Marinella & Athenians

Marinella & Athenians
Studio album by
Marinella
ReleasedCountry flag 26 July 1977
RecordedAthens, 1977, studio Polysound
GenreWorld music, folk, Éntekhno
Length37:14
LanguageGreek
LabelPolyGram Greece, Philips
ProducerPhilippos Papatheodorou
Marinella chronology
Alli Mia Fora
(1976) 		Marinella & Athenians
(1977) 		I Marinella Tou Simera
(1978)

Marinella & Athenians (Greek: Μαρινέλλα & Αθηναίοι) is a studio album by popular Greek singer Marinella. It was released on 26 July 1977 by PolyGram Records in Greece and it went gold selling over 50,000 units.[1][2][3][4] Marinella was accompanied by the Greek musical group of The Athenians (by Philippos Papatheodorou, Kostas Trouptsios, Spyros Livieratos)[5] and Tzavara Twins (Nikos and Giorgos Tzavaras).[6][7] This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1995 by PolyGram.[8][9][10][11]

Track listing

Side One.
  1. "Antio" – (Αντίο; Good-bye) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:17
  2. "Ke tora ti echis na pis" (Και τώρα τι έχεις να πεις; What do you have to say now?) – (Nini Zaha) – 2:58
  3. "Tha 'thela na isoun (Agapi mou)" (Θα 'θελα να ήσουν; I'd like you to be) – (Giorgos Hadjinasios – Nikos Vrettos) – 3:34
  4. "I galaria" (Η γαλαρία; The balcony) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 2:19
  5. "Ine aplo" (Είναι απλό; It is simple) – (Kostas Hatzis – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:41
  6. "Afise me na s' agapo" (Άφησέ με να σ' αγαπώ; Let me love you) – (Stelios Zafeiriou – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 3:14
    • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora.
Side Two.
  1. "Tora tipota" (Τώρα τίποτα; Now, nothing) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 4:27
    • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora.
  2. "Pare me konta sou" (Πάρε με κοντά σου; Take me close to you) – (Giorgos Hadjinasios – Michalis Bourboulis) – 3:30
  3. "Tha tragoudiso" (Θα τραγουδήσω; I will sing) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:55
    • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora.
  4. "Anthropi – anthropi" (Άνθρωποι – άνθρωποι; People – people) – (Nini Zaha – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:16
  5. "Den eim' ego" (Δεν είμ' εγώ; It isn't me) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:37
  6. "Svise to fos" (Σβήσε το φως; Switch off the light) – (Philippos Papatheodorou as Giannis Axiotis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:26

Personnel

  • Marinella – vocals
  • The Athenians and Tzavara Twins – background vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11
  • Philippos Papatheodorou – producer
  • Kostas Klavvas – arranger, conductor
  • Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
  • Alinta Mavrogeni – photographer
  • Antonis Kanavakis – artwork

References

  1. ^ Liner notes, Marinella – Marinella & Athenians, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 9112013, 1977
  2. ^ Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
  3. ^ Compilation album Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, PolyGram Greece: 1715636, 2006
  4. ^ MARINELLA – ATHENIANS (PHILIPS 9112013) 1977 at vinylmaniac.madblog.gr (in greek)
  5. ^ Billboard – Marinella & The Athenians (November 6, 1976) by Lefty Kongalides
  6. ^ Compilation album's booklet Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Words are pointless – 50 Years of song), Marinella, Universal – PolyGram Greece: 1733687, 2007
  7. ^ Compilation album I Foni Ke O Mythos – 30 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, Mercury – PolyGram Greece: 534828, 1997
  8. ^ Liner notes, Marinella & Athenians (CD re-release), Marinella, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 7314 5284 7720, 1995
  9. ^ "Musical CD profile 1995". Musical.gr. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  10. ^ iTunes Music – Marinella & Athenians 1977
  11. ^ Marinella & Athenians 1977 at mygreek.fm