Afti Einai I Diafora Mas (Greek: Αυτή Είναι Η Διαφορά Μας; English: This Is Our Difference) is the eleventh studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released on 6 October 2016 under the label Heaven Music and soon certified gold, selling over 6,000 units. The cover of the album was published by Heaven Music's webpage on 28 September. Videos and audio samples of the songs published on that webpage from 16 September to 6 October.[1]
| Afti Einai I Diafora Mas Αυτή Είναι Η Διαφορά Μας | ||||
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| Released | 6 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Bi-Kay studio Vox studio Track Factory Recording studio | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, contemporary laika | |||
| Length | 46:28 | |||
| Language | Greek | |||
| Label | Heaven Music | |||
| Producer | Giannis Doxas | |||
| Despina Vandi chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Afti Einai I Diafora Mas | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Afti Einai I Diafora Mas" (Αυτή είναι η διαφορά μας) | Aggeliki Makrinioti | Vasilis Gavriilidis | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Gia Kaki Mou Tihi" (Για κακή μου τύχη) | Eleni Giannatsoulia | Takis Bougas | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Perasa Na Do" (Πέρασα να δω) | Aggeliki Makrinioti | Vasilis Gavriilidis | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Kati Pige Lathos" (Κάτι πήγε λάθος) | Eleni Giannatsoulia | Giannis Fraseris | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Apo Avrio" (Από αύριο) | Nikos Sarris | Thanos Papanikolaou | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Kita Me Kala" (Κοίτα με καλά) | Thanos Papanikolaou | Vasilis Gavriilidis | 3:29 |
| 7. | "O,ti Thes Geniete Tora" (Ό,τι θες γεννιέται τώρα) | Nikos Moraitis | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Meine" (Μείνε) | Nikos Moraitis | Nikos Mertzanos | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Mia Anasa Makria Sou" (Μια ανάσα μακριά σου) | Olga Vlahopoulou | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Mi Milas Gia Agapi" (Μη μιλάς για αγάπη) | Nikos Moraitis | Giorgos Karadimos | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Ta Klidia" (Τα κλειδιά) | Stavros Stavrou | Vasilis Gavriilidis | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Krima Pou Den Me Xehnas" (Κρίμα που δεν με ξεχνάς) | Yannis Doxas | Lazaros Titos | 3:50 |
| 13. | "To Maxilari" (Το μαξιλάρι) | Nikos Moraitis | Vasilis Gavriilidis | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 46:28 | |||
Singles
edit"Mia Anasa Makria Sou"
- It was released as a digital download on 9 November 2015 and is the lead single of the album. The video clip of the song was announced on 9 December 2015 from Heaven Music's YouTube Channel.[2][3]
"To Maxilari"
- The first presentation of the song was live in To Proino: Christougenna Mazi on 24 December 2015. It was released onto YouTube on 19 January 2016. The song was released as a digital download on 20 January 2016.[4][5]
"Gia Kaki Mou Tihi"
- It was released onto YouTube and as a digital download on 4 April 2016. The video clip was announced on 1 June 2016 from Heaven Music's YouTube Channel.[6][7][8]
"Perasa Na Do"
- It was released onto YouTube on 25 September 2016. The song was released as a digital download on 26 September 2016.[9][10]
"Afti Einai I Diafora Mas"
- It was released as a digital download on 11 January 2017.[11]
"Kati Pige Lathos"
- It was released as a digital download on 25 April 2017.[12]
"Oti Thes Gennietai Tora"
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 6 October 2016 | Heaven Music | CD, digital download | [15][16] |
Credits
editCredits adapted from liner notes.[17]
Personnel
edit- Christos Bousdoukos – violin (2)
- Panayiotis Brakoulias – orchestration, programming, keyboards, backing vocals (10, 12) • guitar (2, 4, 10, 12) • baglama, cümbüş (12) • oud (2, 4) • säz (2, 4, 12)
- Akis Diximos – backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 9)
- Vasilis Gavriilidis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 3, 6, 11, 13)
- Nikos Gkiouletzis – violin (11, 13)
- Antonis Gounaris – guitar (6, 13) • cura (1, 6, 13) • baglama, mandolin (13) • cümbüş (1, 6)
- Giannis Grigoriou – bass (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- Sotiris Hasiotis – guitar (5, 9)
- Thanasis Hondros – bass (5)
- Katerina Kyriakou – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
- Spyros Kontakis – guitar (1, 3, 11)
- Dimitris Kontopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (7, 9)
- Giorgos Kostoglou – bass (9)
- Kostas Lainas – keyboards (10, 12) • accordion (10)
- Kostas Laskarakis – drums (5)
- Tasos Liberis – percussion (2, 10, 12)
- Alkis Misirlis – drums (1, 3, 9, 11, 13) • percussion (13)
- Andreas Mouzakis – drums (10, 12)
- Vasilis Nikolopoulos – keyboards (10, 12)
- Stavros Papayiannakopoulos – bouzouki, baglama (5)
- Elena Patroklou – backing vocals (1, 6)
- Stavros Pazarentzis – clarinet (3, 11)
- Michalis Porfiris – cello (5)
- Stefania Rizou – backing vocals (7)
- Gabriel Russell – orchestration, programming, keyboards, guitar (8)
- Giorgos Sousounis – violin (10, 12) • viola (10)
- Leonidas Tzitzos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13)
- Evripidis Zemenidis – guitar (7)
Production
edit- Christos Alexandropoulos – styling
- Kyriakos Asteriou – engineer, mixing (1, 3, 6, 11, 13)
- Elena Athanasopoulou – artwork
- Aris Binis – engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12) • mixing (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Babis Biris – engineer (10, 12)
- Panayiotis Brakoulias – engineer, mixing (10, 12)
- Giorgos Christodoulatos – mastering
- Yiannis Doxas – executive producer
- Vaso Nakopoulou – make up
- Vasilis Nikolopoulos – mixing (10, 12)
- Dimitris Skoulos – photographer
- Vasilis Stratigos – hair styling
Charts
editAfti Einai I Diafora Mas made its debut at number 2 on the 'Top 50 Greek Albums' charts by IFPI.
After two months, it was certified gold according to sales.[18][19]
| Chart | Providers | Peak position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart | IFPI | 2 | Gold |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mia Anasa Makria Sou - Single από Δέσποινα Βανδή". iTunes. 9 November 2015.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Δέσποινα Βανδή - Μια Ανάσα Μακριά Σου | Despina Vandi - Mia Anasa Makria Sou. YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Δέσποινα Βανδή - Το Μαξιλάρι | Despina Vandi - To Maxilari (Official Lyric Video HQ). YouTube.
- ^ "To Maxilari - Single από Δέσποινα Βανδή". iTunes. 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Gia Kaki Mou Tihi - Single από Δέσποινα Βανδή". iTunes. 4 April 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Δέσποινα Βανδή - Για Κακή Μου Τύχη | Despina Vandi - Gia Kaki Mou Tihi (Official Lyric Video HQ). YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Δέσποινα Βανδή - Για Κακή Μου Τύχη | Despina Vandi - Gia Kaki Mou Tihi (Official Music Video HD). YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Δέσποινα Βανδή - Πέρασα Να Δω | Despina Vandi - Perasa Na Do (Official Lyric Video HQ). YouTube.
- ^ "Perasa Na do - Single από Δέσποινα Βανδή". iTunes. 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Δέσποινα Βανδή: «Αυτή Είναι Η Διαφορά Μας», αυτό είναι το επόμενο single". 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Κάτι πήγε λάθος | Άκουσε το νέο single της Δέσποινας Βανδή". 25 April 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Δέσποινα Βανδή - Ό,τι Θες Γεννιέται Τώρα (Official Music Video HD). YouTube.
- ^ "«Ότι θες γεννιέται τώρα» | Το νέο single της Δέσποινας Βανδή!". 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Afti Ine I Diafora Mas by Despina Vandi". Itunes.apple.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ "Afti Einai I Diafora Mas by Despina Vandi -". Itunes.apple.com. 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Δέσποινα Βανδή* – Αυτή Είναι Η Διαφορά Μας". Discogs.
- ^ "Charts". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-03. Retrieved on October 17, 2016 (Week 40/2016).
- ^ ""Αυτή είναι η διαφορά μας"| Χρυσός ο νέος δίσκος της Δέσποινας Βανδή!". 7 December 2016.