Live Ballads

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Live Ballads
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Live album by
Released27 April 2006
Recorded14 February 2006 – March 2006
Athens College, Greece
Genre Pop, R&B, soul, blues, acoustic
Length69:06
Label EMI/Minos
Sakis Rouvas chronology
S'eho Erotefthi: Special Edition
(2005)
Live Ballads
(2006)
Live Ballads: Special Edition
(2006)
Alternative covers
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Live Ballads: Special Edition
Singles from Live Ballads
  1. "Horis Kardia"
    Released: April 2006
  2. "I'm in Love With You"
    Released: May 2006
  3. "Without You"
    Released: May 2006
  4. "Dodeka"
    Released: May 2006
  5. "Agapa Me"
    Released: June 2006
  6. "O,ti Onirevomoun"
    Released: June 2006
  7. "Ain't No Sunshine"
    Released: July 2006
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Live Ballads is the first live CD or video album, and eleventh album overall by popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas, released in Greece and Cyprus on 27 April 2006 by Minos EMI. The concert was recorded on 14 February 2006 as a special Valentine's Day performance called Sakis For Valentines. Sakis sang only love oriented ballads in both Greek and English from his large repertoire and covers of other artists. The concert was much more intimate than his common large-scale performances and was held at the Athens College auditorium where Rouvas performed especially for the students as a "thank you" to his young fans, often being called "The Singer of Youth".

Contents

Track listing

CD

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Horis Kardia (The Blower's Daughter)" (Without A Heart)Rebekka Roussi Damien Rice  
2."Ise Oli Mou I Zoi" (You're My Entire Life)Vicky GerothodorouSoumka 
3."S'eho Erotefthi" (I'm in Love With You)Georgos PavrianosStefanos Korkolis 
4."Mia Zoi Mazi" (A Life Together)Vangelis Konstantinidis Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian  
5."Ipirhes Panda" (You Were Always There)Vangelis Konstantinidis Georgos Theofanous  
6."Na M'agapas" (You Should Love Me)Lefteris Papadopoulos, Eleftheria IakovakiLefteris Papadopoulos 
7."Pes Tis (Feelings)" (Tell Her)Ares Davarakis Morris Albert, Louis Gaste 
8."Den Ehi Sidera I Kardia Sou" (Your Heart Does Not Have Metal Rails) Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos Theofanous  
9."Xana" (Again) Nikos Karvelas Nikos Karvelas  
10."Kapote Tha 'Maste Mazi" (Sometime We'll Be Together) Natalia Germanou Nikos Karvelas  
11."To Hrono Stamatao" (I'm Stopping Time)Georgos NikolaouStratos Diamantis 
12."Se Thelo San Trelos" (I Want You Like Crazy)Ares DavarakisStratos Diamantis 
13."Without You / Dodeka" (Without You / Twelve) Pete Ham / Filippos Nikolaou, Nikos Karvelas Tom Evans / Nikos Karvelas  
14."Agapa Me (Abrazame)" (Love Me)Pyhtagoras Julio Iglesias, Garcia R. Ferro 
15."O,ti Onirevomoun" (Everything I Dreamt Of) Phoebus Phoebus  
16."I'm in Love With You (S'eho Erotefthi)" (Horis Kardia)Ares DavarakisStefanos Korkolis 
17."Horis Kardia (The Blower's Daughter) Remix by Scumka" (Without A Heart)Rebekka Roussi Damien Rice  

DVD

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."S'eho Erotefthi" (I'm in Love With You)Georgos PavrianosStefanos Korkolis 
2."Mia Zoi Mazi" (A Life Together)Vangelis Konstantinidis Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian  
3."Ipirhes Panda" (You Were Always There)Vangelis Konstantinidis Georgos Theofanous  
4."Na M'agapas" (You Should Love Me)Lefteris Papadopoulos, Eleftheria IakovakiLefteris Papadopoulos 
5."Mila Tis" (Speak To Her)Evi DroutsaMarios Psimopoulos 
6."Den Ehi Sidera I Kardia Sou" (Your Heart Does Not Have Metal Rails) Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos Theofanous  
7."Par'ta" (Take Them)Georgos PavrianosNikos Terzis 
8."Xana" (Again) Nikos Karvelas Nikos Karvelas  
9."Kapote Tha 'Maste Mazi" (Sometime We'll Be Together) Natalia Germanou Nikos Karvelas  
10."To Hrono Stamatao" (I'm Stopping Time)Georgos NikolaouStratos Diamantis 
11."O,ti Onirevomoun" (Everything I Dreamt Of) Phoebus Phoebus  
12."Without You / Dodeka" (Without You / Twelve) Pete Ham / Filippos Nikolaou, Nikos Karvelas Tom Evans / Nikos Karvelas  
13."Ain't No Sunshine" Bill Withers Bill Withers  
14."Hey Jude" Paul McCartney John Lennon  
15."Help Me Make It Through the Night" Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson  
Extras
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
16."Horis Kardia (The Blower's Daughter) (music video)" (Without A Heart)Rebekka Roussi Damien Rice  

Live Ballads: Special Edition

The special edition comes repackaged in a 10"×12.5" gift box, featuring a bonus DVD of the performance and a high-quality photo book showcasing images from the concert.

Release history

CountryDate
Cyprus 27 April 2006
Greece

Music videos

Sakis Rouvas performing on 14 February 2006 at Athens College. Sakis Rouvas live.jpg
Sakis Rouvas performing on 14 February 2006 at Athens College.

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