyrila". It reached no. 33 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

Track listing

7-inch single Philips 6042 283 (13 December 1976) : A. "Kyrila" (3:36) : B. "Leierkasten auf dem Boulevard" (2:58) 7-inch EP Philips DEMIS 002 (1977, UK) : 1. "Kyrila" (3:36) nglish: 2. "I'm Gonna Fall in Love" (3:13) : 3. "I Dig You" (4:06) : 4. "Sister Emilyne" (2:57)

Charts

References

External links

Demis Roussos — "Kyrila" (German single, vinyl)
at Discogs
Demis Roussos — "Kyrila" (UK EP, vinyl)
at Discogs {{authority control 1977 songs 1977 singles Demis Roussos songs Philips Records singles Song recordings produced by Leo Leandros Songs written by Piet Souer