''Klima Tropiko'' (
Greek: ''Κλίμα Τροπικό''; ) is the name of a
Greek album by singer
Anna Vissi
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released in
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and
Cyprus
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in February 1996. It reached 2× Platinum, acclaiming both critical and commercial success and establishing Vissi's image as a
pop icon and
contemporary artist in both
Greece
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and
Cyprus
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.
In 2000,
Hülya Avşar
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covered the song in
Turkish as "Sevdim" ("I loved").
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.
Music
Music and lyrics are by
Nikos Karvelas, Apostolos Diavolikis, and
Natalia Germanou.
Track listing
# "Trelenome (Klima Tropiko)"
(I go crazy (Tropical climate))
# "Ke Ti Egine"
(So what?)
# "Paralio"
(I get paralyzed)
# "Parte Ta Ola"
(Take it all)
# "Oti Mou Zitisis"
(Whatever you ask me)
# "Horevo"
(I dance)
# "S' Agapo M' Agapas"
(I love you, you love me)
# "Ekatommiria"
(Millions)
# "Sentonia"
(Sheets)
# "Agoni Grammi"
(Barren line)
# "Dihasmeno Kormi"
(Divided body)
# "Eleni" (Bonus Track)
(Helen)
Music videos
* "Trelenome (Klima Tropiko)" (Director: Vaggelis Kalaitzidis)
* "Paralio" (Director: )
* "Ke Ti Egine" (Director: George Gavalos)
* "Parte Ta Ola" (Director: George Gavalos)
* "Ekatommiria" (Director: )
* "Sentonia" (Director: Vaggelis Kalaitzidis)
Music Videos
"Trelenome", "Ke Ti Egine", "Parte Ta Ola" and "Sentonia" were released on promotional videos during 1996. "Trelenome" and "Sentonia" were directed by Vangelis Kalaitzis, whereas "Ke Ti Egine" and "Parte Ta Ola" were directed by George Gavalos, all gaining extensive airplay in local
TV stations.
In 2001, when Vissi's first video compilation ''
The Video Collection'' was released, none of the videos was included in the tracklist.
Credits and personnel
;Personnel
*Agapitos - bouzouki on track “Eleni”
*Apostolos Diavolikis - lyrics
*
Natalia Germanou - lyrics
*
Nikos Karvelas - music, lyrics, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums
*Nikos Koliakoudakis - Cretan lyra on track “Agoni Grammi”
*Pantelis Konstantinidis - bouzouki, üti
*Petros Kourtis - percussions, bongos, darambhuka, tambhits, shaker, talking drum, ‘daouli’ drum, reck, bendir, rain
*Panagiotis Kiriazis - drum machine R-808 programming on track “Oti Mou Zitisis”
*Yiannis Lionakis - electric & acoustic guitar, lute, baglamas, tzouras
*Faedon Lionoudakis - accordion
*Andreas Mouzakis - drums
*Sakis Pilatos - bass on track “Eleni”
*Giorgos Tsolakos - keyboards, piano
*Nikos Vardis - bass
*Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet
*
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi (, , ; born 20 December 1957) is a Greek Cypriot singer. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed with Minos EMI#Merger with Minos Matsas ...
- vocals
;Production
*
Nikos Karvelas - production management, arrangements, instrumentation, instrument playing
*Giorgos Ragkos - recording engineering, mixing at Kiriazis Studios
;Design
*Tasos Vrettos - photos
*Yiannis Angelakis - make up
*Yiannis Michaelidis - hair styling
*Yiannis Doxas - cover design
*Michalis Orfanos - cover printing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Charts
References
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Anna Vissi albums
1996 albums
1990s Greek-language albums
Albums produced by Nikos Karvelas
Sony Music Greece albums