Gia Hilious Logous (Greek: Για Χίλιους Λόγους; English: For A Thousand Reasons) is the eighth studio album by Greek singer Nikos Oikonomopoulos. It was released on 17 November 2014 by Minos EMI and received quadruple-platinum platinum certification, selling over 50,000 units.[1]

Gia Hilious Logous
Για Χίλιους Λόγους
Studio album by
Released17 November 2014
StudioArgiriou Recordings studio
GenrePop, Modern laika
Length46:19
LanguageGreek
LabelMinos EMI
ProducerThanasis Papageorgiou
Nikos Oikonomopoulos chronology
Eilikrina
(2013)
Gia Hilious Logous
Για Χίλιους Λόγους

(2014)
Ena Mikrofono Ki Ego
(2015)
Singles from Gia Hilious Logous
  1. "Pote"
    Released: 20 October 2014
  2. "Gia Hilious Logous"
    Released: 9 April 2015
  3. "Kane Afto Pou Xereis"
    Released: 29 May 2015

Tracklist

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Pote" (Ποτέ; Never)Vasilis GiannopoulosChristoforos Germenis3:53
2."Gia Hilious Logous" (Για Χίλιους Λόγους; For A Thousand Reasons)Eleni GiannatsouliaPanos Kapiris3:51
3."Kane Afto Pou Xereis" (Κάνε Αυτό Που Ξέρεις; Do What You Know)Aggeliki MakriniotiDimitris Charmas3:38
4."Na Mi Tolmiseis" (Να Μη Τολμήσεις; Don't You Dare)Vasilis GiannopoulosChristoforos Germenis4:13
5."Skotono" (Σκοτώνω; Kill)Eleni GiannatsouliaPanos Kapiris4:04
6."Monaxia" (Μοναξιά; Loneliness)Nikos DoulamisNikos Doulamis4:07
7."Tha Zitas Tin Zoi Mas Piso" (Θα Ζητάς Την Ζωή Μας Πίσω; You'll Ask For Our Life Back)Aggeliki MakriniotiIordanis Pavlou3:49
8."Ena Lepto" (Λεπτό; One Minute)Aggeliki MakriniotiDimitris Harmas4:05
9."Panselinos" (Πανσέληνος; Full Moon)Nikos DoulamisNikos Doulamis3:25
10."Apsihologiti" (Αψυχολόγητη; Unprecedented)Maritta RossiPanagiotis Rafael3:38
11."Enan Hrono Akrivos" (Έναν Χρόνο Ακριβώς; One Year Exactly)Aggeliki MakriniotiIordanis Pavlou4:10
12."Meta" (Μετά; After)Vasilis GiannopoulosChristoforos Germenis3:22
Total length:46:19

Singles

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The following singles were officially released to radio stations, some with music videos, and gained massive airplay. The songs "Tha Zitas Tin Zoi Mas Piso", "Apsihologiti" and "Enan Hrono Akrivos" was not released as single, but gained a lot of airplay.


"Pote"

It was the first single from the album and released on 20 October 2014. The music video was released on 5 December 2014, directed by Konstantinos Rigos.[2]

"Gia Hilious Logous"

It was the second single from the album and released with the music video on 9 April 2015.[3]

"Kane Afto Pou Xereis"

It was the third single from the album and released to radio stations on 29 May 2015.[4]

Credits

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[5]

Personnel

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  • Dimitris Antoniadis – drums (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  • Christos Bousdoukos – violin (5)
  • Dimitris Charmas – orchestration, programming, keyboards (3, 8)
  • Dimitris Dekos – keyboards (10)
  • Akis Diximos – backing vocals (9, 10)
  • Christoforos Germenis – guitars (1, 12)
  • Giannis Grigoriou – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  • Telis Kafkas – bass (3, 8)
  • Theofilos Kalmanidis – bouzouki (3)
  • Telis Michael – guitars (3, 8)
  • Andreas Mouzakis – drums (3, 8)
  • Lefteris Pouliou – saxophone (6)
  • Ilias Pourtsidis – bouzouki (7, 9, 11) / cura (9) / baglama (7, 9)
  • Giorgos Retikas – guitars (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  • Dimitris Stamatelopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (6, 9)
  • Leonidas Tzitzos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12)
  • Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet, ney (4)

Production

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  • Takis Argiriou – sound engineer / mix engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  • Giannis Bournias – photographer
  • Dimitris Charmas – sound engineer, mix engineer (3, 8)
  • Dpdesign – artwork
  • Giorgos Fitas – grooming
  • Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
  • Polina Laboglou – styling
  • Thanasis Papageorgiou – executive producer
  • Petros Siakavellas (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Certification
Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) 1[6] 4×Platinum

References

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  1. ^ "Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος – Για Χίλιους Λόγους".Discogr. Retrieved on November 17, 2014
  2. ^ "Νικος Οικονομοπουλος - Ποτέ". Getgreekmusic. Retrieved on December 5, 2014
  3. ^ "Νικος Οικονομοπουλος - Για Χίλιους Λόγους".Getgreekmusic. Retrieved on April 10, 2015
  4. ^ "Νικος Οικονομοπουλος - Κάνε Αυτό Που Ξέρεις". Getgreekmusic. Retrieved on May 29, 2015
  5. ^ Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος - Για Χίλιους Λόγους, retrieved 2023-05-11
  6. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales – Week: 48/2014". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.