Profities

Profities
Προφητείες
Studio album by Despina Vandi
Released December 10, 1999
Recorded 1998-1999, Phase One
Genre Laïka, pop, electronica
Length 69:02
Language Greek
Label Minos EMI
Producer Phoebus
Despina Vandi chronology

Deka Endoles
(1997)		 Profities
(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
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Profities (Greek: Προφητείιες; 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 3x Platinum selling 150,000 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.

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. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό)PhoebusPhoebus 3:32
2. "Profities" (Προφητείες)PhoebusPhoebus 4:24
3. "To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου)PhoebusPhoebus 4:06
4. "Klinome" (Κλείνομαι)PhoebusPhoebus 4:52
5. "Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι)PhoebusPhoebus 4:37
6. "Giatriko" (Γιατρικό)PhoebusPhoebus 4:12
7. "Paratame" (Παράταμε)PhoebusPhoebus 4:07
8. "Apapa" (Άπαπα)PhoebusPhoebus 3:08
9. "Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα)PhoebusPhoebus 5:24
10. "Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά)PhoebusPhoebus 4:16
11. "Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα)PhoebusPhoebus 4:01
12. "Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα)Giannis PariosPhoebus 4:40
13. "Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο)PhoebusPhoebus 3:59
14. "Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι)PhoebusPhoebus 4:05
15. "Spania" (Σπάνια)PhoebusPhoebus 4:36
16. "Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ)PhoebusPhoebus 5:03
Total length:
 69:02

Music videos

Release history

Region Date Format Label Version
Greece December 10, 1999 CD, Digital download[7] Minos EMI Original
December, 1999 CD Collector's edition
Cyprus December 10, 1999 CD, Digital download Original
Turkey 2000 CD, MC Turkish edition

Charts

Chart Providers Peak
position		 Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI[8] 1 3x Platinum
Cypriot Album Chart Musical Paradise Top 10 1 3x Platinum

Credits and personnel

Personnel
  • Hairi Binikoglou- sazi
  • Achilleas Dantilis - strings
  • Pavlos Diamantopoulos - bass
  • Akis Diximos - background vocals, second vocals
  • Kostas Diximos - background vocals
  • Panagiotis Drakopoulos - saxophone
  • Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (electric, electric midi, acoustic, twelve-strings, classic)
  • Katerina Kiriakou - background vocals, second vocals
  • Fedon Lionoudakis - accordion
  • Andreas Mouzakis - drums
  • Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, baglama, tzoura, mandolin
  • Alex Panayi - background vocals
  • Phoebus - music, lyrics, strings, piano, keyboards, programming
  • Giorgos Roilos - percussion
  • Despina Vandi - vocals
  • Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet, ney
  • Alexis Vourazelis - piano, keyboards, programming
  • Martha Zioga - background vocals
Production
  • Vaggelis Siapatis - sound
  • Giorgos Stampolis - sound, computer editing
  • Achilleas Theofilou - production manager
  • Manolis Vlahos - sound, mix
  • Alexis Vourazelis - sound
Design
  • Katia Dimopoulou - art direction
  • Panos Kallitsis - makeup
  • Manolis Kalogeropoulos - photos
  • Maria Pitsokou - cover-insert design
  • Tasos Vrettos - photos

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Mad Tv S.A. "The Despina Vandi Trivia By Conn-x". Mad.tv. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  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. 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.