Kirios ma ke alitis
Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis Κύριος Μα... Και Αλήτης | ||||
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Released | Sep 9, 2013 | |||
Recorded | Power Music studio (Athens) New Sound studio (Thessaloniki) | |||
Genre | Contemporary Laïka, Rock | |||
Length | 43:50 | |||
Language | Greek | |||
Label | The Spicy Effect | |||
Producer | Phoebus | |||
Vasilis Karras chronology | ||||
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Singles from Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis | ||||
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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
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Ti Na Mas Peis" (Τι Να Μας Πεις; What Do You Tell Us) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:42 |
2. | "Agapo Ta Lathos Atoma" (Αγαπώ Τα Λάθος Άτομα; I Love The Wrong People) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:19 |
3. | "Perastika Tis" (Περαστικά Της; Get Well Of Her) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 2:53 |
4. | "Diskole Mou Haraktira" (Δύσκολε Μου Χαρακτήρα; My Difficult Character) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:37 |
5. | "Parakmi" (Παρακμή; Decline) | Vasilis Karras | Phoebus | 3:28 |
6. | "Melagholiki Mou Agapi" (Μελαγχολική Μου Αγάπη; My Melancholy Love) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:48 |
7. | "180 Moires" (180 Μοίρες; 180 Degrees) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:11 |
8. | "Trapouloharta" (Τραπουλόχαρτα; Playing Cards) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:07 |
9. | "Ti Allo" (Τι Άλλο; What Else) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:50 |
10. | "Katedafizetai" (Κατεδαφίζεται; Demolished) | Eleni Giannatsoulia | Phoebus | 3:28 |
11. | "Apousiazo" (Απουσιάζω; I'm Not Here) | Eleni Giannatsoulia | Phoebus | 3:44 |
12. | "Kati Parapano" (Κάτι Παραπάνω; More Than That) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:31 |
Total length: | 43:50 |
Credits
[edit]Personnel
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Manolis Chiotis: photographer [back cover]
Kostas Gkoras: photographer [booklet, front cover]
You And I: art direction
Notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Kirios Ma... Kai Alitis, after a month on the charts, it was certified 7×Platinum by IFPI.[4]
Chart | Peak
position |
Certification |
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Greece Top 20 | 1 | 7×Platinum |
References
[edit]- ^ ""Κύριος μα και αλήτης" | Βασίλης Καρράς & Φοίβος κυκλοφορούν το νέο τους δίσκο" (in Greek). 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Βασίλης Καρράς: To "Κύριος Μα…και αλήτης" 7 φορές πλατινένιο #photo" (in Greek). 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Kirios ma ke alitis (CD). Vasilis Karras. The Spicy Effect. 2013. SPC24023-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Βασίλης Καρράς | Ο νέος του δίσκος με το Φοίβο έγινε πολυπλατινένιος" (in Greek). 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2021-05-10.