Empnefsi!
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| Released | 9 December 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Label | CBS Greece | |||
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Empnefsi!(Greek:Έμπνευση!;English:Inspiration!) is the name of a Greek album by singerAnna Vissi.It was released inGreeceandCyprusin December 1988 byCBS Greece.It featured tenpopsongs, written by her then-husbandNikos Karvelas.
Background and release[edit]
The lead singleEmpnefsi( "Inspiration" ) was met with success, rising to the top of the charts. The song is considered a Greek 80s pop standard. TracksHoula Houp( "Hula hoop") andEfimerides( "Newspapers" ) were also aired in the Greek media.
The album met with commercial success, selling approximately 50,000 copies and reached Gold status.[1]
It was released onCDin early 1989. In the same year, the vinylLPwas released inSpainunder theEpiclabel. In 1997, the CD was re-released for the Greek market as a part of theOK! Budget PriceseriesSony Music Greecelaunched at the time.
In 2019, the album was selected for inclusion in the Panik Gold box setThe Legendary Recordings 1982-2019.The release came after Panik's acquisition rights of Vissi's back catalogue from her previous record companySony 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.
Track listing[edit]
All music and lyrics by Nikos Karvelas.
- "Empnefsi"(Inspiration)
- "Amore"(Amore)
- "San Dolofonos Maniakos"(Like a maniac killer)
- "Londino"(London)
- "Den Thelo Na Se Vlepo Sihna"(I don't want to see you frequently)
- "Ohi"(No)
- "Efimerides"(Newspapers)
- "Houla - Houp"(Hula hoop)
- "Oi 9 Stous 10 Horizoune"(9 out of 10 break up)
- "San Mpalaki Tou Tennis"(Like a tennis ball)
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[2]
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References[edit]
- ^"Biography".AnnaVissiLive. Archived fromthe originalon October 5, 2010.RetrievedSeptember 9,2010.
- ^Empnefsi!(LP, Vinyl, CD).Anna Vissi.CBS. 1997. 463307 2.
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