Gioconda's Smile ( el, Το Χαμόγελο της Τζοκόντας, italic=yes) is one of the most famous albums by Greek composer

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. It is considered one of the classic albums of 20th-century music in Greece. The album was recorded in New York in 1965, with

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as producer. It was first released in USA in 1965 with twelve orchestral songs, and that same year in Greece, but "The Athletes" and "The Soldier" were not included. The album was re-released in 2004, as part of the

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series. The album was re-released with a variety of covers. Except for the first version, which was released in USA, all of the covers featured ''

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''. The cover (inspired and executed by Marianna Xenaki) and, most notably, the title of the album are explained by Manos Hadjidakis in the introductory note he wrote for the album:

Track listing

) , length1 = 2:28 , title2 = The Soldier ( el, Ο Στρατιώτης) , note2 = Not included in the Greek release , length2 = 2:26 , title3 = The Virgin In My Neighborhood ( el, Η Παρθένα της Γειτονιάς Μου) , length3 = 2:59 , title4 = Countess Esterhazy ( el, Κοντέσα Εστερχάζυ) , length4 = 2:55 , title5 = Rain ( el, Βροχή) , length5 = 2:21 , title6 = The Athletes ( el, Οι Αθλητές) , note6 = Not included in the Greek release , length6 = 2:17 , title7 = The Concerto ( el, Το Κοντσέρτο) , length7 = 3:38 , title8 = Mr. Knoll ( el, Ο κ. Νολλ) , length8 = 3:21 , title9 = Portrait Of My Mother ( el, Προσωπογραφία Της Μητέρας Μου) , length9 = 2:59 , title10 = The Assassins ( el, Οι Δολοφόνοι) , length10 = 1:59 , title11 = Returning In The Evening ( el, Βραδυνή Επιστροφή) , length11 = 2:40 , title12 = Dance With My Shadow ( el, Χορός Με Τη Σκιά Μου) , length12 = 3:24

References

External links

* ''Gioconda's Smile'' at Allmusicbr>''Gioconda's Smile'' live at YouTubeManos Hadjidakis official website
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