Nylon is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi

Anna Vissi

Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...

, released in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and 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...

 on September 28, 2005, and subsequently in select European countries and Taiwan. The album was released as a DualDisc

DualDisc

DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...

 on October 10, 2005, the first of its kind in Greece, and re-released on May 2, 2006 with the title Nylon: Euro-Edition as a tie-in to Vissi's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

. The album reached Platinum status in less than 24 hours after its release.

Album information

Released in September 2005, Nylon was Anna Vissi's first studio album since the commercially successful 2003 Paraksenes Eikones

Paraksenes Eikones

Paraksenes Eikones is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi released in Greece and Cyprus on December 5, 2003. The album featured the song "Eisai" that later became Call Me in English and which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2005...

. Vissi characterized Nylon as her best album so far, with 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...

 paying a lot of attention to the lyrics of the songs he had written.

Upon release, Nylon went platinum with in 24 hours in Greece. In October 2005, the album was released on the DualDisc

DualDisc

DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...

 format, the first ever in Greece, with the title Nylon: DualDisc. The DualDisc version featured bonus songs and as well as special footage from the recording studio.

With Anna Vissi participation for Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Anna Vissi represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with her song "Everything". The Greek national broadcaster, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi , internally selected Vissi to represent the country at the contest, which took place in Athens after Greece's win at the 2005 contest with the...

, the album was once again re-released in May 2006 as Nylon: Euro-Edition with six additional English language songs, including the songs which were amongst her Eurovision entrant options for the Greek national final. The album was later released in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 in 2006. In 2007 the Euro-Edition was released in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Austria

Austria

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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, and Taiwan

Taiwan

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.

Original release

1. "Nylon"
2. "Logia kai Siopes"
3. "Kanenas"
4. "Erota I Polemo" (with Goin´Through)
5. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
6. "Erota Mou Apiste"
7. "Kinoummeni Ammos"
8. "Gia Sena Tha Pethano"
9. "Mi Me Lipithis"
10. "Agapi Einai"
11. "Dystihima"
12. "Venetia"
13. "Ta Kalytera Mas Hronia"
14. "Eho Tosi Agapi"
15. "Telia"
16. "Lie" (A. Papacostantinou Club Edit)

DualDisc 1

Audio side

1. "Nylon"
2. "Logia kai Siopes"
3. "Kanenas"
4. "Erota I Polemo" (with Goin´Through)
5. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
6. "Erota Mou Apiste"
7. "Kinoummeni Ammos"
8. "Agapi Einai"
9. "Dystihima"
10. "Venetia"

DVD side

1. The 10 tracks from the CD side in Stereo PCM & Surround 5.1
2. "In Studio Part One"
   1. "Gia Sena Tha Pethano"
   2. "Nylon"
   3. "Erota Mou Apiste"

DualDisc 2

Audio side

1. "Gia Sena Tha Pethano"
2. "Mi Me Lipithis"
3. "Telia"
4. "Ta Kalytera Mas Hronia"
5. "Eho Tosi Agapi"
6. "Lie" (Radio Mix)
7. "Lie" (A. Papacostantinou Mix)
8. "Call Me" (Original Version)
9. "Call Me" (Valentin Radio Mix)
10. "Call Me" (Friscia & Lamboy
    Friscia & Lamboy
    Friscia & Lamboy are an electronic music duo. In 2003, they did a remix for Cher's single "Love One Another", in 2004 they remixed Britney Spears's single "Outrageous" and in 2007 remixed Ashley Tisdale's single "He Said She Said"...
    
     Radio Mix)

DVD side

1. The 10 tracks from the CD side in Stereo PCM & Surround 5.1
2. "Call Me" (Music Video)
3. "Call Me" (Making Of)
4. "In Studio Part Two"
   1. "Erota I Polemo"
   2. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
   3. "Logia Kai Siopes"

Disc 1

1. "Nylon"
2. "Logia kai Siopes"
3. "Kanenas"
4. "Erota I Polemo" (with Goin´Through)
5. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
6. "Erota Mou Apiste"
7. "Kinoummeni Ammos"
8. "Gia Sena Tha Pethano"
9. "Mi Me Lipithis"
10. "Agapi Einai"
11. "Dystihima"
12. "Venetia"
13. "Ta Kalytera Mas Hronia"
14. "Eho Tosi Agapi"
15. "Telia"
16. "Lie" (A. Papacostantinou Club Edit)

Disc 2

1. "Everything
   Everything (Anna Vissi song)
   "Everything" was the song chosen by Greece as its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens.-At Eurovision:It finished in 9th position with 128 points...
   
   "
2. "Welcome to the Party"
3. "Who Cares About Love"
4. "A Beautiful Night"
5. "Everything" (Remixed by Valentino & C. Siganos)
6. "Everything" (Karaoke Version)

Singles

"Call Me"

"Call Me

Call Me (Anna Vissi song)

"Call Me" is a song by Greek-Cypriot singer Anna Vissi, originally released in 2003 in Greek as "Eisai" . Written by Nikos Karvelas, "Call Me" was released in October 2004 as a promo track for radio stations in the U.S. and DJs by Nicky Kalliongis on his record label Moda Records. It was later...

", the English version of "Eisai" (2003, from the album "Paraksenes Eikones

Paraksenes Eikones

Paraksenes Eikones is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi released in Greece and Cyprus on December 5, 2003. The album featured the song "Eisai" that later became Call Me in English and which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2005...

") first appeared on Greek and Cypriot radios on spring of 2005. It was then released on the market on the Gold maxi-single "Call Me". Was later included in the dual disc edition of Nylon.

"Lie"

Included as a b-side on the maxi-single "Call Me". A remix of the song was included in the original edition of Nylon, and the original version of the song was included in the dual disc edition of Nylon.

"Nylon"

Prior of the release of the album came the single "Nylon".

"Erota I Polemo"

"Erota I Polemo" feat Goin' Through, was the third video from the album.

"Everything"

"Everything

Everything (Anna Vissi song)

"Everything" was the song chosen by Greece as its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens.-At Eurovision:It finished in 9th position with 128 points...

" was the Greek entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

 included in Nylon Euro Edition.

Original release

All the songs were composed 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...

, with the exception of "Lie" being composed by Kyriakos Papadopoulos

Kyriakos Papadopoulos

Kyriakos Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer. He currently plays for Schalke 04 as a central defender and defensive midfielder.- Olympiacos :...

. All the lyrics are 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...

 with the exception of the rap segment in "Erota I Polemo" written by Nikos Vourliotis (Goin Through).

Euro-Edition

Music:

• Nikos Karvelas]] (tracks 1-15 on CD1 and tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6 on CD2)
• Kiriakos Papadopoulos (track 16 on CD1)
• Dimitris Kontopoulos (track 2 on CD2)
• Pygasos (track 4 on CD2)

Lyrics:

• Nikos Karvelas (all tracks on CD1 and track 3 on CD2)
• Nikos Vourliotis (rap lyrics on track 4 on CD1)
• Anna Vissi
  Anna Vissi
  Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
  
   (tracks 1 & 5 on CD2)
• Dimitris S (track 2 on CD2)
• Pygasos (track 4 on CD2)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Version
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	September 28, 2005	Sony BMG, Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...	CD	Original release
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...
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	October 10, 2005			Dual-Disc
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...
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	May 5, 2006			Euro-Edition
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...
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	2006
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	2007
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	2007
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	2007
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...	2007

Charts

Nylon peaked at number 1 since its first week of release. The album was certified Platinum in Greece with in 24 hours of its release.

Chart	Providers	Peak Position	Certification
Greek Albums Chart	IFPI 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...	1	Platinum
Cypriot Albums Chart	All Records Top 20	1	Platinum