Paraksenes Eikones

Paraksenes Eikones
Studio album by Anna Vissi
Released December 5, 2003
(see release history)
Genre Pop, Modern Laïka, Dance
Label Sony Music Greece/Columbia
Anna Vissi chronology

X
(2002)		 Paraksenes Eikones
(2003)		 Live
(2004)
Singles from Paraksenes Eikones
  1. "Min Psahnis Tin Agapi"
  2. "Treno"
  3. "Eisai"
  4. "Erimi Poli"
  5. "Psichedelia"
  6. "Eho Pethani Gia Sena"
  7. "Fevgo"
Alternative covers
Paraksenes Eikones: Summer 2004 Edition

Paraksenes Eikones (Greek: Παράξενες Εικόνες; English: Strange Images) is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi released in Greece and Cyprus on December 5, 2003. The album featured the song "Eisai" that later became Call Me in English and which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2005. The album was later officially released in Turkey and Bulgaria.

The song Treno was awarded song of the year by Arion Awards, IFPI's Greek recorded music awards. The album reached 2x Platinum in Greece and Cyprus.[1] Treno also won the Arion Award for Best video clip, and also Song of the Year in both 2003 and 2004 in Cyprus.

Release

It was re-released as Paraksenes Eikones: Summer 2004 Edition in the summer of 2004 with a bonus CD of remixes, which was also sold separately as Remixes 2004. This was Vissi's first album since the 1982's Eimai To Simera Kai Eisai To Chthes that included songs written by other composers besides Nikos Karvelas and also the first album since 1995's O! Kypros not to feature Karvelas entirely either on the composition or on the production part.

Track listing

Original release

Disc 1

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Min psahneis tin agapi" (Μην ψάχνεις την αγάπη; Don't look for love)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 5:02
2. "Eisai" (Είσαι; You are)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 4:22
3. "Ego moro mou" (Εγώ μωρό μου; I, baby)Natalia GermanouAlex Papakostantinou 3:51
4. "Treno" (Τρένο; Train)Sofi PapaVangelis Vasiliou 4:50
5. "Girna" (Γύρνα; Come back)Ilias FilippouEnergee 3:19
6. "Paraisthiseis" (Παραισθήσεις; Hallucinations)Ilias FilippouEnergee 3:47
7. "San hlomo to vlepo" (Σαν χλωμό το βλέπω; I see it dimly)Ilias FilippouEnergee 3:25
8. "Eho pethanei gia sena" (Έχω πεθάνει για σένα; I have died for you)Christodoulos SiganosChristodoulos Siganos 3:58
9. "Erimi poli" (Έρημη πόλη; Deserted city)Kostantinos ChristoforouKostantinos Christoforou 3:52
10. "Xafnika" (Ξαφνικά; Suddenly)Natalia GermanouP. Lord & V.J Smith 4:02
11. "Velos" (Βέλος; Arrow)Lefteris KarvelasLefteris Karvelas 3:31
12. "Paraxenes eikones" (Παράξενες εικόνες; Strange images)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 3:52

Disc 2

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Psihedelia" (Ψυχεδέλεια; Psychedelic)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 3:52
2. "Vaterlo" (Βατερλό; Waterloo)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 3:52
3. "Me mia signomi" (Με μια συγνώμη; With one apology)Sofi PapaSofi Papa 3:31
4. "Fevgo" (Φεύγω; I'm leaving)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 4:20
5. "O andras tis zois mou" (Ο άντρας της ζωής μου; The man of my life)Nikos VaksevanelisVasilis Kelaydis 3:29
6. "Mov" (Μωβ; Purple)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 4:17
7. "Den apofasisa ego" (Δεν αποφάσισα εγώ; It wasn't my decision)Christina AlogogianniStratos Diamadis 3:05
8. "Stirixou epano mou" (Στηρίξου επάνω μου; Lean on me)Ilias FilippouEnergee 4:28
9. "Arketa" (Αρκετά; Enough)Ilias FilippouChristos Giannopoulos 4:22
10. "Ti apomenei" (Τι απομένει; What remains)Ilias FilippouEnergee 3:22
11. "Nea Filadelfia" (Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια; New Philadelphia)Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 3:21
12. "Pos ta fernei etsi i zoi" (Πώς τα φέρνει έτσι η ζωή; How does life turn out like this)Lefteris KarvelasLefteris Karvelas 3:50
13. "Eisai (Prodical Son Remix)" (Είσαι (Prodical Son Remix); You are (Prodical Son Remix))Nikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas 5:25

Summer 2004 Edition

Disc 1 and Disc 2 from the original edition along with a third remix CD.

Disc 3
  1. "Ego moro mou" (Elias Pantazopoulos Remix)
  2. "Eho pethani gia sena" (Valentino Remix)
  3. "Eisai" (Prodical Son Radio Edit)
  4. "Eisai" (Remix by Elias Pantazopoulos)
  5. "Fevgo" (Elias Pantazopoulos Sonic Crime Remix)

Music videos

Five songs from the album were made into music videos:

Singles

"Min Psahnis Tin Agapi"

The first promo single from the album was released to radio on October 31, 2003.

"Treno"

"Treno" was released to radio stations the day of the album's release. It won the award for Song Of The Year 2003 at the Arion Awards and the music video for the single won the best video award at the 2004 Arion Awards. She also received the best dressed artist in a music video award at the 2004 MAD Video Music Awards.

"Eisai"

The third promo single from the album.

"Psichedelia"

The fourth promotional single from the album.

"Eho Pethanei Gia Sena"

Released as a promo single in April 2004.

"Fevgo" (Cyprus only)

The last promotional single from the album.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Version
Bulgaria 2004 Vitality Music
Greece December 5, 2003 Sony/Columbia CD Original release
June 2004 Summer 2004 Edition
Cyprus December 5, 2003 CD Original release
June 2004 Summer 2004 Edition
Turkey March 10, 2004[2] Cassette Original release
March 24, 2004[2] CD

Charts

Paraksenes Eikones was released in Greece and Cyprus in December 2003. It became 2x Platinum in Greece in April 2004, and 2x Platinum in Cyprus in May 2004.

Chart Providers Peak
Position		 Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI 1 2x Platinum
Cypriot Albums Chart All Records Top 20 1 2x Platinum

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". AnnaVissiLive.com. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2004 Albums" (in Turkish). Mü-yap. Retrieved January 17, 2010.