Marinella & Athenians

Marinella & Athenians
Studio album by Marinella
Released	26 July 1977
Recorded	Athens, 1977, studio Polysound
Genre	World music, folk, Éntekhno
Length	37:14
Language	Greek
Label	PolyGram Greece, Philips
Producer	Philippos Papatheodorou
Marinella chronology
Alli Mia Fora (1976) Marinella & Athenians (1977) I Marinella Tou Simera (1978)

Marinella & Athenians (Greek: Μαρινέλλα & Αθηναίοι) is a studio album by popular Greek singer Marinella. It was released on 26 July 1977 by PolyGram Records in Greece and it went gold selling over 50,000 units. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Marinella was accompanied by the Greek musical group of The Athenians (by Philippos Papatheodorou, Kostas Trouptsios, Spyros Livieratos) ^[5] and Tzavara Twins (Nikos and Giorgos Tzavaras). ^{[6] [7]} This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1995 by PolyGram. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Track listing

Side one.

1. "Antio" – (Αντίο; Good-bye) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:17
2. "Ke tora ti echis na pis" (Και τώρα τι έχεις να πεις; What do you have to say now?) – (Nini Zaha) – 2:58
3. "Tha 'thela na isoun (Agapi mou)" (Θα 'θελα να ήσουν; I'd like you to be) – (Giorgos Hadjinasios – Nikos Vrettos) – 3:34
4. "I galaria" (Η γαλαρία; The balcony) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 2:19
5. "Ine aplo" (Είναι απλό; It is simple) – (Kostas Hatzis – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:41
6. "Afise me na s' agapo" (Άφησέ με να σ' αγαπώ; Let me love you) – (Stelios Zafeiriou – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 3:14
   • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora .

Side two.

1. "Tora tipota" (Τώρα τίποτα; Now, nothing) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 4:27
   • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora .
2. "Pare me konta sou" (Πάρε με κοντά σου; Take me close to you) – (Giorgos Hadjinasios – Michalis Bourboulis) – 3:30
3. "Tha tragoudiso" (Θα τραγουδήσω; I will sing) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:55
   • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora .
4. "Anthropi – anthropi" (Άνθρωποι – άνθρωποι; People – people) – (Nini Zaha – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:16
5. "Den eim' ego" (Δεν είμ' εγώ; It isn't me) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:37
6. "Svise to fos" (Σβήσε το φως; Switch off the light) – (Philippos Papatheodorou as Giannis Axiotis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:26

Personnel

• Marinella – vocals
• The Athenians and Tzavara Twins – background vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11
• Philippos Papatheodorou – producer
• Kostas Klavvas – arranger, conductor
• Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
• Alinta Mavrogeni – photographer
• Antonis Kanavakis – artwork

References

1. Liner notes, Marinella – Marinella & Athenians, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 9112013, 1977
2. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
3. Compilation album Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, PolyGram Greece: 1715636, 2006
4. MARINELLA – ATHENIANS (PHILIPS 9112013) 1977 at vinylmaniac.madblog.gr (in greek)
5. Billboard – Marinella & The Athenians (November 6, 1976) by Lefty Kongalides
6. Compilation album's booklet Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Words are pointless – 50 Years of song), Marinella, Universal – PolyGram Greece: 1733687, 2007
7. Compilation album I Foni Ke O Mythos – 30 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, Mercury – PolyGram Greece: 534828, 1997
8. Liner notes, Marinella & Athenians (CD re-release), Marinella, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 7314 5284 7720, 1995
9. "Musical CD profile 1995". Musical.gr. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
10. iTunes Music – Marinella & Athenians 1977
11. Marinella & Athenians 1977 at mygreek.fm