Sto Kokkino Explained
Sto Kokkino (Greek: Στο Κόκκινο; English: In The Red) is the third studio album by Greek artist, Elli Kokkinou. It was released on 15 May 2003 by Heaven Music and certified gold in the summer, but after five months gained platinum certification, selling 40,000 units. The album was written by Phoebus, with remaining lyrics by Natalia Germanou and Vaggelis Konstantinidis.[1] [2]
Singles
The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into music videos, except the song "Erota Mou", and gained a lot of airplay.
- "Masai"
- "De Ginetai" (It's Impossible)
- "Sorry"
- "Agori Mou" (My Boy)
- "Thelo Tosa Na Sou Po" (I Want To Tell You So Much)
- "Kosmotheoria" (Worldview)
- "Erota Mou" (My Love)
- "Afto To Kalokairi" (This Summer)
Credits
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Personnel
- Dimos Beke – backing vocals (tracks: 3)
- Hakan Bingolou – oud, säz (tracks: 4)
- Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 11, 12) / cura (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 11) / baglama (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 11)
- Panagiotis Charamis – bass (tracks: 9)
- Giorgos Chatzopoulos – guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- Akis Diximos – second vocal (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12)
- Rania Dizikiriki – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13)
- Antonis Gounaris – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 2) / guitars (tracks: 2, 7)
- Trifon Koutsourelis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13) / guitars (tracks: 7, 13)
- Alex Leon – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 9)
- Fedon Lionoudakis – accordion (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 12)
- Alex Panagi – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 9, 13)
- Phoebus – orchestration (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12) / programming, keyboards, claps (tracks: 1) / backing vocals (tracks: 1, 3)
- Giorgos Roilos – percussion (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 12)
- Vaggelis Siapatis – backing vocals, claps (tracks: 1)
- Giorgos Stabolis – backing vocals (tracks: 3) / claps (tracks: 1)
- Antigoni Tsiplakidou – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 5)
- Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet (tracks: 4)
- Martha Zioga – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Production
- Al Giga – styling
- Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
- Konstantinos Kagkas – hair styling
- Giorgos Klaromenos – imagine director
- Lefteris Neromiliotis – mix engineer
- Phoebus – executive producer
- Panos Pitsilidis – art direction
- Vaggelis Siapatis – computer editing, sound engineer
- Giorgos Stabolis – computer editing
- Katerina Tsatsani – photographer
- Alexis Valourdos – imagine director
- Manolis Vlachos – mix engineer
Charts
Sto Kokkino made its debut at number 1 on the 'Top 50 Greek Albums' charts by IFPI.[3]
After months, it was certified platinum according to sales.
Sto Kokkino: Platinum Edition
Sto Kokkino: Platinum Edition is the re-release of third studio album Sto Kokkino by Greek artist, Elli Kokkinou. It was released on 27 October 2004 by Heaven Music and received double-platinum certification, selling other 40,000 units. Ιn one of the songs featuring Giorgos Tsalikis. It also includes a DVD with music videos, photos, and interviews.[4]
DVD
DVD contains the video clips of following songs:
- "Kosmotheoria"
- "Sorry"
- "De Ginetai"
- "Afto To Kalokeri + MAD Version"
- "Erota Mou + Agori Mou" (medley)
- "To Gucci Ton Masai" (ft. Giorgos Mazonakis)
- "Thelo Tosa Na Sou Po" (ft. Nino)
Singles
The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into music videos, except the song "Gine", and gained a lot of airplay.
- "Gine" (Become)
- "Bye Bye"
- "Tha Perimeno" (I'll Wait)
Credits
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Personnel
- Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura, baglama (tracks: 2, 4)
- Victoria Chalkiti – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 3)
- Akis Diximos – second vocal (tracks: 1, 2)
- Nektarios Georgiadis – backing vocals (tracks: 1)
- Antonis Gounaris – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 2) / guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4) / cura (tracks: 3)
- Trifon Koutsourelis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4)
- Andreas Mouzakis – drums (tracks: 1, 3)
- Alex Panagi – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3)
- Phoebus – orchestration (tracks: 1, 3)
- Giorgos Roilos – percussion (tracks: 2)
- Martha Zioga – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3)
Production
- Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
- Konstantinos Kagkas – hair styling
- Vaggelis Kiris – photographer
- Vanesa Koutsopodiotou – make up
- Vaggelis Papadopoulos – sound engineer
- Panagiotis Petronikolos – mix engineer
- Phoebus – executive producer
- Panos Pitsilidis – art direction
- Thodoris Psiachos – photographer
- Vaggelis Siapatis – computer editing, sound engineer
- Katerina Tsatsani – photographer
Charts
Sto Kokkino: Platinum Edition made its debut at number 3 on the 'Top 50 Greek Albums' charts by IFPI.[5]
After months, it was certified double-platinum according to sales.
Notes and References
- Web site: ΕΛΛΗ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟΥ – ΣΤΟ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟ . 2022-12-12 . Φοίβος . en-US.
- Web site: Ελληνικό Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20030806180948/http://www.ifpi.gr:80/chart04.htm . 2003-08-06 .
- Web site: Ελληνικό Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20041020035546/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart05.htm . 2004-10-20 .
- Web site: ΕΛΛΗ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟΥ – PLATINUM EDITION . 2022-12-12 . Φοίβος . en-US.
- Web site: Ελληνικό Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20050608022052/http://www.ifpi.gr:80/chart05.htm . 2005-06-08 .
