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Kirios ma ke alitis

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Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis
Κύριος Μα... Και Αλήτης
Studio album by
ReleasedSep 9, 2013
RecordedPower Music studio (Athens)
New Sound studio (Thessaloniki)
GenreContemporary Laïka, Rock
Length43:50
LanguageGreek
LabelThe Spicy Effect
ProducerPhoebus
Vasilis Karras chronology
Teatro Music Hall
(2012)
Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis
Κύριος Μα... Και Αλήτης

(2013)
Epilogi Mou
(2014)
Singles from Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis
  1. "Agapo Ta Lathos Atoma"
    Released: 13 March 2013
  2. "Ti Na Mas Peis"
    Released: 26 June 2013
  3. "Perastika Tis"
    Released: 11 September 2013

Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis (Greek: Κύριος Μα... Και Αλήτης; English: Main But... Also A Bum) is the fortieth studio album by Greek singer Vasilis Karras.

It was released on 8 September 2013 as a covermount with Greek newspaper, Real News, and from 9 September 2013 to all music stores by The Spicy Effect, in Greece. The album was recorded in Athens and Thessaloniki and was the fourth time that Vasilis collaborate with Phoebus. It received sevenfold platinum certification, selling 73,400 units with the newspaper's release and over 84,000 units overall.[1][2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ti Na Mas Peis" (Τι Να Μας Πεις; What Do You Tell Us)PhoebusPhoebus3:42
2."Agapo Ta Lathos Atoma" (Αγαπώ Τα Λάθος Άτομα; I Love The Wrong People)PhoebusPhoebus4:19
3."Perastika Tis" (Περαστικά Της; Get Well Of Her)PhoebusPhoebus2:53
4."Diskole Mou Haraktira" (Δύσκολε Μου Χαρακτήρα; My Difficult Character)PhoebusPhoebus3:37
5."Parakmi" (Παρακμή; Decline)Vasilis KarrasPhoebus3:28
6."Melagholiki Mou Agapi" (Μελαγχολική Μου Αγάπη; My Melancholy Love)PhoebusPhoebus3:48
7."180 Moires" (180 Μοίρες; 180 Degrees)PhoebusPhoebus3:11
8."Trapouloharta" (Τραπουλόχαρτα; Playing Cards)PhoebusPhoebus4:07
9."Ti Allo" (Τι Άλλο; What Else)PhoebusPhoebus3:50
10."Katedafizetai" (Κατεδαφίζεται; Demolished)Eleni GiannatsouliaPhoebus3:28
11."Apousiazo" (Απουσιάζω; I'm Not Here)Eleni GiannatsouliaPhoebus3:44
12."Kati Parapano" (Κάτι Παραπάνω; More Than That)PhoebusPhoebus3:31
Total length:43:50

Credits

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Personnel

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Alexandros Arkadopoulos: clarinet (tracks: 2)

Giorgos Atmatsidis: lyre (tracks: 9)

Romeos Avlastimidis: violin (tracks: 2)

Eleanna Azouki: backing vocals (tracks: 9)

Christos Bousdoukos: violin (tracks: 5)

Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Akis Diximos: second vocal || backing vocals (tracks: 3, 9)

Kostas Doxas: backing vocals (tracks: 9)

Charis Galanis: backing vocals (tracks: 3, 9)

Vahan Galstyan: clarinet, duduk (tracks: 8)

Antonis Gounaris: guitars, keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 12)

Telis Kafkas: bass (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Vasilis Nikolopoulos: drums (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9) || keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Thimios Papadopoulos: flute (tracks: 4)

Thanasis Petrelis: baglama (tracks: 7, 9, 10) || bouzouki (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) || säz (tracks: 6, 8, 11) || tzoura (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Phoebus: keyboards (tracks: 2, 9) || orchestration (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11) || programming (tracks: 9)

Stefania Rizou: backing vocals (tracks: 9)

Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 2, 11)

Production

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Giannis Gkiouras (New Sound studio): sound engineer [vocals] (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Vasilis Nikolopoulos (Power Music studio): mix engineer

Phoebus: executive producer, mix engineer

Vaggelis Siapatis (Power Music studio): coordinatior, editing, sound engineer

Paul Stefanidis (Viking Lounge studio): mastering

Cover

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Manolis Chiotis: photographer [back cover]

Kostas Gkoras: photographer [booklet, front cover]

You And I: art direction

Notes

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  • The vocals at tracks 1, 2, 3 and 12 were recorded at Power Music Studio.
  • The vocals at tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were recorded at Studio New Sound, a Giannis Gkiouras's studio at Thessaloniki.
  • The drums were recorded at Studio Sierra.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Chart performance

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Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis, after a month on the charts, it was certified 7×Platinum by IFPI.[4]

Chart Peak

position

Certification
Greece Top 20 1 7×Platinum

References

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  1. ^ ""Κύριος μα και αλήτης" | Βασίλης Καρράς & Φοίβος κυκλοφορούν το νέο τους δίσκο" (in Greek). 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  2. ^ "Βασίλης Καρράς: To "Κύριος Μα…και αλήτης" 7 φορές πλατινένιο #photo" (in Greek). 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  3. ^ Kirios ma ke alitis (CD). Vasilis Karras. The Spicy Effect. 2013. SPC24023-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Βασίλης Καρράς | Ο νέος του δίσκος με το Φοίβο έγινε πολυπλατινένιος" (in Greek). 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2021-05-10.