Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies Explained
Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies (Greek: Καζαντζίδης & Μαρινέλλα – Μεγάλες Επιτυχίες; The great hits of Kazantzidis and Marinella) is the name of a studio album by popular Greek singers Stelios Kazantzidis and Marinella. It is their first joint studio album and was released in 1964 by Odeon/Minos EMI in Greece.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] All songs were released on 45 rpm vinyl records in 1964–65.
Track listing
- Side One.
- "Ta moutzouromena cheria" (Τα μουτζουρωμένα χέρια; Soiled hands) – (Stelios Kazantzidis – Stefanos Vartanis)
- "Dichos filous, dichos mana" (Δίχως φίλους, δίχως μάνα; Without friends and mother) – (Kazantzidis – Kostas Psichogios)
- "Papoutsi apo ton topo sou" (Παπούτσι από τον τόπο σου; A shoe from your place) – (Theodoros Derveniotis – Kostas Virvos)
- "Osi glika echoun ta chili sou" (Όση γλύκα έχουν τα χείλη σου; The sweetness of your lips) – (Apostolos Kaldaras)
- "Mi kles glikia manoula mou" (Μη κλαις γλυκιά μανούλα μου; Don't cry, my sweet mother) – (Stelios Kazantzidis – Ioannis Vassilopoulos)
- "Svise to fos" (Σβήσε το φως; Turn off the light) – (Theodoros Derveniotis – Kostas Virvos)
- Side Two.
- "Ta chili sou osa ki' an poun" (Τα χείλη σου όσα κι αν πουν; Whatever your lips may say) – (Mpampis Mpakalis – Stavros Kaxos)
- "Niotho mia kourasi varia" (Νιώθω μια κούραση βαριά; I feel very tired) – (Stelios Kazantzidis – Ioannis Vassilopoulos)
- "Ap' ta cheria mou s' arpazoun" (Απ' τα χέρια μου σ' αρπάζουν; They grabbed you out of my hands) – (Mpampis Mpakalis – Panagiotis Tzochaderos)
- "Ki' an gelao ine psema" (Κι αν γελάω είναι ψέμα; If I laugh it's a lie) – (Stelios Kazantzidis – Evaggelos Atraidis)
- "To treno Germanias – Athinon" (Το τρένο Γερμανίας – Αθηνών; The Germany-Athens train) – (Stelios Kazantzidis)
- "Aponi zoi" (Άπονη ζωή; Heartless life) – (Stavros Xarchakos – Lefteris Papadopoulos)
Personnel
- Stelios Kazantzidis – vocals
- Marinella – vocals, background vocals
- Mpampis Mpakalis – arranger and conductor on tracks 7 and 9
- Theodoros Derveniotis – arranger and conductor on tracks 3 and 6
- Stelios Kazantzidis – arranger and conductor on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10 and 11
- Apostolos Kaldaras – arranger and conductor on "Osi glika echoun ta chili sou"
- Stavros Xarchakos – arranger and conductor on "Aponi zoi"
- Karapatsopoulos Photography – photographer
- Minos EMI – producer
Notes and References
- Liner notes, Kazantzidis & Marinella, Stelios Kazantzidis, Marinella, Odeon – Minos EMI: OMCG 11, 1964
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/12649804/Petros-Dragoumanos-Odigos-Ellinikis-Diskografias Petros Dragoumanos: Odigos Ellinikis Diskografias (Greek Discography Guide) 1950–1990
- Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
- http://vinyl.gr/Odeon%20(33)%201.html Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies (OMCG 11) 1964
- http://vinyl.gr/Stelios%20Kazantzidis%2033%20strofes.html Stelios Kazantzidis – Discography (on 33 rpm vinyl records)
