Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies

Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies
Studio album by Stelios Kazantzidis & Marinella
Released	1964
Recorded	Athens, 1964
Genre	World music, Folk, Laïko
Language	Greek
Label	Odeon, Minos EMI
Producer	Minos EMI
Stelios Kazantzidis chronology
Kazantzidis (1958) Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies (1964) Tragoudiste Mazi Mou (1965)
Marinella chronology
Kazantzidis & Marinella – Megales Epitihies (1964) Chrysos Diskos Kazantzidi & Marinellas (1965)

Kazantzidis & Marinella - Megales Epitihies (Greek: Καζαντζίδης & Μαρινέλλα - Μεγάλες Επιτυχίες; English: The great hits of Kazantzidis and Marinella) is the name of a studio album by popular Greek singers Stelios Kazantzidis and Marinella. It is their first joint studio album and was released in 1964 by Odeon/Minos EMI in Greece.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} All songs were released on 45 rpm vinyl records in 1964–65.

Track listing

Side One.

1. "Ta moutzouromena cheria" (Τα μουτζουρωμένα χέρια; Soiled hands) – (Stelios Kazantzidis - Stefanos Vartanis)
2. "Dichos filous, dichos mana" (Δίχως φίλους, δίχως μάνα; Without friends and mother) – (Kazantzidis - Kostas Psichogios)
3. "Papoutsi apo ton topo sou" (Παπούτσι από τον τόπο σου; A shoe from your place) – (Theodoros Derveniotis - Kostas Virvos)
4. "Osi glika echoun ta chili sou" (Όση γλύκα έχουν τα χείλη σου; The sweetness of your lips) – (Apostolos Kaldaras)
5. "Mi kles glikia manoula mou" (Μη κλαις γλυκιά μανούλα μου; Don't cry, my sweet mother) – (Stelios Kazantzidis - Ioannis Vassilopoulos)
6. "Svise to fos" (Σβήσε το φως; Turn off the light) – (Theodoros Derveniotis - Kostas Virvos)

Side Two.

1. "Ta chili sou osa ki' an poun" (Τα χείλη σου όσα κι αν πουν; Whatever your lips may say) – (Mpampis Mpakalis - Stavros Kaxos)
2. "Niotho mia kourasi varia" (Νιώθω μια κούραση βαριά; I feel very tired) – (Stelios Kazantzidis - Ioannis Vassilopoulos)
3. "Ap' ta cheria mou s' arpazoun" (Απ' τα χέρια μου σ' αρπάζουν; They grabbed you out of my hands) – (Mpampis Mpakalis - Panagiotis Tzochaderos)
4. "Ki' an gelao ine psema" (Κι αν γελάω είναι ψέμα; If I laugh it's a lie) – (Stelios Kazantzidis - Evaggelos Atraidis)
5. "To treno Germanias - Athinon" (Το τρένο Γερμανίας - Αθηνών; The Germany-Athens train) – (Stelios Kazantzidis)
6. "Aponi zoi" (Άπονη ζωή; Heartless life) – (Stavros Xarchakos - Lefteris Papadopoulos)

Personnel

• Stelios Kazantzidis - vocals
• Marinella - vocals, background vocals
• Mpampis Mpakalis - arranger and conductor on tracks 7 and 9
• Theodoros Derveniotis - arranger and conductor on tracks 3 and 6
• Stelios Kazantzidis - arranger and conductor on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10 and 11
• Apostolos Kaldaras - arranger and conductor on "Osi glika echoun ta chili sou"
• Stavros Xarchakos - arranger and conductor on "Aponi zoi"
• Karapatsopoulos Photography - photographer
• Minos EMI - producer

References

1. ↑ Liner notes, Kazantzidis & Marinella, Stelios Kazantzidis, Marinella, Odeon – Minos EMI: OMCG 11, 1964
2. ↑ Petros Dragoumanos: Odigos Ellinikis Diskografias (Greek Discography Guide) 1950-1990 Nea Synora - A. Livani, 1990 (First edition), at scribd.com (in greek)
3. ↑ Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950-2009 (Greek Discography 1950-2009)
4. ↑ Kazantzidis & Marinella - Megales Epitihies (OMCG 11) 1964 at vinyl.gr
5. ↑ Stelios Kazantzidis - Discography (on 33 rpm vinyl records) at vinyl.gr (in greek)