Profities

Profities (Greek: Προφητείες; English: Prophecies) is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1999 by Minos EMI, and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days.[2] In 1999 it sold 70,000 copies and become the best selling album by a female artist for 1999.[3] In 2000 it sold 80,000 copies and managed to become 2x Platinum selling 110,000 copies.[4] It, also, stayed at number 1 of the IFPI charts for 5 weeks. It became, also, 3x Platinum in Cyprus, selling 20,000 copies.

Profities
Προφητείες
Studio album by
Despina Vandi
ReleasedDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
Recorded1998-1999, Phase One
GenreLaïka, pop, electronica
Length69:02
LanguageGreek
LabelMinos EMI
ProducerPhoebus
Despina Vandi chronology
Deka Endoles
(1997)		 Profities
Προφητείες
(1999)		 The Best
(2001)
Singles from Profities
  1. "Spania"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Oute Ena Efharisto"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Profities"
    Released: 1999
  4. "Apapa"
    Released: 2000
  5. "Giatriko"
    Released: 2000
  6. "To Koritsaki Sou"
    Released: 2000
  7. "Sta Dosa Ola"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The song "Sta Dosa Ola" from the album was ranked by Alpha TV show Chart Show as the twenty-fourth most successful Greek love song in Greece during 1980-2009,[5] as well as the sixth most successful break-up song from 1980-2010.[6]

Track listing
Original edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό; Extremely bold)PhoebusPhoebus3:32
2."Profities" (Προφητείες; Prophecies)PhoebusPhoebus4:24
3."To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου; Your little girl)PhoebusPhoebus4:06
4."Klinome" (Κλείνομαι; I'm closing into myself)PhoebusPhoebus4:52
5."Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι; Breeze blow)PhoebusPhoebus4:37
6."Giatriko" (Γιατρικό; Medicine)PhoebusPhoebus4:12
7."Paratame" (Παράταμε; Leave me alone)PhoebusPhoebus4:07
8."Apapa" (Άπαπα; A pa pa)PhoebusPhoebus3:08
9."Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα; I have given everything to you)PhoebusPhoebus5:24
10."Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά; I'm asking who)PhoebusPhoebus4:16
11."Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα; Opposites)PhoebusPhoebus4:01
12."Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα; Without you)Giannis PariosPhoebus4:40
13."Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο; Hotel)PhoebusPhoebus3:59
14."Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι; Little switch)PhoebusPhoebus4:05
15."Spania" (Σπάνια; Rarely)PhoebusPhoebus4:36
16."Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ; Not even one "thank you")PhoebusPhoebus5:03
Total length:69:02
Collector's edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό)PhoebusPhoebus3:32
2."Profities" (Προφητείες)PhoebusPhoebus4:24
3."To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου)PhoebusPhoebus4:06
4."Klinome" (Κλείνομαι)PhoebusPhoebus4:52
5."Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι)PhoebusPhoebus4:37
6."Giatriko" (Γιατρικό)PhoebusPhoebus4:12
7."Paratame" (Παράταμε)PhoebusPhoebus4:07
8."Apapa" (Άπαπα)PhoebusPhoebus3:08
9."Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα)PhoebusPhoebus5:24
10."Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά)PhoebusPhoebus4:16
11."Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα)PhoebusPhoebus4:01
12."Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα)Giannis PariosPhoebus4:40
13."Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο)PhoebusPhoebus3:59
14."Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι)PhoebusPhoebus4:05
15."Spania" (Σπάνια)PhoebusPhoebus4:36
16."Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ)PhoebusPhoebus5:03
Total length:69:02
Side A: Turkish edition (MC)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Apapa"PhoebusPhoebus3:08
2."Giatriko"PhoebusPhoebus4:12
3."Profities"PhoebusPhoebus4:24
4."Diakoptaki"PhoebusPhoebus4:05
5."Kitaxe Me"PhoebusPhoebus3:32
6."O Perittos"PhoebusPhoebus3:53
7."Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio"PhoebusPhoebus4:00
Side B: Turkish edition (MC)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Klinome"PhoebusPhoebus4:52
2."Sta 'Dosa Ola"PhoebusPhoebus5:24
3."Spania"PhoebusPhoebus4:36
4."Fisa Ageri"PhoebusPhoebus4:37
5."Deka Entoles"PhoebusPhoebus3:36
6."Rotao Pia"PhoebusPhoebus4:16
Turkish edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Apapa"PhoebusPhoebus3:08
2."Giatriko"PhoebusPhoebus4:10
3."Profities"PhoebusPhoebus4:23
4."Diakoptaki"PhoebusPhoebus4:04
5."Kitaxe Me"PhoebusPhoebus3:31
6."O Perittos"PhoebusPhoebus3:52
7."Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio"PhoebusPhoebus4:01
8."Klinome"PhoebusPhoebus4:52
9."Sta 'Dosa Ola"PhoebusPhoebus5:24
10."Spania"PhoebusPhoebus4:36
11."Fisa Ageri"PhoebusPhoebus4:36
12."Deka Entoles"PhoebusPhoebus3:35
13."Rotao Pia"PhoebusPhoebus4:14

Music videos
  • "Spania"
  • "Oute Ena Efharisto"
  • "Profities"
  • "Apapa"
  • "Giatriko"
  • "To Koritsaki Sou"
  • "Sta Dosa Ola"

Release history
Region Date Format Label Version
Greece December 8, 1999 CD, Digital download[7] Minos EMI Original
December, 1999 CD Collector's edition
Cyprus December 8, 1999 CD, Digital download Original
Turkey 2000 CD, MC Turkish edition

Charts
Chart Providers Peak
position		 Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI[8] 1 2x Platinum
Cypriot Album Chart Musical Paradise Top 10 1 2x Platinum

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

gollark: … C+±1?
gollark: C±1 is quite hard.
gollark: It's a nice functional language for parallel programming. Still doesn't help if you can't parallel.
gollark: Füthārκ!
gollark: Futhark is cōōl.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Mad Tv S.A. "The Despina Vandi Trivia By Conn-x". Mad.tv. Archived from the original on 2004-06-13. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  5. "CHART SHOW: Το Στα 'δωσα όλα στα πιο ερωτικά τραγούδια 1980-2009". YouTube. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  6. "CHART SHOW: Το Στα 'δωσα όλα στα τραγούδια χωρισμού 1980-2010". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  7. "iTunes - Music - Profities by Despina Vandi". Itunes.apple.com. 2000-11-14. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  8. Greek Albums Chart Retrieved on September 22, 2008.
  9. Profities (CD). Despina Vandi. Minos EMI. 1999. 7243 5 24626 2 9.CS1 maint: others (link)
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