The Winter Sun Makes Me Melancholy

The Winter Sun Makes Me Melancholy… (Ο ήλιος του χειμώνα με μελαγχολεί…) was Pyx Lax's third studio album, released in 1993 on the Harvest label by Minos-EMI. It was the album which firmly established their reputation in Greece.[citation needed] It included their first big hit, "Let Her Talk" (Άστην να λέει), which was sung on the album by the guest singer Vasilis Karras.

The Winter Sun Makes Me Melancholy…
Studio album by
Released1993
LabelHarvest
Pyx Lax chronology
Difficult Times
(1991)
The Winter Sun Makes Me Melancholy…
(1993)
For the Princes of the West Bank
(1994)

Track listing edit

"Title" (Translation) Composer/Lyricist – Track length

  1. "Γιατί" (Why) Filippos Pliatsikas – 5:53
  2. "Άσ’ την να λέει" (Let her talk) Manos Xydous – 4:10
  3. "Σ’ αγαπω" (I love you) Manos Xydous – 3:26
  4. "Η εικόνα του χειμώνα" (The image of winter) Manos Xydous/Filippos Pliatsikas – 3:30
  5. "Το αργά για μας είναι νωρίς" (Late for us is early) Filippos Pliatsikas – 3:29
  6. "Για μια ματιά" (For just one look) Filippos Pliatsikas – 2:25
  7. "Χάθηκες αλήτισσα" (You’ve disappeared, tramp) Manos Xydous – 3:44
  8. "Το ζεϊμπέκικο της Αθήνας" (The zeibekiko of Athens) Manos Xydous/Filippos Pliatsikas – 4:28
  9. "Κόκκινος στίβος" (Red arena) Filippos Pliatsikas – 4:00
  10. "Θα σε βαρεθώ" (I’ll tire of you) Filippos Pliatsikas – 4:45

Credits edit

  • Akis Daoutis (Keyboards, Electric Guitar)
  • Babis Stokas (Lead Vocals)
  • Elena Halkidi (Backing Vocals)
  • Filippos Pliatsikas (Acoustic Guitar)
  • Giorgos Bousounis (Piano)
  • Giorgos Vardaktsis (Electric Guitar)
  • Konstantinos Zoulas (Bass)
  • Manos Govatzidakis (Keyboards)
  • Manos Xydous (Acoustic Guitar)
  • Sakis Matzounis (Dubek)
  • Tasos Psalidakis (Accordion)
  • Vangelis Vekios (Drums)
  • Yiannis Sotiriou (Keyboards, Percussion)

Produced by Takis Grekas, Manos Xydous, Akis Daoutis
Production co-ordinator: Manos Govatzidakis
Remix: Manos Xydous, Akis Daoutis, Manos Govatzidakis

Arranged by: Filippos Pliatsikas (tracks: 1, 5, 6); Manos Xydous (tracks: 3, 4); Akis Daoutis (tracks: 2, 7-10)