Emmones Idees

Emmones Idees (Greek: Έμμονες Ιδέες; English: Obsessive Ideas) is the thirteenth studio album by Greek artist, Katy Garbi. It was released on 15 October 2003 by Sony Music Greece and certified gold in a week, but after a month received platinum certification, selling over 50,000 units*. The first single "Na Pernas" and precursor to the album was released over one month prior to the release of the album, which itself was initially scheduled to be released in September, but it was delayed to October, containing many of her most successful songs like "Na Pernas", "Antres", "Esena Mono" and "Poso Tha 'Thela". "Ilios I Vrohi" is a cover of Youm Wara Youm, previously recorded and performed as a duet by Samira Said and Cheb Mami. It was available in two different versions: a standard 16-track version, and a "Limited Edition" packaged with a bonus DVD including Mia Kardia's music videos along with biography, discography and photos. Giannis Doulamis with Dewar's whiskey, a main sponsor of the album, organized a big celebration for the presentation of Katy's new gold album (were sold more than 30,000 units in the first week of release alone) as well as the multi-platinum award for her previous albums.[1][2][3][4]

Emmones Idees
Έμμονες Ιδέες
Studio album by
Released15 October 2003
GenrePop, Modern Laika, Dance
Length1:01:52
LanguageGreek
LabelSony Music Greece
Columbia
ProducerGiannis Doulamis
Katy Garbi chronology
Mia Kardia
(2002)
Emmones Idees
Έμμονες Ιδέες

(2003)
Galazio Kai Lefko + Remixes
(2004)
Singles from Emmones Idees
  1. "Na Pernas"
    Released: 5 September 2003
  2. "Poso Tha 'Thela"
    Released: 1 October 2003
  3. "Antres"
    Released: 3 November 2003
  4. "Esena Mono"
    Released: 3 December 2003
  5. "Ta Ripsokindina"
    Released: 2 February 2004
  6. "Apsiha Pragmata"
    Released: 19 April 2004
  7. "Emmones Idees Medley"
    Released: 9 June 2004

* In 2003, platinum was the album whose sales exceeded 40,000 units.[5]

Track listing

Disc 1 (CD)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Na Pernas" (Να Περνάς; You Pass By)Smaroula MaragkoudakiSpiros Georgiou3:18
2."Poso Tha 'Thela (ft. Giannis Vardis)" (Πόσο Θα 'Θελα; How Much I Want)Dimitris KontopoulosDimitris Kontopoulos4:40
3."Antres" (Άντρες; Men)Natalia GermanouNikos Terzis3:28
4."Emmones Idees" (Έμμονες Ιδέες; Obsessive Ideas)Ilias PhilippouEnergee4:41
5."Esena Mono" (Εσένα Μόνο; Only You)Nikos GritsisDimitris Kontopoulos2:57
6."Ilios I Vrohi" (Ήλιος Ή Βροχή; Sun Or Rain)Giannis DoxasHaled Taj
Amar Mustafa
4:00
7."Ta Ripsokindina" (Τα Ριψοκίνδυνα; The Reckless)Vaggelis KostantinidisStratos Diamantis4:42
8."De S' Agapaei" (Δε Σ' Αγαπάει; He Doesn't Love You)Antonis PappasPanos Kapiris3:39
9."Apsiha Pragmata" (Άψυχα Πράγματα; Lifeless Things)Smaroula MaragkoudakiSpiros Georgiou4:06
10."Ola Tha Ta Gkremiso" (Όλα Θα Τα Γκρεμίσω; I Will Destroy Everything)Nikos GritsisDimitris Kontopoulos3:30
11."Parata Me, Loipon" (Παράτα Με, Λοιπόν; Leave Me, Then)Zoi GripariSpiros Georgiou2:55
12."Stenahoriemai" (Στεναχωριέμαι; I Am worried)Evi DroutsaMarios Psimopoulos3:19
13."Apopse, Thee Mou, Anapse T' Asteria" (Απόψε, Θεέ μου, Άναψε Τ' Αστέρια; Tonight, My God, Light Up The Stars)Elena MilonaSpiros Georgiou4:18
14."Kanonika" (Κανονικά; Correct)Tasos VougiatzisSolon Apostolakis4:09
15."Mia Nihta Akoma" (Μια Νύχτα Ακόμα; One More Night)Zoi GripariSpiros Georgiou3:35
16."Zilia" (Ζήλια; Jealous)Natalia GermanouDimitris Kontopoulos4:35
Total length:1:01:52
Disc 2 (DVD)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."M' Eheis Arrostisei" (Μ' Έχεις Αρρωστήσει; You Got Sick Me)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:43
2."Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas (ft. Giorgos Tsalikis)" (Θα Μείνει Μεταξύ Μας; It'll Be Stay Between Us)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:20
3."Making Of (Featurette)"  3:04
4."M' Eheis Arrostisei" (Μ' Έχεις Αρρωστήσει; You Got Sick Me)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:44
5."Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas (ft. Giorgos Tsalikis)" (Θα Μείνει Μεταξύ Μας; It'll Be Stay Between Us)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:21
6."Mia Kardia Tin Eho" (Μια Καρδιά Την Έχω; I Have A Heart)Tasos VougiatzisChristos Dantis4:14
7."Photo Gallery (Slideshow)"  1:03
Total length:26:29

Notes

  • There is a gap of 22 seconds between tracks 15 and 16. "Mia Nihta Akoma" last 3:13.
  • "Zilia" was not listed on the back cover of the album.

Singles

The following singles were officially released to radio stations with music videos, except the songs "Antres" and "Ta Ripsokindina". The songs "Emmones Idees", "Stenahoriemai" and "Zilia" were not released as singles, but gained a lot of airplay.


"Na Pernas"

"Na Pernas" was the lead single and released on 5 September 2003 with music video. Some scenes was filmed at Thessaloniki's port. It gained massive radio airplay and making airplay every hour for a year.

"Poso Tha 'Thela"

"Poso Tha 'Thela" was the second single and released on 1 October 2003 with music video. The duet has a successful airplay until today.

"Antres"

"Antres" was the third single and released on 3 November 2003 having a lot of airplay.

"Esena Mono"

"Esena Mono" was the fourth single from the album and released on 3 December 2003 with music video which filmed at London with her husband, Dionisis. The original music was composed by Azerbaijani composer, Eldar Mansurov in 1988. The song had a massive success and is considered one of the most successful ballads of the decade.

"Ta Ripsokindina"

"Ta Ripsokindina" was the fifth single and released on 2 February 2004 having a good airplay.

"Apsiha Pragmata"

"Apsiha Pragmata" was the sixth single and released on 19 April 2004. The music video was directed by Victoria Vellopoulou, due to Katy's film concerts at the ODEON KOSMOPOLIS cinema in the fall of 2012 and released on 25 October 2015, 12 years after its release.

"Emmones Idees [Medley]"

"Emmones Idees [Medley]" was the seventh and last single and released on 9 June 2004 with music video. It is a mix of 3 songs of album ("Apopse, Thee Mou, Anapse T' Asteria", "Ta Ripsokindina", "De S' Agapaei") which were in the radio's choices.

Mansurov sued Dimitris Kontopulos (composer) and Sony Music Entertainment Hellas AE (publisher) for stealing his original work in 2011. The Greek court said that the similarity between 2 songs are more than 50 percent. The entire process finished in 2023 in favor of Mansurov.[6][7][8][9][10]

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes.[11]

Personnel

  • Dimitris Antoniou – guitars (3, 12)
  • Mohamend Arafa – percussion (5)
  • Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura, baglama (7)
  • Victoria Chalkiti – backing vocals (16)
  • Panagiotis Charamis – bass (7)
  • Nikos Chatzopoulos – violin (3, 12)
  • Achilleas Diamantis – guitars (7)
  • Stratos Diamantis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (6, 7)
  • Dimos Emmanouel – backing vocals (1)
  • Konstantinos Emmanouel – backing vocals (1)
  • Galleon – orchestration, programming, keyboards (10)
  • Spiros Georgiou – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Thanos Gkiouletzis – violin (9, 15)
  • Telis Kafkas – bass (1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15)
  • Panos Kapiris – second vocal (8, 14)
  • Manolis Karantinis – bouzouki (1, 11, 13) / cura, baglama (1, 13) / lute (15)
  • Katerina Kiriakou – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 7, 12)
  • Giannis Konstantinidis – guitars (5)
  • Spiros Kontakis – guitars (2, 16)
  • Dimitris Kontopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (2, 5, 16)
  • Kostas Lainas – keyboards (4, 8, 14)
  • Giannis Lionakis – orchestration, programming, guitars (4, 8, 14)
  • Andreas Mouzakis – drums (1, 11, 13, 15)
  • Vasilis Nikolopoulos – drums (7)
  • Alex Panagi – backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 12, 16)
  • Christos Pertsinidis – guitars (1, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Marios Psimopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (12)
  • Antonis Remos – second vocal (4)
  • Panagiotis Stergiou – bouzouki, baglama (4, 8, 14)
  • Nikos Terzis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (3)
  • Lakis Tsiatsiamis – drums (4, 8, 14)

Production

  • Aris Binis (Sofita studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (4, 8, 14)
  • Giannis Doulamis – production manager
  • Nikolas Georgiou – styling
  • Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
  • Nikos Iosifidis (G studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (1, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Kostas Kalimeris (Prism studio) – mix engineer (2, 5, 10, 16)
  • Dimitris Kontopoulos (Vox studio) – sound engineer (2, 5, 10, 16)
  • Lefteris Neromiliotis (Sofita studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (3, 4, 8, 12, 14)
  • Vasilis Nikolopoulos (Power Music studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (6, 7)
  • Petros Paraschis – art direction
  • Christos Prentoulis – photographer
  • Petros Siakavellas (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
  • Despina Triantafillidou – cover processing
  • Stefanos Vasilakis – hair styling
  • Manos Vynichakis – make up

Charts

Emmones Idees made its debut at number 1 on the 'Top 50 Greek Albums' charts by IFPI.

In a week, it was certified gold and later was certified platinum according to sales.

Chart Providers Peak Position Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI 1 Platinum
Cypriot Album Chart Musical Paradise Top 10 1 Platinum

References

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