Synantisi Explained

Synantisi
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Marinella & Kostas Hatzis
Border:	yes
Released:	29 July 1987 (Greece)
Recorded:	Athens, 1987, studio Polysound
Genre:	World music, folk, Éntekhno
Length:	33:32
Language:	Greek
Label:	PolyGram Greece, Philips
Producer:	Philippos Papatheodorou

Synantisi (Greek: Συνάντηση; Encounter) is the name of a studio album by popular Greek singers Marinella and Kostas Hatzis.^[1] The album is entirely composed by Kostas Hatzis and it was released on 29 July 1987 by PolyGram Records in Greece.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 2001 by Mercury – Universal Music Greece.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Track listing

Side One.

1. "Tora zo" (Τώρα ζω; Now I live) – (Lyrics by Giannis Tzouanopoulos) – 4:11
2. "Ithaki" (Ιθάκη; Ithaca) – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 3:00
3. "Ta “S' agapo" sou ena soro" (Τα “Σ' αγαπώ" σου ένα σωρό; A pile of your "I love you") – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 3:21
4. "Tipota" (Τίποτα; Nothing) – (Lyrics by Dimos Valsamis) – 2:55
5. "Doksa to Theo kala pername" (Δόξα τω Θεώ καλά περνάμε; Thank God, we have a good time) – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 2:40
6. "Itan archi" (Ήταν αρχή; It was the beginning) – (Lyrics by Xenofontas Fileris) – 1:52

Side Two.

1. "Na 'tan o kosmos mia kalpi" (Να 'ταν ο κόσμος μια κάλπη; If the world was a ballot box) – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 3:05
2. "Pote den ipa charopo tragoudi" (Ποτέ δεν είπα χαρωπό τραγούδι; I never sang a cheerful song) – (Lyrics by Kostas Hatzis) – 3:05
3. "Tima ti mana mou" (Τίμα τη μάνα μου; Honor my mother) – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 2:56
4. "O kalyteros mou filos" (Ο καλύτερος μου φίλος; My best friend) – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 2:50
5. "Mas kopsan to fos" (Μας κόψαν το φως; They cut off our light) – (Lyrics by Sotia Tsotou) – 2:43
6. "An" (Αν; If) – (Lyrics by Thanasis Reppas) – 2:54

Personnel

• Marinella – vocals, background vocals
• Kostas Hatzis – vocals, background vocals
• Haris Andreadis – arranger, conductor
• Philippos Papatheodorou – producer
• Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
• Dinos Diamantopoulos – photographer
• Petros Paraschis – artwork

References

1. Web site: Marinella – Synantisi Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .
2. Liner notes, Marinella & Kostas Hatzis – Synantisi, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 832756, 1987
3. Compilation album Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, Universal – PolyGram Greece: 1715636, 2006
4. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
5. Compilation album I Foni Ke O Mythos – 30 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, Mercury – PolyGram Greece: 534828, 1997
6. Compilation album's booklet Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Words are pointless – 50 Years of song), Marinella, Universal – PolyGram Greece: 1733687, 2007
7. https://www.scribd.com/doc/12649804/Petros-Dragoumanos-Odigos-Ellinikis-Diskografias Petros Dragoumanos: Odigos Ellinikis Diskografias (Greek Discography Guide) 1950–1990
8. Liner notes, Synantisi (CD re-release), Marinella, Kostas Hatzis, Mercury – Universal Music Greece: 832756-2, 2001
9. http://www.discogs.com/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CE%9A%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%A7%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%AE%CF%82-%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7/release/3567883 Marinella & Kostas Hatzis – Synantisi 1987
10. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/synantisi/id166057362 iTunes Music – Marinella & Kostas Hatzis: Synantisi 1987
11. http://www.music-bazaar.com/greek-music/albums/view/id/22265/name/SINANDISI Marinella & Kostas Hatzis – Synantisi 1987