Iparhi Logos

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Υπάρχει Λόγος
Studio album by Elena Paparizou
Released	12 April 2006 2 February 2007 (Germany)
Genre	Pop, Modern Laïka, Dance
Length	1:47:24
Language	Greek, English
Label	Sony BMG / RCA
Elena Paparizou chronology
My Number One (2005) Υπάρχει Λόγος (2006) The Game of Love (2006) Singles from Iparhi Logos "Mambo!" Released: November, 2005 "Just walk away" Released: December, 2005 "Iparhi Logos" Released: April 2006 "Gigolo" Released: November 2006 "An Ihes Erthi Pio Noris" Released: December 2006

Iparhi Logos (Greek: Υπάρχει Λόγος, "There Is a Reason") is Greek singer Elena Paparizou's second full length studio album, released in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Taiwan, Switzerland, and Japan. The album comprises 29 songs on two discs: 14 new songs, three from the "Mambo!" single, a remix of the title track, and 11 live songs from her Mad Secret Concerts, including a number of covers and translations. "Oti axizi ine i stigmes" (Le bonheur) is originally by Manos Hadjidakis, and was a big hit in France in 1962. Six of the songs from the album were later rerecorded in English and appeared on Elena's international album The Game of Love released in November 2006. The album achieved mild success in Greece and Cyprus managing to top both countries' charts. The album received platinum certifications in Greece and Cyprus. Iparhi Logos reached fourth place in the Greece Annual Top 50 Greek Albums 2006.

A repackaged version of the album was released in May 2007 with a bonus CD containing 7 songs.

Contents 1 Iparhi Logos 1.1 Track listing 1.2 Singles 2 Iparhi Logos: Platinum Edition 2.1 Track listing 2.2 Singles 3 Charts 4 References

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[edit] Track listing

CD 1

1. "Gigolo" [Greek version] – 3:23
2. "The Game of Love" [Greeklish version] – 3:09
3. "Iparhi logos" – 4:21
4. "Mambo!" [Greek version] – 3:05
5. "Paradigmatos hari" – 3:53
6. "Oti axizi ine i stigmes" (Le bonheur) – 3:38
7. "Pote xana" [Greek version of "Let Me Let Go"] – 2:54
8. "Meres eones" – 4:02
9. "Se pion na miliso" – 3:26
10. "Parapono emovoro" – 3:59
11. "Panta se perimena (Idaniko fili)" – 3:48
12. "Anixan i ourani" – 3:51
13. "Asteria" – 4:19
14. "You Set My Heart on Fire" – 3:12

CD 2

1. "An ihes erthi pio noris" – 4:05
2. "Pou pige tosi agapi" – 3:58
3. "Me theloun ki alli [Greek Version of Heart of Mine] – 2:56
4. "Tipsis (You Set My Heart On Fire)" – 3:13
5. "Pote s' ena antio" – 4:21
6. "Just Walk Away" [Live] (Celine Dion) – 3:42
7. "Don't Speak" [Live] (No Doubt) – 3:42
8. "Crazy" [Live] (Seal) – 4:18
9. "Like a Prayer" [Live] (Madonna) – 4:05
10. "Why?" [Live] – 3:42
11. "Smooth Operator" [Live] (Sade) – 4:09
12. "Can't Help Falling in Love" [Live] (Elvis Presley) – 3:00
13. "Outside" [Live] (George Michael) – 3:55
14. "To fos sti psihi/The Light in Our Soul" [Live] – 2:30
15. "Iparhi logos" [Remix] – 4:19

[edit] Singles

• The first single from the album was "Mambo!". It is also the only CD Single from the album, with the others being radio and music video singles. It reached number 1 for 10 straight weeks in Greece including Christmas. The single stayed in the charts for 23 weeks (6 months) making it Elena's most successful CD single to date.

• The second single from the albums was the live version of Celine Dion's "Just walk away".

• The third single from the album is also the title of the album, "Iparhi Logos". The song premiered first at the Arion Music Awards in April 2006 and was quickly released on radios.

• The fourth single from the album was "Gigolo". The video clip of the song is in 'Greeklish'. It was a major hit on Greek radios.

• The fifth single was "An Ihes Erthi Pio Noris". The music video for the song premiered on December 12, 2006 on MAD TV.

"An Eixes Erthei Pio Noris" is the only single from the album not to have an English version. The song reached the number one position on the Greek iTunes Music Store.

[edit] Iparhi Logos: Platinum Edition

Υπάρχει Λόγος: Platinum Edition
Studio album by Elena Paparizou
Released	May 22, 2007
Genre	Pop, Modern Laïka, Dance
Language	Greek, English
Label	Sony BMG / RCA
Elena Paparizou chronology
The Game of Love (2006) Υπάρχει Λόγος: Platinum Edition (2007) Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008) Singles from Iparhi Logos: Platinum Edition "Fos" Released: 2006 "Mazi Sou" Released: March 2007 "Min fevgeis" Released: April 2007

The album was repackaged and re released in Greece and Cyprus on 22 May, 2007, as Υπάρχει Λόγος: Platinum Edition. The album contains a bonus CD single with 7 songs. "An esy m' agapas" is a Greek translation of Celine Dion's "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Giannis Doxas. "Fos" is very popular with a young female audience, and can be heard in Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. "I agapi sou den meni pia edo" is Elena's own Greek translation of popular Turkish singer Demet Akalın's "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı". "Μη Φεύγεις" Min fevgeis is a Greek folk song, rendered for the first time by Aloula Georgouti and covered in the 1990s by Paides en Taxi. "Le temps des fleurs" is originally by Dalida.

The bonus CD was also released separately, without the two remixes, as Φως.

[edit] Track listing

The first two CDs are identical to the original release.

CD 3

1. "Mazi sou"
2. "Min fevgeis"
3. "Le temps des fleurs"
4. "An esy m' agapas" (Pour que tu m'aimes encore)
5. "Fos"
6. "Pou pige tosi agapi" (Summer Moonlight Mix)
7. "I agapi sou den meni pia edo" (Remix)

[edit] Singles

• The first single was "Mazi sou", released in March 2007 on the soundtrack single of a show of the same name on Mega Channel. "Mazi sou" reached number one on the radio charts for 4 consecutive weeks. Mazi sou is the 4th most successful Helena's single, after Mambo!, My number one and To fili tis zois.^{[citation needed]}

• The second single from the album is Min Fevgeis, released to radio play on 23 April 2007. "Min fevgeis" unfortunately missed the #1 due to the huge success of Filipos Pliatsikas's song, "pios ehi logo stin agapi". It was #2 for 2 weeks.

[edit] Charts

Iparhi Logos peaked at number 1 on the Greek charts for eight straight weeks and managed to stay in the top 3 for a long time. It is currently still charting. It was released on 17 July 2006 in Cyprus where it also peaked at number 1 and is still charting. The album is unofficially certified double platinum in Greece.The Platinum Edition is still charting on Cypriot Charts after 24 weeks of its release since December 2007.^[1]

Chart	Providers	Peak position	Weeks On Charts	Certification	Sales
Greek Albums Chart	IFPI	1(8)	82	Platinum	40,000+
Cypriot Album Chart	All Records Top 20	1(5)	50	Platinum	10,000+

[edit] References

v • d • e Elena Paparizou Albums Protereotita (2004)  · Protereotita: Euro Edition (2005)  · My Number One1 (2005)  · Protereotita: Euro Edition + Mambo! (2005)  · Iparhi Logos (2006)  · The Game of Love (2006)  · Iparhi Logos: Platinum Edition (2007)  · Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008) CD Singles "Anapandites Kliseis" (2003)  · "My Number One" (2005)  · "The Light in Our Soul"1 (2005)  · "A Brighter Day"1 (2005)  · "Mambo!" (2005)  · "Heroes"1 (2006)  · "Gigolo" (2006)  · "Fos" (2007) Video Albums Number One (2005)  · Mad Secret Concerts - Elena Paparizou (2007) Related articles Discography  · Full Domestic Singles Discography  · Awards  · Antique  · Eurovision Song Contest 2005  · Eurovision "Congratulations" 1 Released Internationally only.