Spase Tous Deiktes
Spase Tous Deiktes (trans. Σπάσε Τους Δείκτες; Break The Markers) is the 20th studio album by Greek singer Katy Garbi.
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| Released | December 19, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | Bi-Kay studio | |||
| Genre | Pop, Modern Laika, Dance | |||
| Length | 54:14 | |||
| Language | Greek | |||
| Label | Panik Records Panik Platinum | |||
| Producer | Leonidas Tzitzos | |||
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It was released on December 19, 2017 by Panik Platinum of Panik Records. This is Garbi's first album release by Greek music label Panik Records established in 2011. It marks the Greek singer's continuation of the Laika/Pop genre since previous platinum release Perierges Meres four years prior. The album also reintroduces Garbi to the dance genre for the first time since 2006, comprising two dance tracks "Kardia Alitissa" and "Kaneis San Esena".[1]
The album was produced by Leonidas Tzitzos, who worked with Garbi on nine tracks on Perierges Meres. Composing credits include new and past collaborators including Giorgos Sabanis, Ilias Kampakakis, Giannis Fraseris, Iordanis Pavlou, Gavriil Gavriiloglou, Kostas Miliotakis, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Thanos Georgoulas.
The release of the album coincided with Garbi's live performances at Stage, Thessaloniki and Iera Odos, Athens alongside Vasilis Karras and Christos Menidiatis. The album also featured two tracks penned by Karras, one of which was recorded as a duet between the two called "Oute Leksi".[2]
During recording of the album, Garbi released three singles that weren't included in the album. The first not-included single was "Eleftheri" (music: Tzortzina Karahaliou & JP, lyrics: Niki Papatheohari) and was released on April 17, 2015 and it had successful radio airplay. The second not-included single was "Ti Kardia Sou Rota" (music: Thanos Georgoulas, lyrics: Natalia Germanou) and was released only in Turkey on January 25, 2016. The third not-included single was "Savvatovrado" (music: Marios Psimopoulos, lyrics: Eleni Giannatsoulia) and was released on July 11, 2016.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Ola Plironontai Edo" (Όλα Πληρώνονται Εδώ; Everything Is Paid For Here) | Eleni Giannatsoulia | Ilias Kampakakis | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Vrehei Mesa, Vrehei Ekso" (Βρέχει Μέσα, Βρέχει Έξω; Raining Inside, Raining Outside) | Vaggelis Konstantinidis | Gavriil Gavriiloglou | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "Spase Tous Deiktes Tou Rologiou" (Σπάσε Τους Δείκτες Του Ρολογιού; Break The Hands Of Time) | Eleni Giannatsoulia | Giorgos Sabanis | Contains sample from song Anemodarmena Ipsi | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Mia Kyria" (Μια Κυρία; A Lady) | Vaggelis Konstantinidis | Giannis Fraseris | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Kardia Alitissa" (Καρδιά Αλήτισσα; Vagrant Heart) | Smaroula Maragkoudaki | Kostas Miliotakis | 3:23 | |
| 6. | "Vale Mia Teleia" (Βάλε Μια Τελεία; Put a Full Stop) | Vasilis Karras | Gavriil Gavriiloglou | 3:24 | |
| 7. | "San Tsigaro" (Σαν Τσιγάρο; Like Cigarette) | Smaroula Maragkoudaki | Kostas Miliotakis | 3:13 | |
| 8. | "Oute Leksi (featuring Vasilis Karras)" (Ούτε Λέξη; Not A Word) | Vasilis Karras | Gavriil Gavriiloglou | 3:51 | |
| 9. | "Skorpia" (Σκόρπια; Scattered) | Nikos Gritsis | Dimitris Kontopoulos | 3:48 | |
| 10. | "San Enilikes" (Σαν Ενήλικες; Like Adults) | Aggeliki Makrinioti | Iordanis Pavlou | 3:40 | |
| 11. | "Eksomologisou" (Εξομολογήσου; Confess) | Vaggelis Konstantinidis | Giannis Fraseris | 3:34 | |
| 12. | "Ehei Sima I Kardia Mou" (Έχει Σήμα Η Καρδιά Μου; My Heart Has Signal) | Giannis Gounas | Makis Mperdes | 3:37 | |
| 13. | "Koita S' Agapao" (Κοίτα Σ' Αγαπάω; See, I Love You) | Natalia Germanou | Thanos Georgoulas | Also released as duet with Turkish singer Burak Kut titled 'Kalbine Sor' | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Kaneis San Esena" (Κανείς Σαν Εσένα; No Other Like You) | Aggeliki Makrinioti | Iordanis Pavlou | 3:21 | |
| 15. | "Avrio" (Αύριο; Tomorrow) | Nikos Gritsis | Giorgos Sabanis | 3:41 |
Singles and Music videos
Spase Tous Deiktes produced four singles prior its release.
"Koita S' Agapao"
The first single of the new album was "Koita S' Agapao" (music: Thanos Georgoulas, lyrics: Natalia Germanou), and was released in 2 versions. The tracks were produced across Greece, Turkey and England. The album version was released as a teaser via Garbi's official YouTube channel on November 30, 2015. The single was officially released via iTunes on December 14, 2015. It featured only Garbi's vocals, recorded at Bi-Kay studio (Greece), the music in Turkey and the mixing and mastering in London, at La Boutique Studio by well-known producer Matteo Cifelli.[3] The music video for the track aired on December 28, 2015 via Garbi's official YouTube channel. It was directed by Garbi's long time visual collaborator Viktoria Vellopoulou. The video was filmed on the island of Mykonos, Greece and is the first Garbi video directed by Vellopoulou to feature Garbi singing the lyrics unlike previous works.[4] It features Turkish singer Burak Kut as the love interest, whose vocals are featured on the second version. The second version is dual-language with a combination of Greek and Turkish lyrics performed by Garbi and Kut respectively (music: Thanos Giorgoulas, Greek lyrics: Natalia Germanou, Turkish lyrics: Burak Kut). The track was made available on December 15, 2015 and a corresponding video was released on February 1, 2016 directed by Victoria Vellopoulou from the same shoot as its predecessor.[5] Both recordings feature 22 Turkish violins in the composition. The song gained a lot of radio airplay and signaled Garbi's album return.
"Avrio"
The second single of the album was the song "Avrio" (music: Giorgos Sabanis, lyrics: Nikos Gritsis). On October 17, 2016 the Panik Platinum leaked a short teaser of the track on YouTube which was picked up by several radio stations across Greece. The single was officially released on October 31, 2016 and had a successful radio airplay. The music video, released on February 24, 2017 was directed by Victoria Vellopoulou, and was based on a timeline in three different global locations over three dates. It featured international model Paraskevas Mpourmpourakas as Garbi's love interest and actress Miriella Kourenti as Garbi's past self.[6]
"Kaneis San Esena"
The third single (music: Iordanis Pavlou, lyrics: Aggeliki Makrinioti) was a dance track and marks Garbi's return to the genre since 2005. The single was first showcased on April 2, 2017 on Ant1 Greek talent show Rising Star. Garbi was an invited guest of Despina Vandi, also performing other songs live with the two remaining 'Team Vandi' contestants.[7] The track was officially release by Panik Platinum on April 5, 2017. The track had a successful radio airplay all the summer season and was remixed by DeeHayParis & Harris V. and released on June 7, 2017.[8]
"Vale Mia Teleia"
The fourth single, "Vale Mia Teleia" (music: Gavriil Gavriiloglou, lyrics: Vasilis Karras) was released on November 10, 2017. The digital release also includes an acoustic version. The single was released in the form of a music video directed by Victoria Vellopoulou on the same day of its digital release. The music video features Garbi in a montage of photoshoots, of which one of the noticeable backdrops is the artwork from Garbi's 2001 album Apla Ta Pragmata.[9] The song had a successful radio airplay. The single which featured the backing vocals of Vasilis Karras acted as a promotional piece for Garbi's scheduled performances with Vasilis Karras and Christos Menidiatis at 'Stage', Thessaloniki which commenced on November 24, 2017.[10]
"Spase Tous Deiktes Tou Rologiou"
The title track "Spase Tous Deiktes Tou Rologiou" was released as the fifth single of the album. It was released to radio airplay on February 5, 2018 and on Youtube the day of the official release of the album. The track was written by both writers (music: Giorgos Sabanis, lyrics: Eleni Giannatsoulia) involved in the production of well received track "Anemodarmena Ypsi", and subsequently samples a segment of the song before the first chorus.[11]
"San Tsigaro"
The sixth single of the album was the song "San Tsigaro" (music: Kostas Miliotakis, lyrics: Smaroula Maragkoudaki) was announced by Panik Platinum on May 2, 2018 and it gained a lot of airplay.
"Mia Kyria"
The seventh single of the album was the song "Mia Kyria" (music: Giannis Fraseris, lyrics: Vaggelis Konstantinidis) was announced by Panik Platinum on October 1, 2018 and it gained a lot of airplay.[12]
Credits and Personnel
Personnel
Victoria Chalkiti: backing vocals (tracks: 14)
Akis Diximos: backing vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 12, 14) / second vocal (tracks: 10)
Giannis Fraseris: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 11)
Gavriil Gavriiloglou: second vocal (tracks: 6)
Thanos Georgoulas: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 13)
Kostas Gontikakis: cretan lyre (tracks: 5)
Giannis Grigoriou: bass (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Gündem Yaylı Grubu: cello, viola, violin (tracks: 13)
Giorgos Kostoglou: bass (tracks: 13)
Apostolis Mallias: clarinet (tracks: 6, 8, 11) / duduk (tracks: 3) / ney (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11)
Marios Mourmouras: guitars (tracks: 13)
Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Christos Mpousdoukos: violin (tracks: 2, 4)
Panagiotis Mprakoulias: guitars (tracks: 15) / outi (tracks: 15)
Stavros Papagiannakopoulos: baglama (tracks: 4) / cümbüş (tracks: 7, 9) / mandolin (tracks: 10) / outi (tracks: 1) / säzi (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7)
Giorgos Retikas: guitars (tracks: 11, 12)
Leonidas Tzitzos: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
Panagiotis Vounatsos: guitars (tracks: 3, 8)
Fivos Zacharopoulos: guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Production
Kiriakos Asteriou (Bi-Kay studio): mix engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14) / sound engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Matteo Cifelli (La Boutique studio): mastering, mix engineer (tracks: 13)
Giannis Gkiouras (New Sound studio): mastering (tracks: 8)
Christina Kazagli: art direction
Vaggelis Kiris: photographer
Dionisis Kolpodinos: styling
Mpampis Mpiris (Bi-Kay studio): mastering (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
Vasilis Mpouloumpasis: hair styling
Panagiotis Mprakoulias (Track Factory Recording studio): mix engineer (tracks: 15) / sound engineer (tracks: 15)
Leonidas Tzitzos: executive producer
Manos Vynichakis: make up
Charts
Spase Tous Deiktes debuted on the IFPI Top 75 Albums chart at twenty three.[13] It climbed to 1st position the day of release for 5 weeks on Greece Top-20 Album Chart.[14] The album climbed to 16th position remained on the charts for 14 weeks, before falling out of the Top 75 and re-entering for a further three weeks climbing to 38th position, one year after its initial release.[15]
| Chart | Provider | Peak position |
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| Greek Top-75 Album Sales Chart | IFPI | 16 |
Awards and Nominations
Spase Tous Deiktes received multiple award nominations in 2018 at the MAD Video Music Awards (Greece) and the Super Music Awards (Cyprus), resulting in no wins.[16][17]
| Year | Event | Nominee/Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MAD Video Music Awards | Katy Garbi | Best Female Adult | Nominated |
| Super Music Awards | Best Female (Laiko) | Nominated | ||
| Spase Tous Deiktes | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Katy Garbi/Vasilis Karras - Oute Leksi | Best Duet/Collaboration | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Katy Garbi | Best Female (Laiko) | Nominated | |
References
- "Σπάσε Τους Δείκτες Του Ρολογιού - Η Καίτη Γαρμπή κυκλοφορεί το νέο της δίσκο με τις υπογραφές σπουδαιών δημιουργών! (2017-12-20)" (in Greek). Tralala. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- "«Ούτε λέξη» - Βασίλης Καρράς & Καίτη Γαρμπή στο ντουέτο της χρονιάς(2017-11-21)" (in Greek). Mikrofwno. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- "Καίτη Γαρμπή – "Κοίτα Σ' Αγαπάω"" (in Greek). Music Corner Greece. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Κοίτα σ'αγαπάω" - Δείτε το νέο βίντεο κλιπ της Καίτης Γαρμπή" (in Greek). GetGreekMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Καίτη Γαρμπή – "Κοίτα σε αγαπάω" με τον Burak Kut (2016-02-09)" (in Greek). Music Corner Greece. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "ΚΑΙΤΗ ΓΑΡΜΠΗ – ΑΥΡΙΟ - BACKSTAGE PHOTOS & TEASER VIDEO ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΝΕΟ ΤΗΣ VIDEO CLIP">(2017-02-10)" (in Greek). GPop.gr. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Κανείς σαν εσένα - Το νέο τραγούδι της Καίτης Γαρμπή (2017-04-10)" (in Greek). GetGreekMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Κανείς Σαν Εσένα Remix - Η νέα version της Καίτης Γαρμπή (2017-06-07)" (in Greek). GetGreekMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Βάλε Μια Τελεία - Το νέο βίντεο κλιπ της Καίτης Γαρμπή (2017-11-10)" (in Greek). GetGreekMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Βάλε Μια Τελεία»: Η Καίτη Γαρμπή σε νέο τραγούδι με υπογραφή Βασίλη Καρρά (2017-11-10)" (in Greek). Hit Channel Gr. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Η Καίτη Γαρμπή "Σπάει" τους δείκτες με το νέο της single! (06/02/2018)" (in Greek). Super FM Cyprus. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Η Καίτη Γαρμπή είναι «Μια Κυρία»(2018-01-08)" (in Greek). Hit Channel Greece. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart Week:1 (02/01/2018)" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart Week:2 (08/01/2018)" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart Week:51" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- "Mad Video Music Awards 2018 by Coca-Cola and McDonald's: Ανακοινώθηκαν οι υποψηφιότητες – Μπες και ψήφισε! (2018-05-22)" (in Greek). Mad TV. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "uper Music Awards ! Θεοδωρίδου - Αργυρός - Ιακωβίδης. Δείτε τα βραβεία που διεκδικούν !(2018-05-07)" (in Greek). newspistol. Retrieved 2019-05-28.