Deka Endoles

Deka Entoles
Δέκα Εντολές
Studio album by Despina Vandi
Released December 1997
Recorded 1997, Studio Phase One, Studio Sierra
Genre Laïka, contemporary laïka, dance
Length 51:18
Language Greek
Label Minos EMI
Producer Phoebus
Despina Vandi chronology

Esena Perimeno
(1996)
Deka Endoles
(1997)
Profities
(1999)
Singles from Deka Entoles
  1. "O Perittos"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Nihtolouloudo Mou"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Deka Entoles"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Thelo Na Se Ksehaso"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Deka Entoles (Greek: Δέκα Εντολές; English: Ten commandments) is the third studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1997 by Minos EMI and was her first album to be certified, reaching 2× platinum status.[2] This is the first album that Despina Vandi collaborated with popular composer Phoebus.[3]

According to the Greek "Chart Show" and IFPI, the song "O Perittos" from the album is in the eighteenth position in the Top 30 with the most successful Greek pop songs of the 1990s.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Tis Kardias Mou Giatria" (Της καρδιάς μου γιατρειά)PhoebusPhoebus 4:37
2. "Kitakse Me" (Κοίταξε με)PhoebusPhoebus 3:32
3. "Nihtolouloudo Mou" (Νυχτολούλουδο μου)PhoebusPhoebus 4:55
4. "O Perittos" (Ο περιττός)PhoebusPhoebus 3:53
5. "Outopia" (Ουτοπία)PhoebusPhoebus 3:57
6. "Eripio" (Ερείπιο)PhoebusPhoebus 3:55
7. "To Allo Miso" (Το άλλο μισό)PhoebusPhoebus 3:30
8. "Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio" (Ένα κι ένα κάνουν δυο)PhoebusPhoebus 4:00
9. "Thelo Na Se Ksehaso" (Θέλω να σε ξεχάσω)PhoebusPhoebus 4:43
10. "Deka Entoles" (Δέκα εντολές)PhoebusPhoebus 3:36
11. "Prospatho" (Προσπαθώ)Giannis PariosTony Kontaxakis 4:07
12. "Metaniono" (Μετανιώνω)Natalia GermanouTony Kontaxakis 3:14
13. "Den Ise Edo" (Δεν είσαι εδώ)Giorgos PavrianosTony Kontaxakis 3:56
Total length:
51:18

Music videos

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Greece 1997 MC, CD, Digital download[5] Minos EMI
Cyprus

Chart performance

Chart Providers Peak
position
Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI Greece 1 2× Platinum[2]
Cypriot Album Chart Musical Paradise Top 10 1 Platinum

Credits and personnel

Personnel
  • Vasilis Diamantis - clarinet
  • Pavlos Diamantopoulos - bass
  • Erinta - background vocals
  • Natalia Germanou - lyrics
  • Antonis Gounaris - guitars, acoustic guitars
  • Hakan - saz, oud
  • Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars
  • Giotis Kiourtsoglou - bass
  • Katerina Kiriakou - background vocals
  • Tony Kontaxakis - music, lyrics, orchestration, solo guitar, keyboards
  • Fedon Lianoudakis - accordion
  • Andreas Mouzakis - drums
  • Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, tzoura, baglama
  • Alex Panayi - background vocals
  • Alekos Paraskevopoulos - bass
  • Elias Paraskevopoulos - drums
  • Giannis Parios - lyrics
  • Giorgos Pavrianos - lyrics
  • Phoebus - music, lyrics, orchestration, programming, keyboards, background vocals
  • Giorgos Roilos - percussion
  • Despina Vandi - vocals
  • Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet
  • Nikos Zervas - keyboards
  • Martha Zioga - background vocals

Production
  • Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - digital mastering
  • Vaggelis Papadopoulos - sound, mix
  • Giorgos Stampolis - sound
  • Achilleas Theofilou - production manager
  • Manolis Vlahos - sound, mix
Design
  • Ntinos Diamantopoulos - photos
  • Evi Sourmaidou - styling
  • Krina Vronti - cover and insert design

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

References