Palirroia
Παλίρροια
Studio album by
Irini Merkouri
Released9 July 2004
StudioSofita studio
Argyriou Recordings studio
GenrePop, Dance, Modern laika
Length1:00:44
LanguageGreek
LabelSony Music Greece
Columbia
ProducerYiannis Doulamis
Irini Merkouri chronology
Meine Mazi Mou Apopse
(2003)		 Palirroia
Παλίρροια
(2004)		 Aneta
(2005)
Singles from Palirroia
  1. "Pou Na Fantasto"
    Released: June 2004
  2. "Palirroia"
    Released: September 2004
  3. "Ela"
    Released: October 2004
  4. "Krata Me Xana"
    Released: November 2004

Palirroia (Greek: Παλίρροια; English: Tide) is the third studio album by Greek singer Irini Merkouri. It was released on 9 July 2004 by Sony Music Greece and later received gold certification, selling 20,000 units. It also contains a cover from a Once Upon a Time in Mexico's soundtrack "Siente Mi Amor", adapted and arranged by Marios Psimopoulos.[1]

Tracklist

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Pou Na Fantasto" (Που Να Φανταστώ; How Can I Imagine)Evi DroutsaMarios Psimopoulos4:27
2."Ela" (Έλα; Come)Tasos VougiatzisElias Pantazopoulos4:00
3."Krata Me Xana" (Κράτα Με Ξανά; Hold Me Again)Takis DamashisTakis Damashis4:03
4."Palirroia" (Παλίρροια; Tide)Evi DroutsaMarios Psimopoulos4:19
5."Siko Horepse" (Σήκω Χόρεψε; Get Up Dance)Tasos VougiatzisElias Pantazopoulos3:52
6."Erotas Pikros" (Έρωτας Πικρός; Love Bitter)Eleni YiannatsouliaVaggelis Vasiliou3:56
7."Kokkino Feggari" (Κόκκινο Φεγγάρι; Red Moon)Antonis VilliotisRobert Rodriguez
Jose Tamez		3:48
8."Kane Me Eftihismeni" (Κάνε Με Ευτυχισμένη; Make Me Be Happy)Tasos VougiatzisSolon Apostolakis
Tasos Vougiatzis		3:21
9."Adiexodo" (Αδιέξοδο; Deadlock)Tasos VougiatzisSolon Apostolakis
Tasos Vougiatzis		3:51
10."Dos' Mou Fotia" (Δωσ' Μου Φωτιά; Give Me Fire)Eleni YiannatsouliaVaggelis Vasiliou5:11
11."Trito Mpoukali" (Τρίτο Μπουκάλι; Third Bottle)Eleni YiannatsouliaVaggelis Vasiliou3:56
12."Aliti Mou" (Αλήτη Μου; My Bum)Tasos VougiatzisSolon Apostolakis
Tasos Vougiatzis		4:02
13."Eheis Osa Zito" (Έχεις Όσα Ζητώ; You Have All I Want)Andreas RaptisMarios Psimopoulos4:03
14."Kriono" (Κρυώνω; I'm cold)Evi DroutsaMarios Psimopoulos4:17
15."Sta Matia Tora Koita Me" (Στα Μάτια Τώρα Κοίτα Με; Now Look At Me)Margarita DroutsaMarios Psimopoulos3:38
Total length:1:00:44

Singles

Four songs were officially released as singles at radio stations, some of them with music video, and gained massive airplay:

  1. "Pou Na Fantasto" (How Can I Imagine)
  2. "Palirroia" (Tide)
  3. "Ela" (Come)
  4. "Krata Me Xana" (Hold Me Again)

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes.[2]

Personnel

  • Dimitris Antoniou – guitars (1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15)
  • Solon Apostolakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (8, 12)
  • Yiannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura, baglama (4)
  • Takis Damashis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (3)
  • Akis Diximos – second vocal (1, 4, 6, 11) / backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 10, 15)
  • Manolis Kontaratos – bouzouki (12)
  • Katerina Kyriakou – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 15)
  • Yiannis Lionakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards, guitars, bouzouki, baglama (6, 11)
  • Andreas Mouzakis – drums (4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14)
  • Elias Pantazopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (2, 5)
  • Christos Pertsinidis – guitars (8, 9, 12)
  • Manolis Platakis – guitars (10)
  • Marios Psimopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15)
  • Nikos Stavropoulos – extra programming (10)
  • Nikos Vardis – bass (6, 9, 11, 12)
  • Vaggelis Vasiliou – orchestration, programming, keyboards (6, 10, 11) / percussion (10)

Production

  • Takis Argyriou – sound engineer, mix engineer (8, 12)
  • Aris Binis – sound engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
  • Yiannis Doulamis – executive producer
  • Yiannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
  • Vaggelis Kyris – photographer
  • Yiannis Marketakis – hair styling, make up
  • Lefteris Neromiliotis – mix engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
  • Dimitris Rekouniotis – artwork
  • Petros Siakavellas (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
  • Despina Triantafyllidou – photo processing
  • Fanis Tsirakis – sound engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
  • Calliope Xyrafi – styling

Charts

Palirroia made its debut at number 7 for 12 weeks on the 'Greece Top 50 Singles' charts.[3]

After months, it was certified gold by IFPI.

Chart Provider Peak

position

 Certification
Greece IFPI 7 Gold

References

  1. ↑ Studio 52 CD profile
  2. ↑ Ειρήνη Μερκούρη - Παλίρροια, retrieved 2023-05-13
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20041020035546/http://www.ifpi.gr:80/chart05.htm
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