Paraksenes Eikones

Paraksenes Eikones (Greek: Παράξενες Εικόνες; English: Strange Images) 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. The album was later officially released in Turkey and Bulgaria.

Paraksenes Eikones
Studio album by
Anna Vissi
ReleasedDecember 5, 2003
GenrePop, Modern Laïka, Dance
LabelSony Music Greece/Columbia
Anna Vissi chronology
X
(2002)		 Paraksenes Eikones
(2003)		 Live
(2004)
Singles from Paraksenes Eikones
  1. "Min Psahnis Tin Agapi"
  2. "Treno"
  3. "Eisai"
  4. "Erimi Poli"
  5. "Psichedelia"
  6. "Eho Pethani Gia Sena"
  7. "Fevgo"
Alternative covers
Paraksenes Eikones: Summer 2004 Edition

The song Treno was awarded song of the year by Arion Awards, IFPI's Greek recorded music awards. The album reached 3× Platinum in Greece and 3× Platinum in Cyprus.[1] Treno also won the Arion Award for Best video clip, and also Song of the Year in both 2003 and 2004 in Cyprus.

Release

It was re-released as Paraksenes Eikones: Summer 2004 Edition in the summer of 2004 with a bonus CD of remixes, which was also sold separately as Remixes 2004. This was Vissi's first album since the 1982's Eimai To Simera Kai Eisai To Chthes that included songs written by other composers besides Nikos Karvelas and also the first album since 1995's O! Kypros not to feature Karvelas entirely either on the composition or on the production part.

In 2019, the album was selected for inclusion in the Panik Gold box set The Legendary Recordings 1982-2019. The release came after Panik's acquisition rights of Vissi's back catalogue from her previous record company Sony Music Greece. This box set was printed on a limited edition of 500 copies containing CD releases of all of her albums from 1982 to 2019 plus unreleased material. Tracks from the 2004 repackage, though, were omitted.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Min psahneis tin agapi" (Μην ψάχνεις την αγάπη; Don't look for love)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas5:02
2."Eisai" (Είσαι; You are)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas4:22
3."Ego moro mou" (Εγώ μωρό μου; I, baby)Natalia GermanouAlex Papakostantinou3:51
4."Treno" (Τρένο; Train)Sofi PapaVangelis Vasiliou4:50
5."Girna" (Γύρνα; Come back)Ilias FilippouEnergee3:19
6."Paraisthiseis" (Παραισθήσεις; Hallucinations)Ilias FilippouEnergee3:47
7."San hlomo to vlepo" (Σαν χλωμό το βλέπω; I see it dimly; I doubt it)Ilias FilippouEnergee3:25
8."Eho pethanei gia sena" (Έχω πεθάνει για σένα; I have died for you)Christodoulos SiganosChristodoulos Siganos3:58
9."Erimi poli" (Έρημη πόλη; Deserted city)Kostantinos ChristoforouKostantinos Christoforou3:52
10."Xafnika" (Ξαφνικά; Suddenly)Natalia GermanouP. Lord & V.J Smith4:02
11."Velos" (Βέλος; Arrow)Lefteris KarvelasLefteris Karvelas3:31
12."Paraxenes eikones" (Παράξενες εικόνες; Strange images)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas3:52

Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Psihedelia" (Ψυχεδέλεια; Psychedelic)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas3:52
2."Vaterlo" (Βατερλό; Waterloo)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas3:52
3."Me mia signomi" (Με μια συγνώμη; With one apology)Sofi PapaSofi Papa3:31
4."Fevgo" (Φεύγω; I'm leaving)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas4:20
5."O andras tis zois mou" (Ο άντρας της ζωής μου; The man of my life)Nikos VaksevanelisVasilis Kelaydis3:29
6."Mov" (Μωβ; Purple)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas4:17
7."Den apofasisa ego" (Δεν αποφάσισα εγώ; It wasn't my decision)Christina AlogogianniStratos Diamadis3:05
8."Stirixou epano mou" (Στηρίξου επάνω μου; Lean on me)Ilias FilippouEnergee4:28
9."Arketa" (Αρκετά; Enough)Ilias FilippouChristos Giannopoulos4:22
10."Ti apomenei" (Τι απομένει; What remains)Ilias FilippouEnergee3:22
11."Nea Filadelfia" (Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια; New Philadelphia)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas3:21
12."Pos ta fernei etsi i zoi" (Πώς τα φέρνει έτσι η ζωή; How does life turn out like this)Lefteris KarvelasLefteris Karvelas3:50
13."Eisai (Prodical Son Remix)" (Είσαι (Prodical Son Remix); You are (Prodical Son Remix))Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas5:25

Summer 2004 Edition

Disc 1 and Disc 2 from the original edition along with a third remix CD.

Disc 3
  1. "Ego moro mou" (Elias Pantazopoulos Remix)
  2. "Eho pethani gia sena" (Valentino Remix)
  3. "Eisai" (Prodical Son Radio Edit)
  4. "Eisai" (Remix by Elias Pantazopoulos)
  5. "Fevgo" (Sonic Crime Remix)

Music videos

Five songs from the album were made into music videos:

  • "Treno" (Voted best ever Greek music video in April 2008 on MAD TV).
  • "Eho Pethani Gia Sena"
  • "Eisai"
  • "Eisai" (Elias Pantazopoulos Remix)
  • "Min Psahnis Tin Agapi"
  • "Psichedelia"

Singles

"Min Psahnis Tin Agapi"

The first promo single from the album was released to radio on October 31, 2003.

"Treno"

"Treno" was released to radio stations the day of the album's release. It peaked at number 1 of the official Greek Airplay where it remained for 13 weeks becoming the biggest single of the year. It won the award for Song Of The Year 2003 at the Arion Awards and the music video for the single won the best video award at the 2004 Arion Awards. She also received the best dressed artist in a music video award at the 2004 MAD Video Music Awards.

"Eisai"

The third promo single from the album.

"Psichedelia"

The fourth promotional single from the album.

"Eho Pethanei Gia Sena"

Released as a promo single in April 2004.

"Fevgo" (Cyprus only)

The last promotional single from the album.

Release history
Region Date Label Format Version
Bulgaria 2004 Vitality Music
Greece December 5, 2003 Sony/Columbia CD Original release
June 2004 Summer 2004 Edition
Cyprus December 5, 2003 CD Original release
June 2004 Summer 2004 Edition
Turkey March 10, 2004[2] Cassette Original release
March 24, 2004[2] CD

Charts

Paraksenes Eikones was released in Greece and Cyprus in December 2003. It became 2× Platinum in Greece in April 2004, and 3× Platinum in Cyprus in May 2004.

Chart Providers Peak
Position		 Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI 1 3× Platinum
Cypriot Albums Chart All Records Top 20 1 3× Platinum

References
  1. "Biography". AnnaVissiLive.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  2. "2004 Albums" (in Turkish). Mü-yap. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
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