''Ola Kala'' ( el, Όλα Καλά; ''Everything's Fine'') is the eighth studio album and first international album featuring a number of English language songs by popular Greek singer-songwriter

Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Cor ...

, originally released on June 16, 2002, in

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and

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Minos EMI Minos EMI is a record company based in Athens, Greece. The company serves as the Greek record label and offices of the multinational Universal Music Group. EMI is credited for founding the record business in Greece in the 1930s, by producing th ...

. International songwriter and producer

Desmond Child John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovi ...

is the main producer of the album. The album was certified Gold eleven days after its release in Greece, while it eventually was certified Platinum shortly after.

Track listing

Original release

† "Tha Erthi I Stigmi", written by

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, is a Greek version of the song "Taste the Tears", originally released by

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and composed by

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†† "Pou Tha Pas", written by

, is a Greek version of the song "World of Make Believe", released by 3rd Faze and composed by

Re-release and international release

† In some markets: :"Tha Erthi I Stigmi", the Greek version of the song "Taste the Tears" originally released by

and composed by

, is replaced by his English cover of "Taste the Tears" :"Pou tha Pas", the Greek version of the song "World of Make Believe" released by 3rd Faze and composed by

, is replaced with his English cover of "World of Make Believe"

French release

† "

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" is a cover of the 1975

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song
†† "Dis Lui" is a cover of the 1975

Mike Brant Mike Brant (born Moshe Michael Brand, he, משה מיכאל ברנד, 1 February 1947 – 25 April 1975) was an Israeli singer and songwriter who achieved fame after moving to France. His most successful hit was "Laisse-moi t'aimer" ("Let Me Lov ...

song, which is a French adaptation of "

"
††† A 2003 ''Ola Kala'' international reissue was made available in some markets to include "Dis lui" and "

" as bonus tracks

European re-release

† Tracks 14–16 are taken off the next Greek album ''

To Hrono Stamatao ''To Hrono Stamatao'' (Greek: ''Το Χρόνο Σταματάω''; English: ''I'm Stopping Time'') is the tenth studio album by Greek pop-rock singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas, released in December 2003 by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus. The albu ...

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††

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is taken off the CD Single of same name

Singles and music videos

The album produced three music videos all by French directors. "Disco Girl" :" Disco Girl", released on December 17, 2001, was the first single from the album. It was released as a CD single with one remix and a promotional CD was also available with three additional remixes. The music video of the song was directed by

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& Tanguy Dairaine and first appeared in

under the original release. The video was filmed in

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, South Africa. "Ola Kala" :The music video for "Ola Kala" was shot in

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, directed by

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and produced by the Bullring Production company. "Dis lui" :"Dis lui" was shot in

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, directed by

and produced by the Bullring Production company. It was released in France and the "Dis lui" video was used for the English language cover of the original song, "

", which was released internationally. It was also used for the Greek version entitled "Pes Tis", penned by Aris Davarakis, which appeared later that year as a single from the album ''

''.

Release history

Charts

The album certified

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in Greece eleven days after its release, and later was certified Platinum. The album has not received any certifications abroad.

References

External links

Sakis Rouvas' official website

IFPI Greece official website with Greek charts
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