Nylon (album)

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Nylon
CoverNylonVissi.jpg
Studio album by
Released28 September 2005
Recorded2005 - 2006
Genre Pop, dance, modern laïka, rock, rap
Length74:20
Label Sony BMG Greece/Columbia
Producer Nikos Karvelas
Anna Vissi chronology
Live
(2004)
Nylon
(2005)
Apagorevmeno
(2008)
Singles from Nylon
  1. "Call Me"
  2. "Lie"
  3. "Nylon"
  4. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
  5. "Kinoumeni Ammos"
  6. "Erota E Polemo"
  7. "Everything"
Original release (Disc 1)
No.TitleLength
1."Nylon"4:45
2."Logia kai Siopes"5:13
3."Kanenas"4:24
4."Erota I Polemo" (Duet with Nikos Vourliotis, Goin' Through)4:17
5."Gia Teleftea Fora"4:41
6."Erota Mou Apiste"3:55
7."Kinoummeni Ammos"4:51
8."Gia Sena Tha Pethano"4:34
9."Mi Me Lipithis"5:39
10."Agapi Ine"4:08
11."Distihima"4:15
12."Venetia"5:50
13."Ta Kalitera Mas Hronia"4:57
14."Eho Tosi Agapi"4:04
15."Telia"4:36
16."Lie" (A. Papacostantinou Club Edit)3:39
Euro Edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Everything"2:59
2."Welcome to the Party"3:01
3."Who Cares About Love"3:05
4."A Beautiful Night"3:01
5."Everything" (Remixed by Valentino and Christodoulos Siganos)4:25
6."Everything" (Karaoke Version)2:59

DualDisc

Singles

"Call Me"

"Call Me", the English version of "Eisai" (2003, from the album "Paraksenes Eikones") first appeared on Greek and Cypriot radios on spring of 2005. It was then released on the market on the Gold maxi-single "Call Me". [3] Was later included in the dual disc edition of Nylon. The maxi-single peaked at number 1 of the official Greek singles charts. In Cyprus the maxi-single won the award for best selling single of 2005.

"Lie"

Included as a b-side on the maxi-single "Call Me". A remix of the song was included in the original edition of Nylon, and the original version of the song was included in the dual disc edition of Nylon.

"Nylon"

Prior of the release of the album came the single "Nylon". In Cyprus it debuted at number 1 of the airplay charts, but in Greece failed to make it to the top 30.

"Erota I Polemo"

"Erota I Polemo" feat Goin' Through, was the third video from the album.

"Gia Teleftea Fora"

Radio single, that achieved the biggest airplay success of the album in Greece, before the release of Everything charting at the top 20 of the Greek airplay charts.

"Kinoumeni Ammos"

A remix of the song was released by December 2005 helping it achieve significant airplay, charting at number 4 of the Cypriot charts.

"Everything"

"Everything" was the Greek entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2006 included in Nylon: Euro Edition. The song peaked at number 1 on the official Greek airplay charts. It also charted at number 1 in Cyprus. The cd-single debuted at number 1 of the official greek single charts.

Music videos

Music

Original release

All the songs were composed by Nikos Karvelas, with the exception of "Lie" being composed by Kyriakos Papadopoulos. All the lyrics are written by Nikos Karvelas with the exception of the rap segment in "Erota I Polemo" written by Nikos Vourliotis (Goin Through).

Euro-Edition

Music:

Lyrics:

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatVersion
Greece September 28, 2005 Sony BMG, Columbia CD Original release
Cyprus
Greece October 10, 2005Dual-Disc
Cyprus
Greece May 5, 2006Euro-Edition
Cyprus
Turkey 2006
Austria 2007
Germany 2007
Switzerland 2007
Taiwan 2007

Charts

Nylon peaked at number 1 since its first week of release. The album was certified Platinum in Greece within 24 hours of its release.

ChartProvidersPeak
Position
Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI 12xPlatinum
Cypriot Albums Chart All Records Top 20 12xPlatinum

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