Albania (Greek: Αλβανία) is the name of a studio album by popular Greek singer Marinella. It was released on 9 October 1973 by PolyGram Records in Greece[1][2][3] and all songs composed by Giorgos Katsaros with lyrics by Pythagoras, about the Greco-Italian War of '40.[4][5][6] Marinella made their debut performance with a concert in the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, conducted by Giorgos Katsaros, on the eve of Ohi Day, with live streaming by EIRT, on 27 October 1973.[7][8]

Albania
Studio album by Marinella
Released	9 October 1973
Recorded	Athens, 1973, studio Polysound
Genre	World music, Folk, Éntekhno
Length	30:17
Language	Greek
Label	PolyGram Greece, Philips
Producer	Philippos Papatheodorou
Marinella chronology
Mia Vradia Me Tin Marinella No. 2 (1973) Albania (1973) Marinella Gia Panta (1974)

This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1994 by PolyGram.[9][10] In 2007, Universal Music Greece granted a licensed re-release to Athens-based Espresso newspaper for their Chrysi Diskothiki (Golden Record Library), the re-release contained the same tracks as the original album.

Track listing

Side One.

1. "Dio pedia ap' to Vrachori" (Δυο παιδιά απ' το Βραχώρι; Two children from Vrachori) – 2:18
2. "I Ipirotisses" (Οι Ηπειρώτισσες; Women of Epirus) – 2:23
3. "O efedros" (Ο έφεδρος; The drafted sub-lieutenant) – 3:37
4. "Mana tha tous perimeni" (Μάνα θα τους περιμένει; A mother will be waiting) – 2:08
5. "Gramma ap' to Metopo" (Γράμμα απ' το Μέτωπο; Letter from the Front) – 3:10
6. "Pirame t' Argyrokastro" (Πήραμε τ' Αργυρόκαστρο; We took Argyrokastro) – 3:03

Side Two.

1. "O Napolitanos" (Ο Ναπολιτάνος; The Neapolitan) – 2:38
2. "Enas Thessalos fantaros" (Ένας Θεσσαλός φαντάρος; A soldier from Thessaly) – 2:44
3. "Nihta evlogimeni" (Νύχτα ευλογημένη; Blessed night) – 2:17
4. "I katarrefsi" (Η κατάρρευση; The collapse) – 2:07
5. "I opisthohorisi" (Η οπισθοχώρηση; The setback) – 2:36
6. "Mana mou kripse to spathi (Krata mana)" (Μάνα μου κρύψε το σπαθί; Mother, hide the sword) – 2:37

Personnel

• Marinella – vocals, background vocals
• Philippos Papatheodorou – producer
• Giorgos Katsaros – arranger, conductor
• Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
• Nikos Petropoulos – artwork

References