Arhizo Polemo

Arhizo Polemo (Αρχίζω Πόλεμο; I declare war) is an album by Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on 10 May 1996, by Sony Music Greece and was certified 2x Platinum.[1] The majority of the album is written by Phoebus, with remaining music by Andreas Mexas and Charis Andreadis. Lyrics are by Giannis Doxas and Smaroula Maragkoudaki.[1] It was the second best-selling album of 1996,[2] and Garbi's best-selling album of the 1990s, containing many of her most successful songs, including "Tha Melagholiso", "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo", "Hamena", and "Perasmena Ksehasmena".

Arhizo Polemo Αρχίζω Πόλεμο
Studio album by Katy Garbi
Released	10 May 1996 (1996-05-10)
Recorded	Sierra Studio
Genre	Pop, Modern Laika
Length	43:33
Language	Greek
Label	Sony Music Greece Columbia
Producer	Giannis Doulamis
Katy Garbi chronology
Atofio Hrysafi (1994) Arhizo Polemo Αρχίζω Πόλεμο (1996) Evaisthisies (1997)
Singles from Arhizo Polemo
"Arhizo Polemo" Released: May 1996 "Tha Melagholiso" Released: June 1996 "Hamena" Released: August 1996 "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" Released: September 1996 "Perasmena Ksehasmena" Released: October 1996 "1,000,000 Nyhtes" Released: December 1996 "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" Released: January 1997 "Ftou Kseleftheria" Released: February 1997 "Agio Kalokairi" Released: March 1997

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Tha Melagholiso" (Θα Μελαγχολήσω; I'll Be Sad)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:28
2.	"Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" (Μια Φορά Κι Έναν Καιρό; Once Upon A Time)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:40
3.	"Arhizo Polemo" (Αρχίζω Πόλεμο; I Declare War)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	3:06
4.	"Hamena" (Χαμένα; Lost)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:50
5.	"Perasmena Ksehasmena" (Περασμένα Ξεχασμένα; Forgotten Past)	Giannis Doxas	Charis Andreadis	3:45
6.	"Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (Από Δω Και Πιο Πέρα; From Here To Beyond)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	3:49
7.	"Ftou Kselefteria! (ft. The Children's Choir Of Spiros Labrou)" (Φτου Ξελευτερία!; We're Free!)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	3:30
8.	"Ftaime" (Φταίμε; It's Our Fault)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:33
9.	"1,000,000 Nyhtes" (1.000.000 Νύχτες; 1,000,000 Nights)	Smaroula Maragkoudaki	Andreas Mexas	3:46
10.	"Argises" (Άργησες; You're Late)	Smaroula Maragkoudaki	Andreas Mexas	3:29
11.	"Den M' Agapises Pote Sou" (Δεν Μ' Αγάπησες Ποτέ Σου; You've Never Loved Me)	Phoebus	Phoebus	2:58
12.	"Agio Kalokairi" (Άγιο Καλοκαίρι; Holy Summer)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	4:39

Singles

The success of the album was representative of nine out of twelve tracks becoming radio singles, seven of which became music videos.[1]

1. "Arhizo Polemo" (I Declare War)
2. "Tha Melagholiso" (I'll Be Sad)
3. "Hamena" (Lost)
4. "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kero" (Once Upon A Time)
5. "Perasmena Ksehasmena" (Forgotten Past)
6. "1,000,000 Nyhtes" (1,000,000 Nights)
7. "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (From Here To Beyond)
8. "Ftou Kseleftheria" (We Are Free)
9. "Agio Kalokairi" (Holy Summer)

Music videos

1. "Tha Melagholiso" (I Will Be Sad)
2. "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kero" (Once Upon A Time)
3. "Arhizo Polemo" (I Declare War)
4. "Hamena" (Lost)
5. "Perasmena Ksehasmena" (Forgotten Past)
6. "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (From Here To Beyond)
7. "1,000,000 Nyhtes" (1,000,000 Nights)

Credits and personnel

Personnel

• Accordion: Faidon Lionoudakis (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12)
• Arranged By: Charis Andreadis (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 10), Phoebus (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
• Backing Vocals: Charis Chalkitis (tracks: 4, 5), Rania Dizikiriki (tracks: 1, 2), Anna Ioannidou (tracks: 4, 5), Elli Kokkinou (tracks: 8), Dimitris Kokotas (tracks: 1, 8), Phoebus (tracks: 1, 8), Marianta Pieridi (tracks: 1, 2), Sandy Politi (tracks: 4, 5), Antonis Remos (tracks: 1, 8), Dionisis Schoinas (tracks: 8), Eva Tselidou (tracks: 1, 2)
• Baglama: Giannis Mpithikotsis (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10, 12)
• Bass: Giotis Kiourtsoglou (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 11), Giannis Mparakos (tracks: 3, 12)
• Bouzouki: Giannis Mpithikotsis (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
• Clarinet: Thimios Papadopoulos (tracks: 12)
• Cura: Giannis Mpithikotsis (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 11)
• Cümbüş: Antonis Gounaris (tracks: 1, 2, 8)
• Drums: Andreas Mouzakis (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12)
• Guitars: Giorgos Chatzopoulos (tracks: 9, 10), Antonis Gounaris (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
• Keyboards, Programmed By: Phoebus (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12), Orestis Plakidis (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 10)
• Outi: Antonis Gounaris (tracks: 10)
• Percussion: Giorgos Roilos (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
• Second Vocal: Aggelos Avgeris (tracks: 6, 12), Katy Garbi (tracks: 9, 11), Antonis Remos (tracks: 10)
• Violin: Nikos Chatzopoulos (tracks: 2, 9, 12)

Production

• Artwork: Dis Graphs
• Executive Producer: Giannis Doulamis
• Hair styling: Giannis Michailidis
• Make up: Giannis Aggelakis
• Mastering: Giannis Ioannidis [D.P.H.]
• Mixed by: Panagiotis Petronikolos [Sierra studio]
• Photoprapher: Tasos Vrettos
• Recorded by: Makis Achladiotis [Sierra studio] (tracks: 9, 10), Vaggelis Papadopoulos [Sierra studio] (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12), Panagiotis Petronikolos [Sierra studio] (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

Accolades

Arhizo Polemo was awarded "Album of the Year" at the Pop Corn Music Awards of 1996.[3] A further three awards were received for "Best Composition" (Tha Melagholiso), "Best Lyric" (Arhizo Polemo) and "Best Folk Dance Track" (Perasmena Ksehasmena).[3]

Certifications

Arhizo Polemo is reported to have shipped over 160,000 units in Greece[1] and sold over 12,000 copies in Cyprus,[1] totaling over 180,000 units worldwide.[4]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Greece (IFPI Greece)[5]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
Cyprus (IFPI)[1]	2× Platinum	12,000*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "el:Δείξε μου τον δίσκο σου...να σου πω ποιος είσαι: Καίτη Γαρμπή-Αρχίζω πόλεμο! | GGM Αφιέρωμα". GetGreekMusic (in Greek). 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
2. "el:40 χρόνια Αθηνόραμα: Οι top δίσκοι της τρίτης δεκαετίας (1996-2005)". Athinorama (in Greek). 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
3. "el:Βραβεία Ποπ Κορν 1996". Mad.TV (in Greek). 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
4. "el:10+1 αγαπημένοι δίσκοι από την Καίτη Γαρμπή!". GetGreekMusic (in Greek). 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
5. "Greek album certifications – Katy Garbi – Arhizo Polemo" (in Greek). IFPI Greece.