Apo Kardias (Greek: Από Καρδιάς; English: From the Heart) is the 1st official Greatest Hits compilation album by Greek recording artist Katy Garbi and 19th album overall. The album was first released as a covermount with 'Espresso' magazine on the 23 March 2013. The album was commercially released by Sony Music Greece on April 18, 2013.[1]
Described on the front cover as "Apo Kardias / Best 2013", the album contains 36 tracks, with 34 being some of Garbi's greatest hits and the remaining 2 being new unreleased tracks. New material includes "Zontanos Ouranos" featuring accordionist Zoi Tyganouria, and radio single Pio Pano Apo Sena.
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| Released | 23 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–2012 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary laika, pop, pop rock | |||
| Language | Greek | |||
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| Producer | Giannis Doxas | |||
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 Espresso Release Cover | ||||
| Singles from Apo Kardias | ||||
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Release
editIn December 2012, Sony Music Greece released a new single by Garbi titled Pio Pano Apo Sena under the Front Seat imprint.[2] Garbi stated that the single would be one of two new tracks from an upcoming 'Best Of' compilation album to be released by Sony Music in the coming weeks.
The premiere of track "Zontanos Ouranos" featuring accordionist Zoi Tyganouria also preceded the official release of the album, as it was performed by Garbi and Tyganouria several times during their performances at Casablanca Music Hall. It was written by Tyganourgia and it was first performed as a duet between the two artists two years prior at Technopolis - Gkazi.
The album was first released on March 23, 2013 as a covermount with 'Espresso' news and entertainment magazine. The campaign distributed the double CD album throughout Greece as a bonus when purchasing the magazine, as is now common with many new releases throughout Greece. The album was commercially released by Sony Music Greece on April 18, 2013, almost one month after its covermount release, making it the 18th discographic release by Garbi under the label.[1]
Track list
editThe official commercial release of the compilation album contains 38 tracks, featuring two new tracks on the second disk. The remaining album contains songs from Katy's past studio albums except her three first uncertified works, her 1998 Christmas album Hristougenna Me Tin Katy and 2011 album Pazl which is her only album not released under the Sony Music Entertainment license, but under Universal Music Group. Although no tracks from 2008 album Kainourgia Ego are included in the commercial release, the two radio singles contained in the album are included in the covermount release with Espresso newspaper. Contrary to this, two singles from 2006 album Pos Allazei O Kairos are included in the commercial release although not included in the covermount edition.
The two-disc covermount edition released as a part of Espresso newspaper contains 34 tracks, featuring the two previously unreleased tracks on the first disk. The remaining album differs from the commercial release by omitting any tracks from 2006 album Pos Allazei O Kairos as well as several other tracks, yet including the two singles from 2008 album Kainourgia Ego. Specific to the covermount edition, the second CD contains only tracks composed by Phoebus.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ksypoliti Horevo" | Kostas Tournas | Kostas Tournas | Atofio Hrysafi | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Hamena" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Mi Me Sygkrineis" | Kostas Tournas | Kostas Tournas | Atofio Hrysafi | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Tou Feggariou Anapnoes" | Tasoula Thomaidou | Spiros Pazios | Tou Feggariou Anapnoes | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Evaisthisies" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Pes To M'Ena Fili" | Natalia Germanou | Nikos Terzis | Tou Feggariou Anapnoes | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Atofio Hrysafi" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Atofio Hrysafi | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Arhizo Polemo" | Giannis Doksas | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Viastika" | Antonis Pappas | Nikos Terzis | Apla Ta Pragmata | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:46 |
| 11. | "O Ilios Pou Egine Vrohi" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Atofio Hrysafi | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Os Ton Paradeiso" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Os Ton Paradeiso | 4:43 |
| 13. | "Asimfonia Haraktiron" (ft. Antonis Remos) | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 3:46 |
| 14. | "O Kafes" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Os Ton Paradeiso | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Opou Fisaei O Anemos" | Lazaros Kominos | Panagiotis Apostolidis | Os Ton Paradeiso | 2:57 |
| 16. | "O Antras Tis Zois Mou" (ft. Fivos Delivorias) | Fivos Delivorias | Fivos Delivorias | Halia | 3:11 |
| 17. | "Aponomi Dikaiosinis" | Yioula Georgiou | Giorgos Theofanous | Doro Theou | 3:29 |
| 18. | "Ta Paidika Sou Matia" | Pegasus | Pegasus | Pos Allazei O Kairos | 3:33 |
| 19. | "Pos Allazei O Kairos" | Pegasus | Pegasus | Pos Allazei O Kairos | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pio Pano Apo Sena" | Thanos Papanicolaou | Vasilis Gabrilidis | Previously Unreleased | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Zontanos Ouranos" | Zoi Tiganourgia | Zoi Tiganourgia | Previously Unreleased | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Esena Mono" | Nikos Gritsis | Dimitris Kontopoulos | Emmones Idees | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Epitelous" (ft. Natasa Theodoridou) | Phoebus | Phoebus | To Kati | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Perasmena Ksehasmena" | Giannis Doxas | Charis Andreadis | Arhizo Polemo | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Tha Melaholiso" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Ierosilia" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Zisame" (ft. Dionysis Shoinas) | Phoebus | Phoebus | To Kati | 4:05 |
| 9. | "I Patrida Mou" (ft. Antonis Vardis) | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Eho Sta Matia Ourano" | Vasilis Giannopoulos | Christos Dantis | Eho Sta Matia Ourano | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Doro Theou" | Yioula Georgiou | Giorgos Theofanous | Doro Theou | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Agio Kalokeri" | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 4:37 |
| 13. | "Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" | Giannis Kalpouzos | Spiros Kontakis | Apla Ta Pragmata | 4:14 |
| 14. | "Apozimiosi" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 4:42 |
| 15. | "Diskolos Erotas" | Eleni Gianatsoulia | Christos Nikolopoulos | Doro Theou | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Den Eipa Psemata Pote" | Kostas Tournas | Kostas Tournas | Apla Ta Pragmata | 3:49 |
| 17. | "Apsiha Pragmata" | Smaroula Maragoudaki | Spiros Georgiou | Emmones Idees | 4:06 |
| 18. | "Otan Se Hreiazomai" | Antonis Pappas | Nikos Terzis | Apla Ta Pragmata | 4:05 |
| 19. | "To Lathos Mou" | Phoebus | Phoebus | To Kati | 4:33 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Pio Pano Apo Sena" | Thanos Papanicolaou | Vasilis Gabrilidis | Previously unreleased | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Zontanos Ouranos" | Zoi Tiganourgia | Zoi Tiganourgia | Previously unreleased | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Ksypoliti Horevo" | Kostas Tournas | Kostas Tournas | Atofio Hrysafi | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Mi Me Sygkrineis" | Kostas Tournas | Kostas Tournas | Atofio Hrysafi | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Perasmena Ksehasmena" | Giannis Doksas | Charis Andreadis | Arhizo Polemo | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Tou Feggariou Anapnoes" | Tasoula Thomaidou | Spiros Pazios | Tou Feggariou Anapnoes | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Esena Mono" | Nikos Gritsis | Dimitris Kontopoulos | Emmones Idees | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Pes To M'Ena Fili" | Natalia Germanou | Nikos Terzis | Tou Feggariou Anapnoes | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Viastika" | Antonis Pappas | Nikos Terzis | Apla Ta Pragmata | 4:57 |
| 10. | "O Kafes" | Giannis Doxas | Orestis Plakidis | Os Ton Paradeiso | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Afto Aksizo" | GML | Nikos Antipas | Kainourgia Ego | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Opou Fisaei O Anemos" | Lazaros Komninos | Panagiotis Apostolidis | Os Ton Paradeiso | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Eho Sta Matia Ourano" (Tessera Pota) | Vasilis Giannopoulos | Christos Dantis | Eho Sta Matia Ourano | 4:20 |
| 14. | "Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" (ft. Exis) | Giannis Kalpouzos | Spiros Kontakis | Apla Ta Pragmata | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Doro Theou" | Yioula Georgiou | Giorgos Theofanous | Doro Theou | 3:56 |
| 16. | "Kainourgia Ego" (ft. Thirio) | GML, Thirio | Nikos Antipas | Kainourgia Ego | 3:40 |
| 17. | "O Antras Tis Zois Mou" (ft. Fivos Delivorias) | Fivos Delivorias | Fivos Delivorias | Halia | 3:11 |
| 18. | "Aponomi Dikaiosinis" | Yioula Georgiou | Giorgos Theofanous | Doro Theou | 3:29 |
| 19. | "Apsiha Pragmata" | Smaroula Maragoudaki | Spiros Georgiou | Emmones Idees | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evaisthisies" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Hamena" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Atofio Hrysafi" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Atofio Hrysafi | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Epitelous" (ft. Natasa Theodoridou) | Phoebus | Phoebus | To Kati | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Tha Melaholiso" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Arhizo Polemo" | Giannis Doksas | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Ierosilia" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Zisame" (ft. Dionysis Shoinas) | Phoebus | Phoebus | To Kati | 4:05 |
| 9. | "I Patrida Mou" (ft. Antonis Vardis) | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Agio Kalokeri" | Giannis Doxas | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Apozimiosi" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Os ton Paradeiso" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Os Ton Paradeiso | 4:43 |
| 13. | "Apo do kai Pio Pera" | Giannis Doksas | Phoebus | Arhizo Polemo | 3:46 |
| 14. | "O Ilios Pou Egine Vrohi" | Phoebus | Phoebus | Atofio Hrysafi | 3:46 |
| 15. | "Asimfonia Haraktiron" (ft. Antonis Remos) | Phoebus | Phoebus | Evaisthisies | 3:46 |
Singles
editThe following single was officially released to radio stations.
"Pio Pano Apo Sena"
- "Pio Pano Apo Esena" is the first radio single of the greatest hits album, and one of the two new tracks contained in the compilation. The release marks a return for Garbi to the laïko style of Greek commercial music, with the track being written by Vasilis Gabrilidis, lyricist Thanos Papanicolaou in a collaboration with Giannis Doxas, all notable for commercial Greek music. Garbi has previously worked with Doxas on albums such as Os Ton Paradeiso, Arhizo Polemo and most recently Emmones Idees in 2003.[3] It was officially released through Sony Music Greece's imprint Front Seat via the label's youtube channel on December 14, 2012. The track premiered on December 10 on Sfera Radio, during an interview with Garbi held for the station's 4th year celebration of 'Greek Music Week'.[4] The single debuted at 72 on the Airplay Top 100 powered by Media Inspector, and has since peaked at 14.[5]
Charts
edit"Apo Kardias" debuted on the Top 75 Combined album charts at number four.[6] This is Garbi's highest debut into the Official Album Charts since 2008 album Kainourgia Ego which peaked the charts at number one. The album remained on the chart for three consecutive weeks. In July 2019, six years after its release, "Apo Kardias" re-entered the IFPI Top 75 Album Charts at 19, remaining in the top 20 for another two weeks.[7]
| Chart | Provider | Peak position |
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| Top-75 Album Sales Chart | IFPI | 4 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Version |
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| Greece | 23 March 2013 | Sony Music | CD | Covermount Edition (Espresso) |
| Greece | 18 April 2013 | Commercial Edition (Retail) | ||
| Cyprus |
References
edit- ^ a b (2013-04-18).http://www.public.gr/product/music/greek-music/light-pop/apo-kardias-best-2013-2cd/prod4240036pp/. Retrieved on 2013-04-24
- ^ Μάθε όλες τις λεπτομέρειες για το νέο τραγούδι της Γαρμπή! (in Greek). Star.gr. 2012-11-30. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ (2012-11-30).http://www.star.gr/Pages/Lifestyle.aspx?art=157156&artTitle=mathe_oles_tis_leptomereies_gia_to_neo_tragoudi_tis_garmpi_ Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2013-03-22
- ^ Katy Garbi - Sfera Radio Greek Music Week 2012(2012-12-10). Sfera Radio. Retrieved on 2012-12-10
- ^ "MediaInspector - Greece's Official Radio Airplay Monitoring and Music Chart Service". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-01-28. Media Inspector IFPI Partner. Retrieved on 2013-03-19
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart: Εβδομάδα 16/2013" (in Greek). IFPI. 2013-05-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ "IFPI Chart: Οι πωλήσεις δίσκων της εβδομάδας (27/2019)" (in Greek). Hit Channel. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-07-18.