Agapi Einai Esi
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Agapi Einai Esi is the 26th studio album by Greek recording artist Anna Vissi
, released in Greece and Cyprus on 17 December 2010 by Sony Music Greece as a covermount
with Real News. It is her first album since 2005's Nylon
to be completely written by Nikos Karvelas
, while it also serves as their first collaboration in four years. The album has so far generated the title track single
and debuted at number six on the Greek IFPI Top 75 Albums chart, moved up to third place on its third week and went gold on the fourth week.
on songs for her forthcoming album. The CD single marks Vissi's first collaboration with Karvelas in four years. The album is mainly rock
-oriented. Speaking to the magazine Life & Style, Vissi stated that she had a desire to work with Karvelas once more, while he also felt the same way. She further stated that she felt they were made for each other artistically. During an interview with Love Radio on 8 December 2010, Vissi announced the name of her new album, and revealed that it will be completely written by Nikos Karvelas containing ten songs. In December 2010, "Oasis" and "San To Nto Ke To Si" were also debuted on the radio. Vissi also stated that she would be covering a song titled "Vampir" (Vampire) off of Nikos Karvelas
album Adio Heimona
. A duet with Sakis Rouvas
was also announced in the spring, with Karvelas being considered as the writer, although it apparently did not make it to the album.
with Real News. Traditionally, a Sunday edition newspaper, the issue was released two days early in a special Friday edition due to a planned 48–hour media strike over the weekend; it was originally due out on 19 December 2010. The album is scheduled to be available in retail stores in Greece and Cyprus on 22 December 2010.
with Real News on 24 October 2010. The CD single was later also released digitally
on 5 November 2010. Leading up to the release of the CD single, Vissi was interviewed by Real FM 97.8 on 21 October 2010, during which samples of the other two songs were played. At the time, "Agapi Einai Esi" had been heard.
also made fun of the lyrics during his highly popular weekly satire show Al Tsantiri News in October 2010. Vissi has defended the song and suggested that it was a good example that anything Karvelas does, whether perceived good or bad, does not go unnoticed.
MAD TV conducted a poll for its readers about who would have the best album for the holiday season out of Vissi, Michalis Hatzigiannis, and Sakis Rouvas; Vissi and Hatzigiannis both tied with 31 per cent, while Rouvas won the poll with 36 per cent of the vote.
s in Sunday edition newspapers or magazines in order to increase exposure for both themselves and the print release. Vissi followed this tactic with Agapi Einai Esi; although she had previously distributed a reissue of her previous album and an extended play
(EP) titled Agapi Einai Esi, she had never previously done so for a brand new album. The album was distributed with the nation-wide newspaper Real News once again, on 17 December 2010. On that day, Real News was the fourth best selling newspaper in Greece with 96,570 copies sold, but a significant 44 per cent or 75,540 unit decrease from the previous week, although this edition was not distributed on the usual Sunday due to the media strike.
Two other high profile artists, Sakis Rouvas
and Michalis Hatzigiannis
, released their albums, Parafora
and To Kalitero Psema, within one and two weeks prior to Agapi Einai Esi, respectively. This triggered a sense of direct competition among the media, curious to which artist would ultimately have the best album.
The retail version of Agapi Einai Esi debuted at number six on week 51 of the Greek IFPI Top 75 Albums chart, where it remained for a second week before moving up to third place on during its third week. During its fourth week on the chart, IFPI Greece certified the album gold. The album remained on the chart for seven straight weeks, and during its eighth week it dropped out of the Top 75.
"Den Tha Iparksei Allo"
"Ombrela"
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
, released in Greece and Cyprus on 17 December 2010 by Sony Music Greece as a covermount
Covermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
with Real News. It is her first album since 2005's Nylon
Nylon (Anna Vissi album)
Nylon is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi, released in Greece and Cyprus on September 28, 2005, and subsequently in select European countries and Taiwan...
to be completely written by Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas 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 collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...
, while it also serves as their first collaboration in four years. The album has so far generated the title track single
Agapi Einai Esi (song)
"Agapi Einai Esi" is a song released by Greek singer Anna Vissi. The song serves as the first single from her album of the same name and was released to radio stations on 9 October 2010. It was also included on a promotional CD single of the same name released as a covermount with newspaper...
and debuted at number six on the Greek IFPI Top 75 Albums chart, moved up to third place on its third week and went gold on the fourth week.
Background
It was first reported in September 2010 that Anna Vissi was working with previous long-time collaborator Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas 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 collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...
on songs for her forthcoming album. The CD single marks Vissi's first collaboration with Karvelas in four years. The album is mainly rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
-oriented. Speaking to the magazine Life & Style, Vissi stated that she had a desire to work with Karvelas once more, while he also felt the same way. She further stated that she felt they were made for each other artistically. During an interview with Love Radio on 8 December 2010, Vissi announced the name of her new album, and revealed that it will be completely written by Nikos Karvelas containing ten songs. In December 2010, "Oasis" and "San To Nto Ke To Si" were also debuted on the radio. Vissi also stated that she would be covering a song titled "Vampir" (Vampire) off of Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas 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 collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...
album Adio Heimona
Adio Heimona
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. A duet with Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
was also announced in the spring, with Karvelas being considered as the writer, although it apparently did not make it to the album.
Release and promotion
The album was released on 17 December 2010 as a covermountCovermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
with Real News. Traditionally, a Sunday edition newspaper, the issue was released two days early in a special Friday edition due to a planned 48–hour media strike over the weekend; it was originally due out on 19 December 2010. The album is scheduled to be available in retail stores in Greece and Cyprus on 22 December 2010.
"Agapi Einai Esi" (CD single)
For promotion of the album, Vissi released a 3–track promotional CD single as a covermountCovermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
with Real News on 24 October 2010. The CD single was later also released digitally
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on 5 November 2010. Leading up to the release of the CD single, Vissi was interviewed by Real FM 97.8 on 21 October 2010, during which samples of the other two songs were played. At the time, "Agapi Einai Esi" had been heard.
Initial reaction
Upon release, the title track received negative criticism for its lyrical content and metaphors about love, with even Vissi's most loyal fans having been left disappointed as they expected a better result from the long-awaited Karvelas reunion. Lakis LazopoulosLakis Lazopoulos
Lakis Lazopoulos is a Greek playwright, actor and songwriter. His birth name is Apostolos Lazopoulos , Lakis being a diminutive. Lazopoulos was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009...
also made fun of the lyrics during his highly popular weekly satire show Al Tsantiri News in October 2010. Vissi has defended the song and suggested that it was a good example that anything Karvelas does, whether perceived good or bad, does not go unnoticed.
MAD TV conducted a poll for its readers about who would have the best album for the holiday season out of Vissi, Michalis Hatzigiannis, and Sakis Rouvas; Vissi and Hatzigiannis both tied with 31 per cent, while Rouvas won the poll with 36 per cent of the vote.
Commercial performance
During the economic crisis of the late 2000s, it became common practice for Greek artists to release new studio albums prior to their retail release as covermountCovermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
s in Sunday edition newspapers or magazines in order to increase exposure for both themselves and the print release. Vissi followed this tactic with Agapi Einai Esi; although she had previously distributed a reissue of her previous album and an extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(EP) titled Agapi Einai Esi, she had never previously done so for a brand new album. The album was distributed with the nation-wide newspaper Real News once again, on 17 December 2010. On that day, Real News was the fourth best selling newspaper in Greece with 96,570 copies sold, but a significant 44 per cent or 75,540 unit decrease from the previous week, although this edition was not distributed on the usual Sunday due to the media strike.
Two other high profile artists, Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
and Michalis Hatzigiannis
Michalis Hatzigiannis
Michael Hatzigiannis is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998...
, released their albums, Parafora
Parafora
Parafora is the 13th studio album by Greek recording artist Sakis Rouvas and 15th album overall. It was released by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus on 14 December 2010 and distributed digitally ten days later to all Eurozone countries and elsewhere...
and To Kalitero Psema, within one and two weeks prior to Agapi Einai Esi, respectively. This triggered a sense of direct competition among the media, curious to which artist would ultimately have the best album.
The retail version of Agapi Einai Esi debuted at number six on week 51 of the Greek IFPI Top 75 Albums chart, where it remained for a second week before moving up to third place on during its third week. During its fourth week on the chart, IFPI Greece certified the album gold. The album remained on the chart for seven straight weeks, and during its eighth week it dropped out of the Top 75.
Track listing
Singles
"Agapi Einai Esi"- "Agapi Einai EsiAgapi Einai Esi (song)"Agapi Einai Esi" is a song released by Greek singer Anna Vissi. The song serves as the first single from her album of the same name and was released to radio stations on 9 October 2010. It was also included on a promotional CD single of the same name released as a covermount with newspaper...
" (Love is you) was released on 9 October 2010 through newspaper Real News' website, and sequentially to all radio stations. The single was also later released as a digital downloadMusic downloadA music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in Greece and Cyprus on 29 October 2010, while it was also included on the promotional CD single. A music video for the song was released on 14 December 2010, directed by Christine Crokos.
"Den Tha Iparksei Allo"
- Den Tha Ipraksei Allo, is the second single from the album. The song gained airplay as soon as the album was released and peaked at number 32 in Greece according to the official Billboard Greek Airplay Chart powered by MediaInspector and IFPI Greece in Greece. A video for the song is set to be prepared with Vissi stating that it will be in black and white.The video hasn't released yet.
"Ombrela"
- Ombrela,is the third single from the album.A video for the song is set to be prepared ,Vissi on April 15 announced it at a charity concert at the OACA stadium,she said that it will be dedicated to her fans "fANNAtics" .The video hasn't released yet.
Personnel
- Sofia Arkeli – care
- Christine Crokos – photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Giorgos Galanos – mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Nikos KarvelasNikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 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 collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...
– producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, all instrumentsMulti-instrumentalistA multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
, backing vocalistBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Giannis Kifonidis – Producer, mixing
- Roula Koromila – backing vocalist
- Christos Olympos – bouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
- Annita PaniaAnnita PaniaAnnita Pania is a Greek television hostess.Before presenting her first dating show, "To Hrisso Koufeto" , she was a teacher of French language and a songwriter....
– backing vocalist - Alex Papaconstantinou – mixing, producer, all instruments, backing vocalist
- Ali Payam – producer
- Panos Pitsilidis – art directionArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
- Anna Vissi – producer, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart (IFPI Greece IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... ) |
3 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| Greece IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
Gold |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Version |
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| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
17 December 2010 | Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
Standard (Real News) |
| Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
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| Greece | 22 December 2010 | Standard (Retail) |
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| Cyprus |