Tolmo Explained

Tolmo
Type:	studio
Artist:	Marinella
Cover:	Marinella_1988_Tolmo_Cover.png
Released:	December 1988
Recorded:	Athens, studio Polysound, 1988
Genre:	World music, folk, pop
Length:	34:11
Language:	Greek
Label:	Minos EMI
Producer:	Achilleas Theofilou
Prev Title:	Marinella & Kostas Hatzis – Synantisi
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Ise Mia Thiella
Next Year:	1989

Tolmo (Greek: Τολμώ; I dare) is the name of a studio album by popular Greek singer Marinella. It was released in December 1988 by Minos EMI in Greece and it went gold selling over 50,000 units.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The original release was in stereo on vinyl and cassette.^[4] The album was released on CD in January 1989 and was re-released in 1994.^{[5] [6] [7]} On 1 October 2002 was re-issued on a CD compilation album, together with the 1989 album Ise Mia Thiella by Minos EMI, under the label of Capitol Records.^{[8] [9]}

Track listing

Side One

1. "Tolmo" (Τολμώ; I dare) – (Alexis Papadimitriou – Evi Droutsa) – 3:02
2. "Ah ke na ginomoun i agapi sou" (Αχ και να γινόμουν η αγάπη σου; If only I became your love) – (Giorgos Niarchos – Argiro Sofou) – 2:43
3. "Koursa thanatou" in duet with Yiannis Parios (Κούρσα θανάτου; Race of death) – (Alexis Papadimitriou – Evi Droutsa) – 3:05
4. "Emis teriazoume" (Εμείς ταιριάζουμε; We suit each other) – (Giorgos Niarchos – Thanos Sofos) – 2:59
5. "Tha kerdiso i tha chaso" (Θα κερδίσω ή θα χάσω; I'll win or I'll lose) – (Nikos Ignatiadis – Evi Droutsa) – 3:25
6. "Ke ta lipa" (Και τα λοιπά; Et cetera) – (Alexis Papadimitriou – Evi Droutsa) – 3:01

Side Two

1. "Na m' agapas (Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire)" (Να μ' αγαπάς; Love me) in duet with Yiannis Parios – (David Foster – Yiannis Parios) – 3:08
2. "Thelo na ziso" (Θέλω να ζήσω; I want to live) – (Giorgos Niarchos – Thanos Sofos – Napoleon Eleftheriou) – 2:57
3. "Paradigmatos charin" (Παραδείγματος χάριν; For example) – (Alexis Papadimitriou – Evi Droutsa) – 2:43
4. "Agapi" (Αγάπη; Love) – (Giorgos Niarchos – Thanos Sofos) – 2:46
5. "Den iparchi “Den mporo"" (Δεν υπάρχει «Δεν μπορώ»; There's no such thing as “I can't") – (Alexis Papadimitriou – Evi Droutsa) – 2:44
6. "Poso s' agapo" (Πόσο σ' αγαπώ; How much I love you) feat. Yiannis Parios – (Nikos Lavranos – Yiannis Parios) – 3:38

Personnel

• Marinella – vocals, background vocals
• Yiannis Parios – vocals, background vocals
• Katerina Adamantidou, Litsa Giagousi, Stelios Goulielmos – background vocals
• Achilleas Theofilou – producer
• Haris Andreadis – arranger, conductor
• Alexis Papadimitriou – arranger on "Den iparchi “Den mporo""
• Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
• Dinos Diamantopoulos – photographer

Notes and References

1. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
2. Liner notes, Marinella – Tolmo, Minos EMI: 750, 1988
3. https://www.discogs.com/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CE%A4%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BC%CF%8E/release/4386808 Marinella – Tolmo 1988
4. https://www.discogs.com/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CE%A4%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BC%CF%8E/release/5397524 Marinella – Tolmo (Cassette)
5. Liner notes, Tolmo (CD release), Marinella, Minos EMI: MCD 750, January 1989
6. https://www.discogs.com/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CE%A4%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BC%CF%8E/release/7606761 Marinella – Tolmo (CD) 1989
7. https://www.discogs.com/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CE%A4%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BC%CF%8E/release/5912303 Marinella – Tolmo (CD) Re-release 1994
8. Liner notes, Marinella – Ise Mia Thiella & Tolmo, Minos EMI: 543074-2, 2002
9. http://www.studio52.gr/info_gr.asp?infoID=00000q0b Ise Mia Thiella & Tolmo (2 albums on 1 CD)