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Profities (Greek: Προφητείες; 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 2x Platinum selling 110,000 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
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1. | "Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό; Extremely bold) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:32 |
2. | "Profities" (Προφητείες; Prophecies) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:24 |
3. | "To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου; Your little girl) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:06 |
4. | "Klinome" (Κλείνομαι; I'm closing into myself) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:52 |
5. | "Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι; Breeze blow) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:37 |
6. | "Giatriko" (Γιατρικό; Medicine) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:12 |
7. | "Paratame" (Παράταμε; Leave me alone) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:07 |
8. | "Apapa" (Άπαπα; A pa pa) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:08 |
9. | "Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα; I have given everything to you) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:24 |
10. | "Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά; I'm asking who) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:16 |
11. | "Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα; Opposites) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:01 |
12. | "Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα; Without you) | Giannis Parios | Phoebus | 4:40 |
13. | "Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο; Hotel) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:59 |
14. | "Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι; Little switch) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:05 |
15. | "Spania" (Σπάνια; Rarely) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:36 |
16. | "Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ; Not even one "thank you") | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:03 |
Total length: | 69:02 |
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1. | "Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:32 |
2. | "Profities" (Προφητείες) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:24 |
3. | "To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:06 |
4. | "Klinome" (Κλείνομαι) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:52 |
5. | "Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:37 |
6. | "Giatriko" (Γιατρικό) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:12 |
7. | "Paratame" (Παράταμε) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:07 |
8. | "Apapa" (Άπαπα) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:08 |
9. | "Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:24 |
10. | "Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:16 |
11. | "Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:01 |
12. | "Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα) | Giannis Parios | Phoebus | 4:40 |
13. | "Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:59 |
14. | "Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:05 |
15. | "Spania" (Σπάνια) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:36 |
16. | "Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ) | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:03 |
Total length: | 69:02 |
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1. | "Apapa" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:08 |
2. | "Giatriko" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:12 |
3. | "Profities" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:24 |
4. | "Diakoptaki" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:05 |
5. | "Kitaxe Me" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:32 |
6. | "O Perittos" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:53 |
7. | "Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:00 |
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1. | "Klinome" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:52 |
2. | "Sta 'Dosa Ola" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:24 |
3. | "Spania" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:36 |
4. | "Fisa Ageri" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:37 |
5. | "Deka Entoles" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:36 |
6. | "Rotao Pia" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:16 |
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1. | "Apapa" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:08 |
2. | "Giatriko" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:10 |
3. | "Profities" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:23 |
4. | "Diakoptaki" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:04 |
5. | "Kitaxe Me" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:31 |
6. | "O Perittos" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:52 |
7. | "Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:01 |
8. | "Klinome" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:52 |
9. | "Sta 'Dosa Ola" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 5:24 |
10. | "Spania" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:36 |
11. | "Fisa Ageri" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:36 |
12. | "Deka Entoles" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 3:35 |
13. | "Rotao Pia" | Phoebus | Phoebus | 4:14 |
Music videos
- "Spania"
- "Oute Ena Efharisto"
- "Profities"
- "Apapa"
- "Giatriko"
- "To Koritsaki Sou"
- "Sta Dosa Ola"
Release history
Charts
Chart |
Providers |
Peak position |
Certification |
Greek Albums Chart |
IFPI[8] |
1 |
2x Platinum |
Cypriot Album Chart |
Musical Paradise Top 10 |
1 |
2x 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
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- 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
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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
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