Palirroia
| Palirroia Παλίρροια | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 July 2004 | |||
| Studio | Sofita studio Argyriou Recordings studio | |||
| Genre | Pop, Dance, Modern laika | |||
| Length | 1:00:44 | |||
| Language | Greek | |||
| Label | Sony Music Greece Columbia | |||
| Producer | Yiannis Doulamis | |||
| Irini Merkouri chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Palirroia | ||||
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Palirroia (Greek: Παλίρροια; English: Tide) is the third studio album by Greek singer Irini Merkouri. It was released on 9 July 2004 by Sony Music Greece and later received gold certification, selling 20,000 units. It also contains a cover from a Once Upon a Time in Mexico's soundtrack "Siente Mi Amor", adapted and arranged by Marios Psimopoulos.[1]
Tracklist
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pou Na Fantasto" (Που Να Φανταστώ; How Can I Imagine) | Evi Droutsa | Marios Psimopoulos | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Ela" (Έλα; Come) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Elias Pantazopoulos | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Krata Me Xana" (Κράτα Με Ξανά; Hold Me Again) | Takis Damashis | Takis Damashis | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Palirroia" (Παλίρροια; Tide) | Evi Droutsa | Marios Psimopoulos | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Siko Horepse" (Σήκω Χόρεψε; Get Up Dance) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Elias Pantazopoulos | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Erotas Pikros" (Έρωτας Πικρός; Love Bitter) | Eleni Yiannatsoulia | Vaggelis Vasiliou | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Kokkino Feggari" (Κόκκινο Φεγγάρι; Red Moon) | Antonis Villiotis | Robert Rodriguez Jose Tamez | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Kane Me Eftihismeni" (Κάνε Με Ευτυχισμένη; Make Me Be Happy) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Solon Apostolakis Tasos Vougiatzis | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Adiexodo" (Αδιέξοδο; Deadlock) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Solon Apostolakis Tasos Vougiatzis | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Dos' Mou Fotia" (Δωσ' Μου Φωτιά; Give Me Fire) | Eleni Yiannatsoulia | Vaggelis Vasiliou | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Trito Mpoukali" (Τρίτο Μπουκάλι; Third Bottle) | Eleni Yiannatsoulia | Vaggelis Vasiliou | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Aliti Mou" (Αλήτη Μου; My Bum) | Tasos Vougiatzis | Solon Apostolakis Tasos Vougiatzis | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Eheis Osa Zito" (Έχεις Όσα Ζητώ; You Have All I Want) | Andreas Raptis | Marios Psimopoulos | 4:03 |
| 14. | "Kriono" (Κρυώνω; I'm cold) | Evi Droutsa | Marios Psimopoulos | 4:17 |
| 15. | "Sta Matia Tora Koita Me" (Στα Μάτια Τώρα Κοίτα Με; Now Look At Me) | Margarita Droutsa | Marios Psimopoulos | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 1:00:44 | |||
Singles
[edit]Four songs were officially released as singles at radio stations, some of them with music video, and gained massive airplay:
- "Pou Na Fantasto" (How Can I Imagine)
- "Palirroia" (Tide)
- "Ela" (Come)
- "Krata Me Xana" (Hold Me Again)
Credits
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.[2]
Personnel
[edit]- Dimitris Antoniou – guitars (1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15)
- Solon Apostolakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (8, 12)
- Yiannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura, baglama (4)
- Takis Damashis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (3)
- Akis Diximos – second vocal (1, 4, 6, 11) / backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 10, 15)
- Manolis Kontaratos – bouzouki (12)
- Katerina Kyriakou – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 15)
- Yiannis Lionakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards, guitars, bouzouki, baglama (6, 11)
- Andreas Mouzakis – drums (4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Elias Pantazopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (2, 5)
- Christos Pertsinidis – guitars (8, 9, 12)
- Manolis Platakis – guitars (10)
- Marios Psimopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15)
- Nikos Stavropoulos – extra programming (10)
- Nikos Vardis – bass (6, 9, 11, 12)
- Vaggelis Vasiliou – orchestration, programming, keyboards (6, 10, 11) / percussion (10)
Production
[edit]- Takis Argyriou – sound engineer, mix engineer (8, 12)
- Aris Binis – sound engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
- Yiannis Doulamis – executive producer
- Yiannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
- Vaggelis Kyris – photographer
- Yiannis Marketakis – hair styling, make up
- Lefteris Neromiliotis – mix engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
- Dimitris Rekouniotis – artwork
- Petros Siakavellas (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
- Despina Triantafyllidou – photo processing
- Fanis Tsirakis – sound engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
- Calliope Xyrafi – styling
Charts
[edit]Palirroia made its debut at number 7 for 12 weeks on the 'Greece Top 50 Singles' charts.[3]
After months, it was certified gold by IFPI.
| Chart | Provider | Peak
position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | IFPI | 7 | Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ Studio 52 CD profile
- ^ Ειρήνη Μερκούρη - Παλίρροια, retrieved 2023-05-13
- ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Archived from the original on 2004-10-20.
