''Eimai'' (; ) is the name of a Greek album by singer

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released in

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and

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in 1990 by CBS Greece.

Background

The

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of the song "Perimeno Tilefonima Sou" is a tribute to the musical ''

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'' by

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. The album's proposed title was ''Ipervoles'' (''Exaggerations''), but finally the title of the first track was opted for instead. The music video for the album's first single, "Fos", shot in late 1990 in the area of

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, is noted as being one of the first ever large-scale music video production in Greece. Vissi is portrayed as Esmeralda from

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's classic novel ''

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'', published in 1831.

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's part was portrayed by the video's director Nikos Soulis. The music video for the second single, "Ena Sou Leo", was initially based on Greek Hollywood actress

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's famous scene from the film

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, where, following the movie's plot, Vissi is finally killed by her boyfriend. After production was over, Vissi and

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decided that it was scandalously raw for the Greek market, so they re-filmed it with Vissi singing in the rain. Korais Square in

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was chosen as the filming location. Despite being a simple video, it was widely acclaimed by fans. Both videos were selected for digital release on 2001's '' The Video Collection''. The album itself was commercially and critically acclaimed, with sales reaching Gold status, selling approximately 50,000 copies and becoming one of the most commercial Greek albums of

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. In 1997, it was re-released for the

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market as a part of the ''OK! Budget Price'' series Sony Music Greece launched at the time. 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.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Nikos Karvelas. # "Ime" (I am) # "Adika" (Unjustly) # "Fos" (Light) # "Perimeno Tilefonima Sou" (I'm waiting for your call) # "Ipopsies" (Suspicions) # "Ena Sou Leo" (I tell you one thing) # "I Zoi Sinehizete" (Life goes on) # "Ipervoles" (Exaggerations) # "Ksehnas" (You forget) # "Mono Ena Thavma" (Only a miracle)

Singles

* "Fos" * "Ena Sou Leo" * "Ime" * "Adika" * "Ipervoles"

Credits and personnel

;Personnel *

- music, lyrics *Tony Kontaxakis - electric guitar (Core Amps) *

- vocals *Kostas Thomaïdis - mandolin ;Production *

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- production management *Nikos Karvelas - arrangements, instrument playing *Manolis Vlachos - computer programming, recording engineering, remixing at Studio IN ;Design *Dinos Diamantopoulos - photos *Achilleas Charitos - styling, make up *Akis D. Gounaris - cover design *AKMI - films *Orfanos-Skaltsas - printing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

References

{{Authority control Anna Vissi albums 1991 albums 1990s Greek-language albums Sony Music Greece albums Albums produced by Nikos Karvelas