Otan Tragoudo Explained

Otan Tragoudo
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Tolis Voskopoulos
Cover:	Otan Tragoudo.jpg
Released:	November, 1976
Recorded:	Athens, studio Polysound, 1976
Genre:	World music, Folk, modern laika
Length:	32:43
Language:	Greek
Label:	Minos EMI
Producer:	Achilleas Theofilou
Prev Title:	Smyrneika Ke Laika
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Eine To Kati Pou Meni
Next Year:	1977

Otan tragoudo (Greek: Όταν τραγουδώ; When I sing) is the name of a studio album by popular Greek singer Tolis Voskopoulos. It was released in November, 1976 by Minos EMI in Greece and it went gold selling over 50,000 units.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Track listing

Side One.

1. "Ego agapo mia" (Εγώ αγαπώ μία) – (Nini Zaha) – 2:36
2. "Na 'tan Thee mou" (Να 'ταν Θεέ μου) feat. Marinella – (Spyros Papavasiliou – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:48
3. "Ine kati teties nichtes" (Είναι κάτι τέτοιες νύχτες) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 3:27
4. "Den katalaves kardia mou" (Δεν κατάλαβες καρδιά μου) feat. Marinella – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 3:09
5. "Parakalo" (Παρακαλώ) – (Dimitris Christopoulos – Sakis Kapiris) – 2:26
6. "Spoudei anthropi" (Σπουδαίοι άνθρωποι) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 2:03

Side Two.

1. "Otan tragoudo" (Όταν τραγουδώ) – (Nikos Ignatiadis – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 3:13
2. "Giati tin agapo" (Γιατί την αγαπώ) – (Nini Zaha) – 3:34
3. "Irthe i ora" (Ήρθε η ώρα) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Manos Koufianakis) – 3:22
4. "Anazitiste tin" (Αναζητήστε την) – (Spyros Papavasiliou – Tasos Economou) – 2:51
5. "Me vrikes se adynati stigmi" (Με βρήκες σε αδύνατη στιγμή) – (Nikos Ignatiadis) – 2:33
6. "Yirna piso agapimeni" (Γύρνα πίσω αγαπημένη) – (Teris Ieremias – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:41

Personnel

• Tolis Voskopoulos – vocals, background vocals
• Marinella – background vocals
• Achilleas Theofilou – producer
• Kostas Klavvas – arranger, conductor on tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 12
• Nikos Ignatiadis – arranger and conductor on tracks 1, 5, 7 and 11
• Spyros Papavasiliou – arranger and conductor on tracks 2 and 10
• Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
• Alinta Mavrogeni – photographer

References

1. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
2. Liner notes, Tolis Voskopoulos – Otan Tragoudo, Minos EMI (Greece): MSM 283, 1976
3. http://vinylmaniac.madblog.gr/note/3138/%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%9B%CE%97%CE%A3-%CE%92%CE%9F%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%A0%CE%9F%CE%A5%CE%9B%CE%9F%CE%A3- TOLIS VOSKOPOULOS – OTAN TRAGOUDO (MINOS MSM 283) 1976
4. http://www.discogs.com/%CE%A4%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%92%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%8C%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD-%CE%A4%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CF%8E/release/3596382 Tolis Voskopoulos – Otan Tragoudo 1976
5. http://www.mygreek.fm/albums/MTExNTM11153/Otan-tragoudo Tolis Voskopoulos – Otan Tragoudo 1976
6. http://www.music-bazaar.com/greek-music/albums/view/id/24579/name/OTAN-TRAGOUDO Tolis Voskopoulos – Otan Tragoudo 1976
7. https://www.scribd.com/doc/12649804/Petros-Dragoumanos-Odigos-Ellinikis-Diskografias Petros Dragoumanos: Odigos Ellinikis Diskografias (Greek Discography Guide) 1950–1990