Profiteies (trans. Προφητείες; Prophecies) is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi.
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Released | 8 December 1999 | |||
Recorded | Phase One studio | |||
Genre | Contemporary laika, Pop, Electronic | |||
Length | 1:09:49 | |||
Language | Greek | |||
Label | Minos EMI | |||
Producer | Achilleas Theofilou | |||
Despina Vandi chronology | ||||
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Singles from Profiteies | ||||
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It was released in Greece οn 8 December 1999 by Minos EMI and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in two days, selling 70,000 copies and become the best selling album by a female artist for 1999. In 2000, it sold 80,000 copies plus and managed to become triple-platinum, selling 150,000 copies overall. Also, it stayed at number 1 of the IFPI charts for five weeks. It also became triple-platinum in Cyprus, selling 20,000 copies.[2][3][4]
The song "Sta 'Dosa Ola" from the album was ranked by Alpha TV show Chart Show as the 24 most successful Greek love song in Greece during 1980-2009, as well as the 6th most successful break-up song from 1980-2010.[5][6]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως Τολμηρό; Extremely Bold) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:36 |
2. | "Profiteies" (Προφητείες; Prophecies) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:26 |
3. | "To Koritsaki Sou" (Το Κοριτσάκι Σου; Your Little Girl) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:10 |
4. | "Kleinomai" (Κλείνομαι; I'm Closing Into Myself) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:55 |
5. | "Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα Αγέρι; Breeze Blow) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:40 |
6. | "Giatriko" (Γιατρικό; Medicine) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:15 |
7. | "Parata Me" (Παράτα Με; Leave Me Alone) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:08 |
8. | "A Pa Pa" (Α Πα Πα; A Pa Pa) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:12 |
9. | "Sta 'Dosa Ola" (Στα 'Δωσα Όλα; I've Given Everything To You) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:26 |
10. | "Rotao Poia" (Ρωτάω Ποια; I'm Asking Who) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:19 |
11. | "Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα; Opposites) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:05 |
12. | "Horis Esena" (Χωρίς Εσένα; Without You) | Giannis Parios | Phoebus | 4:42 |
13. | "Xenodoheio" (Ξενοδοχείο; Hotel) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:03 |
14. | "Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι; Little Switch) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:07 |
15. | "Spania" (Σπάνια; Rarely) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:39 |
16. | "Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε Ένα Ευχαριστώ; Not Even One "Thank You") | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:06 |
Total length: | 1:09:49 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Version |
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Greece | 8 December 1999 | CD, Digital download[7] | Minos EMI | Original |
8 December 1999 | CD | Collector's edition | ||
Cyprus | 8 December 1999 | CD, Digital download | Original | |
Turkey | 2000 | CD, MC | Turkish edition |
Chart | Providers | Peak position |
Certification |
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Greek Albums Chart | IFPI[8] | 1 | 3×Platinum |
Cypriot Album Chart | Musical Paradise Top 10 | 1 | 3×Platinum |
Christina Argiri: backing vocals (tracks: 15)
Hakan Bingolou: säz (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 14, 15)
Giannis Bithikotsis: baglama, bouzouki (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 16) || mandolin (tracks: 7, 16) || tzoura (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 14)
Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Achilleas Dantilis: strings (tracks: 8)
Pavlos Diamantopoulos: backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Akis Diximos: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13) || second vocal (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 9, 14)
Kostas Doxas: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Panagiotis Drakopoulos: saxophone (tracks: 11, 13)
Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15) || second vocal (tracks: 5)
Fedon Lionoudakis: accordion (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 14)
Andreas Mouzakis: backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15)
Phoebus: keyboards, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) || orchestration (all tracks) || strings (tracks: 8)
Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15)
Thanasis Vasilopoulos: clarinet (tracks: 2, 8, 15) || ney (tracks: 15)
Alexandros Vourazelis: keyboards, programming (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16)
Nikos Zervas: keyboards (tracks: 15)
Martha Zioga: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Thodoris Chrisanthopoulos (Fabelsound): mastering
Vaggelis Siapatis: sound engineer
Giorgos Stampolis: editing, sound engineer
Achilleas Theofilou: executive producer
Manolis Vlachos: mix engineer, sound engineer
Alexandros Vourazelis: sound engineer
Katia Dimopoulou: art direction
Panos Kallitsis: hair styling, make up
Manolis Kalogeropoulos: photographer
Maria Pitsokou: photo processing
Tasos Vrettos: photographer
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
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