Gia Proti Fora

Gia Proti Fora
Studio album by Marinella
Released	27 May 1997
Recorded	Athens, 1997, studio City
Genre	World music Folk Pop Modern Laika
Length	35:37
Language	Greek
Label	BMG Greece RCA
Producer	BMG Greece
Marinella chronology
I Marinella Tragouda Mimi Plessa & Gianni Spano (1996) Gia Proti Fora (1997) I Marinella Tragouda Ke Thimate (1998)

Gia proti fora (Greek: Για πρώτη φορά; English: For the first time) is the name of a studio album by Greek singer Marinella. The album was entirely composed by Stefanos Korkolis, with lyrics by Anta Douka, Philippos Grapsas and Panos Falaras. ^[1] It was released on 27 May 1997 in Greece and Cyprus by BMG Greece. ^{[2] [3] [4]} This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD at the same time. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Track listing

Side one.

1. "Afierono" (Αφιερώνω; I dedicate) – (Lyrics by Philippos Grapsas) – 4:32
2. "Vasanismeni Kyriaki" (Βασανισμένη Κυριακή; Tormented Sunday) – (Lyrics by Anta Douka) – 4:26
3. "Pes" (Πες; Say) – (Lyrics by Anta Douka) – 2:36
4. "Gia proti fora" (Για πρώτη φορά; For the first time) in duet with Stefanos Korkolis – (Lyrics by Anta Douka) – 4:33
5. "Ela apopse san Vardaris" (Έλα απόψε σαν Βαρδάρης; Come tonight like Vardares wind) – (Lyrics by Panos Falaras) – 3:15

Side two.

1. "Doxa to Theo" (Δόξα τω Θεώ; Thank God) – (Lyrics by Philippos Grapsas) – 3:24
2. "Methismeno karavi" (Μεθυσμένο καράβι; A drunken boat) – (Lyrics by Panos Falaras) – 2:59
3. "San na 'tan chtes" (Σαν να 'ταν χθες; Like it was yesterday) – (Lyrics by Anta Douka) – 3:57
4. "Opou ki an psaksis" (Όπου κι αν ψάξεις; Wherever you search) – (Lyrics by Anta Douka) – 4:30
5. "Nichta sto Buenos Aires" (Νύχτα στο Μπουένος Άιρες; A night in Buenos Aires) – (Lyrics by Anta Douka) – 3:25

Music videos

• "Vasanismeni Kyriaki" - Director: Manos Adamakis
• "Ela apopse san Vardaris" - Director: Kostas Kapetanidis

Personnel

• Marinella - vocals, background vocals
• Stefanos Korkolis - vocals, arranger, conductor
• BMG Greece - producer
• Philippos Papatheodorou - art direction
• Yiannis Tountas - recording engineer
• Dinos Diamantopoulos - photographer
• Achilleas Haritos - make-up artist
• Konstantinos Savakis - hair stylist
• Thanos Spyropoulos - artwork

References

1. Liner notes, Marinella - Gia Proti Fora, BMG Greece - RCA: 74321-491621, 1997
2. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950-2009 (Greek Discography 1950-2009)
3. "Musical CD profile". Musical.gr. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
4. Marinella - Gia Proti Fora at Discogs
5. Liner notes, Marinella - Gia Proti Fora (CD re-release), BMG Greece - RCA: 1590042, 1997
6. Marinella - Gia Proti Fora at Allmusic
7. Marinella - Gia Proti Fora Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine at mygreek.fm