| Paraksenes Eikones | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Anna Vissi |
| Cover: | Paraksenes_ikones.jpg |
| Released: | December 5, 2003 |
| Genre: | Pop, Modern Laïka, dance |
| Label: | Sony Music Greece/Columbia |
| Prev Title: | X |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Live |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Paraksenes Eikones (Greek: Παράξενες Εικόνες; English: Strange Images) is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi released in Greece and Cyprus on December 5, 2003. The album featured the song "Eisai" that later became Call Me in English and which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2005. The album was later officially released in Turkey and Bulgaria.
The song Treno was awarded song of the year by Arion Awards, IFPI's Greek recorded music awards. The album reached 3× Platinum in Greece and 3× Platinum in Cyprus.[1] Treno also won the Arion Award for Best video clip, and also Song of the Year in both 2003 and 2004 in Cyprus.
It was re-released as Paraksenes Eikones: Summer 2004 Edition in the summer of 2004 with a bonus CD of remixes, which was also sold separately as Remixes 2004. This was Vissi's first album since the 1982's Eimai To Simera Kai Eisai To Chthes that included songs written by other composers besides Nikos Karvelas and also the first album since 1995's O! Kypros not to feature Karvelas entirely either on the composition or on the production part.
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. Tracks from the 2004 repackage, though, were omitted.
Disc 1 and Disc 2 from the original edition along with a third remix CD.
Five songs from the album were made into music videos:
"Min Psahnis Tin Agapi"
The first promo single from the album was released to radio on October 31, 2003.
"Treno"
"Treno" was released to radio stations the day of the album's release. It peaked at number 1 of the official Greek Airplay where it remained for 13 weeks becoming the biggest single of the year. It won the award for Song Of The Year 2003 at the Arion Awards and the music video for the single won the best video award at the 2004 Arion Awards. She also received the best dressed artist in a music video award at the 2004 MAD Video Music Awards.
"Eisai"
The third promo single from the album.
"Psichedelia"
The fourth promotional single from the album.
"Eho Pethanei Gia Sena"
Released as a promo single in April 2004.
"Fevgo" (Cyprus only)
The last promotional single from the album.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2004 | Vitality Music | ||
| Greece | December 5, 2003 | Sony/Columbia | CD | Original release |
| June 2004 | Summer 2004 Edition | |||
| Cyprus | December 5, 2003 | CD | Original release | |
| June 2004 | Summer 2004 Edition | |||
| Turkey | March 10, 2004[2] | Cassette | Original release | |
| March 24, 2004 | CD |
Paraksenes Eikones was released in Greece and Cyprus in December 2003. It became 2× Platinum in Greece in April 2004, and 3× Platinum in Cyprus in May 2004.
| Chart | Providers | Peak Position | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart | IFPI | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| Cypriot Albums Chart | All Records Top 20 | 1 | 3× Platinum |