X, a reference to the letter Chi in the Greek alphabet, is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi released 2002 in Greece and Cyprus by Sony Music Greece. The album reached 3× platinum in Greece[1] and 3× platinum in Cyprus.[2] It was also released in Turkey by Sony Music Turkey.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 9, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Laïko | |||
| Label | Sony Music Greece/Columbia | |||
| Producer | George De Angelis | |||
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| Singles from X | ||||
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In 2019, the album was selected for inclusion in the Panik Gold box set The Legendary Recordings 1982-2019. The release came after Panik's acquisition rights of Vissi's back catalogue from her previous record company Sony Music Greece. This box set was printed on a limited edition of 500 copies containing CD releases of all of her albums from 1982 to 2019 plus unreleased material.
Track listing edit
- "Tasis Aftoktonias" (Suicidal tendencies)
- "X"
- "Se Zilevo" (I'm jealous of you)
- "Martirio" (Duet with Yiannis Parios) (Martyrdom)
- "Sinharitiria" (Congratulations)
- "Pai Teliose" (It's over)
- "Tifli Empistosini" (Blind trust)
- "Ta Radiofona" (The radios)
- "Ekplixi" (Surprise)
- "Aipnies" (Insomnia)
- "Pes To Xana" (Say it again)
- "Hronia Polla" (Happy birthday)
Music edit
Music and Lyrics are by Nikos Karvelas on all of the tracks except lyrics on track 4 (Natalia Germanou).
Music videos edit
- "Tasis Aftoktonias"
- "Pes To Ksana"
Singles edit
"Taseis Aftoktonias"
- It was the lead single of her album X.
"Sinharitiria"
- The second single of the album.
"Martirio" feat Yiannis Parios
- The third single of the album.
"Pes To Xana"
- It was the fourth single and second video of the album X.
"Tifli Empistosini (Remix)"
- Taken from the EP "The Remixes"
"Se Zilevo (Remix)"
- Another remix from "The Remixes" EP.
Credits edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.[3]
Personnel edit
- George De Angelis – orchestration, programming, piano, keyboards
- Tony Brady – programming
- Phil Brown – bass (12)
- Stefano Cresta – percussion
- Housein Housein – percussion, cymbal
- Nikos Kalogeras – voice announcement (1)
- Nikos Karvelas – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
- Takis Kouvatseas – drums, percussion
- Yiannis Kyfonidis – accordion, arrabian strings
- Yiannis Lionakis – guitars, oud, lute, baglama
- Elena Nikolaidou – voice announcement (1)
- Evripidis Nikolidis – bouzouki, cura, baglama, sarod
- Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet, ney, mismar
- Anna Vissi – backing vocals
Production edit
- George De Angelis – executive producer, sound engineer, mix
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Rupert Coulson – sound engineer
- Mara Desipri – photographer
- Dimitris Dimitroulis – make up
- George Klaromenos – photo processing
- Levinia Konyalian – styling
- Arsenis Miaris – image editing
- Panayiotis Papandrianos – hair styling
- Panos Pitsilidis – artwork
- Christos Simitas – photo processing
- Alexis Valourdos – photo processing
Charts edit
| Chart | Providers | Peak Position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart | IFPI | 1 | 3× Platinum[4] |
| Cypriot Albums Chart | All Records Top 20 | 1 | 3× Platinum[2] |
References edit
- ^ "Top 50 Ελληνικών Άλμπουμ". 2003-02-07. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ a b Άννα Βίσση... (in Greek). MusicCorner.gr. December 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ^ Άννα Βίσση - Χ, 2002-10-14, retrieved 2023-05-29
- ^ "Internet Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Άλμπουμ". IFPI (in Greek). 2003-04-05. Archived from the original on April 5, 2003. Retrieved 2012-03-16.