Arhizo Polemo
Arhizo Polemo (Greek: Αρχίζω Πόλεμο; English: I Declare War) is the seventh studio album by Greek recording artist Katy Garbi.
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| Released | 10 May 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Sierra studio | |||
| Genre | Pop, Modern Laika | |||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Language | Greek | |||
| Label | Sony Music Greece Columbia | |||
| Producer | Giannis Doulamis | |||
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It was released on 10 May 1996 by Sony Music Greece and received triple-platinum certification in Greece, selling over 180,000 units, and double-platinum certification in Cyprus. The majority of the album is written by Phoebus, with contributions by Andreas Mexas, Charis Andreadis, Giannis Doxas and Smaroula Maragkoudaki.
It is ranked among the best-selling Greek albums of 1996, and is Garbi's top-seller of the 90s, containing many of her most successful songs like "Tha Melagholiso", "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo", "Hamena" and "Perasmena Xehasmena".[1][2][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Tha Melagholiso" (Θα Μελαγχολήσω; I'll Be Sad) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" (Μια Φορά Κι Έναν Καιρό; Once Upon A Time) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Arhizo Polemo" (Αρχίζω Πόλεμο; I Declare War) | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Hamena" (Χαμένα; Lost) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Perasmena Xehasmena" (Περασμένα Ξεχασμένα; Forgotten Past) | Giannis Doxas | Charis Andreadis | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (Από Δω Και Πιο Πέρα; From Here To Beyond) | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Ftou Xelefteria! (ft. The Children's Choir Of Spiros Labrou)" (Φτου Ξελευτερία!; We're Free!) | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Ftaime" (Φταίμε; It's Our Fault) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:33 |
| 9. | "1,000,000 Nihtes" (1.000.000 Νύχτες; 1,000,000 Nights) | Smaroula Maragkoudaki | Andreas Mexas | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Argises" (Άργησες; You're Late) | Smaroula Maragkoudaki | Andreas Mexas | 3:29 |
| 11. | "De M' Agapises Pote Sou" (Δεν Μ' Αγάπησες Ποτέ Σου; You've Never Loved Me) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Agio Kalokairi" (Άγιο Καλοκαίρι; Holy Summer) | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 43:33 | |||
Singles
The success of the album was representative of nine out of twelve tracks becoming radio singles, seven of which became music videos.[2] The songs "Ftou Xelefteria" and "Agio Kalokairi" were released only as single at radio.
- "Arhizo Polemo" (I Declare War)
- "Tha Melagholiso" (I'll Be Sad)
- "Hamena" (Lost)
- "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" (Once Upon A Time)
- "Perasmena Xehasmena" (Forgotten Past)
- "1,000,000 Nihtes" (1,000,000 Nights)
- "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (From Here To Beyond)
Credits
Personnel
Charis Andreadis: orchestration (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 10)
Aggelos Avgeris: second vocal (tracks: 6)
Giannis Barakos: bass (tracks: 3, 12)
Giannis Bithikotsis: baglama (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10, 12) || bouzouki (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 10, 11) || cura (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 11)
Charis Chalkitis: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 9, 10)
Nikos Chatzopoulos: violin (tracks: 2, 9, 12)
Rania Dizikiriki: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2)
Antonis Gounaris: cümbüş (tracks: 1, 2, 8) || guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12) || oud (tracks: 10)
Anna Ioannidou: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
Giotis Kiourtsoglou: bass (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 11)
Elli Kokkinou: backing vocals (tracks: 8)
Dimitris Kokotas: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8)
Fedon Lionoudakis: accordion (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12)
Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12)
Thimios Papadopoulos: clarinet (tracks: 12)
Phoebus: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8) || keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Marianda Pieridi: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2)
Orestis Plakidis: keyboards, programming (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 10)
Sandy Politi: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
Antonis Remos: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8) || second vocal (tracks: 10)
Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Dionisis Schinas: backing vocals (tracks: 8)
Eva Tselidou: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2)
Production
Makis Achladiotis (Sierra studio): sound engineer (tracks: 9, 10)
Giannis Aggelakis: make up
Giannis Doulamis: production manager
Dis Graphs: artwork
Giannis Ioannidis (D.P.H.): mastering
Giannis Michailidis: hair styling
Vaggelis Papadopoulos (Sierra studio): sound engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Panagiotis Petronikolos (Sierra studio): mix engineer (all tracks) || sound engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Tasos Vrettos: photographer
Accolades
Arhizo Polemo gained four awards at the Pop Corn Music Awards of 1996:[4]
- Best Album of the Year
- Best Composition (Tha Melagholiso)
- Best Lyrics (Arhizo Polemo)
- Best Folk Dance Track (Perasmena Xehasmena)
References
- "Καίτη Γαρμπή: Η διαφωνία με τον Φοίβο και οι ιστορίες πίσω από τις επιτυχίες της (vids)". Έθνος (in Greek). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- "el:Δείξε μου τον δίσκο σου...να σου πω ποιος είσαι: Καίτη Γαρμπή-Αρχίζω πόλεμο! | GGM Αφιέρωμα". GetGreekMusic (in Greek). 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- "el:40 χρόνια Αθηνόραμα: Οι top δίσκοι της τρίτης δεκαετίας (1996-2005)". Athinorama (in Greek). 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- "el:Βραβεία Ποπ Κορν 1996". Mad.TV (in Greek). 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2019-11-21.