| Revision as of 03:43, 7 February 2009 editImperatore (talk | contribs)8,481 edits Undid revision 269061584 by Sdgspt (talk) see talk page← Previous edit | Revision as of 03:45, 7 February 2009 edit undoImperatore (talk | contribs)8,481 edits see talk pageNext edit → | ||
| Line 150: | Line 150: | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| ==Singles== | ==Singles== | ||
| <!--To Parelthon Mou is a single from the soundtrack, not the album. See talk page.--> | |||
| '''"To Parelthon Mou"''' | |||
| :"To Parelthon Mou" (My Past), was released officially on October 29, 2008 simultaneously to all radio stations in Greece and Cyprus along with its music video. Composed by Giannis Kifonidis, with lyrics by Giorgos Mitsigkas, "To Parelthon Mou" is the title track to a Greek film Bank Bang, that was released in December, and a bonus track of the album Apagorevmeno. It was perceived as the comeback song of Anna Vissi after a three years abscence in discography. The song debuted at number one on Greek Singles Chart by Billboard and remained in the Top10 for 7 consecutive weeks. | |||
| '''"Apagorevmeno'''" | '''"Apagorevmeno'''" | ||
| :The lead single and the album's title track is "Apagorevmeno" (Forbidden). It is composed by ] and ], with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali.<ref name="SonyPress1" /> It was released on November 26, 2008 exclusively to the online music store of main sponsor ], as well as to radio stations. The song was used by Cosmote in their advertising campaigns, including a television advertisement with Vissi. The videoclip for the single premiered on Vissi's official website on December 14, 2008. The single debuted at No4 on the official Greek singles Chart by Billboard. It peaked at No1 on Christmas week and remained atop for 2 weeks in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece|title=Greek Digital Sales Chart by Billboard|publisher=''Billboard''|accessdate=2008-12-18}}</ref> | :The lead single and the album's title track is "Apagorevmeno" (Forbidden). It is composed by ] and ], with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali.<ref name="SonyPress1" /> It was released on November 26, 2008 exclusively to the online music store of main sponsor ], as well as to radio stations. The song was used by Cosmote in their advertising campaigns, including a television advertisement with Vissi. The videoclip for the single premiered on Vissi's official website on December 14, 2008. The single debuted at No4 on the official Greek singles Chart by Billboard. It peaked at No1 on Christmas week and remained atop for 2 weeks in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece|title=Greek Digital Sales Chart by Billboard|publisher=''Billboard''|accessdate=2008-12-18}}</ref> | ||
| '''"Stin Pira"''' | '''"Stin Pira"''' | ||
| :The second single from the album will be "Stin Pira". Written by Alex Papakonstantinou with lyrics by Myrto Kontova, the dance song had been a radio hit |
:The second single from the album will be "Stin Pira". Written by Alex Papakonstantinou with lyrics by Myrto Kontova, the dance song had been a radio hit since the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/35379/news/%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%80%CE%AD%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9+%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD+%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%AE+%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82+%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD+%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1+%CE%B7+%CE%86%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1+%CE%92%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B7|title=Επισπέυδει την επιστροφή της στην Ελλάδα η Άννα Βίσση|date=2009-01-17|publisher='']''|language=Greek|accessdate=2009-01-27}}</ref> "Stin pira" debuted at No10 on the digital singles chart for Greece by Billboard for the week of February 07, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece|title=Greek Digital Sales Chart by Billboard|publisher=''Billboard''|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref> A video is expected to be filmed and released soon. | ||
| ==Release history== | ==Release history== | ||
Revision as of 03:45, 7 February 2009
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
Apagorevmeno (Greek: Απαγορευμένο; English: Forbidden) is Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi's 25th studio album, and was released in Greece and Cyprus on December 9, 2008 by Sony BMG Greece. It is her first studio album since 2005 and includes the singles "To Parelthon Mou" from the soundtrack of the film Bank Bang as well as the Greek cover "Kontra" as bonus tracks, bringing the number of songs to 15. It is Vissi's first album to not include any songs by Nikos Karvelas since her 1981 album Anna Vissi. Chief producer Greg Ladanyi along with a number of the album's production personnel are affiliated with the Maple Jam Music Group, a company that also acts as part of Vissi's management since 2008, and thus the album carries the group's logo.
Album information
Production
Vissi had been working on the album for 2 years. In an interview with Down Town Magazine in July 2008, Vissi said that she felt the same way as she did at the start of her career by having already listened to over 600 songs in the studio in an attempt to find songs she liked. She also stated that this would be the first album of which Nikos Karvelas would not be contributing any songs to, expressing that the two have gotten tired of each other, but clarified that this does not rule out a collaboration in the future.
On October 30, 2008, Vissi gave an interview on MAD TV's OK with Themis Georgandas. She added that ten of the tracks were arranged in Los Angeles, while she had a hand in the production of all tracks. By the end of November, the name Apagorevmeno (Forbidden) had been selected and it was announced that the album would be released on December 9, 2008. The final version contains 15 tracks in total, with the single "To Parelthon Mou" and the cover "Kontra" being included as bonus tracks.
Producers, collaborators and covers
Among the original composers were Patrick Leonard and Giannis Kifonidis with three songs each, Giannis Hristoudoulopoulos with two songs and Alex Papakonstantinou, Grigoris Kollias, and Anna Vissi herself with one song each. The Patrick Leonard songs were originally written in English for Vissi's English album due out in Summer 2009, but were instead re-recorded using Greek lyrics to appear on this album. "Apagorevmeno" is also co-composed with Kara Dioguardi. Vissi composed the song "Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" as a reflection of her relationship with Nikos Karvelas. The song "Risko" (Risk) was described by both Vissi and Vrahali as a rock zeibekiko, while "Alitissa Psihi" was also described as a zembekiko. Among the lyricists are Mirto Kontova with six songs, Eleana Vrahali with five songs, and Giorgos Mitsigkas, Grigoris Kollias, Valia Kaladzi and Vagellis Papazoulou with one song each. Photographs that Dave Stewart took of Vissi on a beach in Malibu, California where also supposed to be included in the CD booklet but seem to be left out, assumingly for her English language album in 2009.
Three Greek language covers appear on the album: Dan Wilson's song "Breathless" titled "Kontra", a bonus track, Luz Casal' song Un año de amor titled "Metallo", and Christina Aguilera's song "That's What Love Can Do" titled "An S'Erotefto". The latter was an Aguilera B side track composed by Aguilera herself and Glen Ballard, which appeared on the limited edition CD Justin & Christina used to promote the Justified and Stripped Tour. "That's What Love Can Do" was also recorded in English for Vissi's upcoming English album. A remake of the Rebetiko song "Pente Hronia Dikasmenos (I Foni Tou Argile)", which was originally recorded in 1936 by Vangelis Papazoglou, also appears on the album as "Pente Hronia Dikasmeos". The rendition represents a fusion of Greek urban folk music, or rebetiko, with that of contemporary urban music by including elements of R&B and rapping in English. Argile is Greek for hookah, while the rappers featured in Vissi's remake also refer to smoking a hookah pipe.
Promotion
Cosmote once again sponsored a Vissi album, and as in the past, it released a series of commercials for the album including a TV commercial featuring Anna Vissi with the song "Apagorevmeno". On November 26, 2008, Cosmote released the three songs "Apagorevmeno", "Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" and "Kontra" from the album on their music store as part of their mobile music campaign.
On October 29, 2008, the song "To Parelthon Mou" was released simultaneously to all radio stations in Greece and Cyprus along with its music video. It was the theme song from the Greek film Bank Bang, released in December 2008.
Vissi had originally planed to start performing at Athinon Arena in February 2009 in support of the album, however she decided to host a big conert in Athens during the summer instead, while she did not also rule out a summer tour around Greece. Vissi now plans to start appearances at Athinon Arena in October 2009.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apagorevmeno" (Forbidden) | Eleana Vrahali | Patrick Leonard, Kara Dioguardi | 4:20 |
| 2. | "An S'Erotefto" (If I fall in love with you) | Eleana Vrahali | Glen Ballard, Christina Aguilera | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" (From far away and loved) | Mirto Kontova | Anna Vissi | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Risko" (Risk) | Eleana Vrahali | Giannis Hristodoulopoulos | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Anakohi" (Truce) | Mirto Kontova | Patrick Leonard, Adam Cohen | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Stin Pira" (In the pyre) | Mirto Kontova | Alex Papakonstantinou, Adam Baptiste, Marcus Englof | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Pente Hronia Dikasmenos" (Five years convicted) | Vangelis Papazoglou | Vangelis Papazoglou | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Metallo" (Metal) | Mirto Kontova | Bolero Nordico | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Kane Kati" (Do something) | Eleana Vrahali | Giannis Hristodoulopoulos | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Gia Ena Lepto" (For one minute) | Grigoris Kollias | Grigoris Kollias | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Alitissa Psihi" (Jerk soul) | Vagia Kaladzi | Giannis Kifonidis | 4:31 |
| 12. | "Thelo Mia Agapi" (I want a love) | Eleana Vrahali | Patrick Leonard, Adam Cohen | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Pio Konta" (Closer) | Mirto Kontova | Giannis Kifonidis | 5:25 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Kontra" (Against each other) | Mirto Kontova | Dan Wilson | 3:52 |
| 15. | "To Parelthon Mou" (My past) | Giorgos Mitsigkas | Giannis Kifonidis | 3:32 |
Singles
"Apagorevmeno"
- The lead single and the album's title track is "Apagorevmeno" (Forbidden). It is composed by Patrick Leonard and Kara Dioguardi, with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali. It was released on November 26, 2008 exclusively to the online music store of main sponsor Cosmote, as well as to radio stations. The song was used by Cosmote in their advertising campaigns, including a television advertisement with Vissi. The videoclip for the single premiered on Vissi's official website on December 14, 2008. The single debuted at No4 on the official Greek singles Chart by Billboard. It peaked at No1 on Christmas week and remained atop for 2 weeks in total.
"Stin Pira"
- The second single from the album will be "Stin Pira". Written by Alex Papakonstantinou with lyrics by Myrto Kontova, the dance song had been a radio hit since the album's release. "Stin pira" debuted at No10 on the digital singles chart for Greece by Billboard for the week of February 07, 2009. A video is expected to be filmed and released soon.
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | December 9, 2008 | Sony BMG | CD |
| Cyprus | December 9, 2008 | Sony BMG | CD |
Personnel
- Art Direction - Panos Pitsilidis
- Art Director - Christos Sigkounis
- Photographer - Thanasis Krikis
- Stylist - Chrisanthi Thomatou
- Make up Artist - Hara Papanikolaou
- Hair Stylist - Christos Kalaniotis
- Band Direction - Peter Economidis at Felix BNI
- Public Relations - ProgressivePR
- Management - Maple Jam Music Group, Galaxias Productions, Niki Boufi, Sofia Arkeli Productions assistant to Anna Vissi, Nick Sena production assistant to Greg Ladanyi
Chart performance
Apagorevmeno debuted at number three on the IFPI Greek Albums Chart on week 51 and was certified gold within its first week of release. The album moved up to number one on its second week on the chart where it remained for its third week, and fell to number nine for its fourth and fifth.
Though the album was released on December 9, 2008, just three weeks from the end of the year, it still made it into the top ten on both of IFPI's year-end charts: Top 50 Greek albums of 2008 (9th) and Top 50 Greek and International albums of 2008 (10th).
| Chart | Providers | Peak position |
Weeks On Charts | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart | IFPI | 1 | 6 | Gold |
| Cypriot Albums Chart | Musical Paradise Top 20 | – | – | Gold |
| Top 50 Greek Albums of 2008 | IFPI | 9 | - | - |
| Top 50 Greek and International Albums of 2008 | IFPI | 10 | - | - |
- Please note that the album charted in Cyprus, but positions are unavailable at this time.
References
- ^ "ΑΝΝΑ ΒΙΣΣΗ - ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΜΕΝΟ (Press Release)" (in Greek). Sony BMG Greece. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - "H Άννα Βίσση στο Down Town" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Georgandidis, Themis. "Interview with Anna Vissi". MAD TV 's OK (2008-10-30). Retrieved on 2008-10-31.
- ^ Panayides, Panayiotis (2008-10-31). "Anna Vissi talks about her comeback and future plans". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Άννα Βίσση: we want more!" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Η Άννα Βίσση επιστρέφει δυναμικά στη δισκογραφία με το νέο της άλμπουμ «Απαγορευμένο»..." (in Greek). Music.net.cy. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Η μεγάλη επιστροφή.... Με ένα παρελθόν που θα σε αγγίξει. Άννα Βίσση" (in Greek). Kosmoradio 95.1. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Η Άννα Βίσση στο Αθηνών Αρένα" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Ακύρωσε τις εμφανίσεις της η Άννα Βίσση" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - "Greek Digital Sales Chart by Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Επισπέυδει την επιστροφή της στην Ελλάδα η Άννα Βίσση" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Greek Digital Sales Chart by Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Top 50 Ελληνικών Aλμπουμ: Εβδομάδα 51/2008" (in Greek). IFPI. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Top 50 Ελληνικών Aλμπουμ: Εβδομάδα 53/2008" (in Greek). IFPI. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Top 50 Ελληνικών Aλμπουμ: Εβδομάδα 2/2009" (in Greek). IFPI. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Annual Charts- Year 2008: Top 50 Ελληνικών Aλμπουμ". IFPI. 2009-01. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Annual Charts- Year 2008: Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Aλμπουμ". IFPI. 2009-01. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Panayides, Panayiotis (2009-01-26). "New records for Anna Vissi". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Cypriot Top 20 Greek Albums
External links
Official website
Maple Jam Music Group
Photographer Thanasis Krikis official website
