Os Ton Paradeiso

Os Ton Paradeiso
Ως Τον Παράδεισο
Os Ton Paradeiso; Ως Τον Παράδεισο
Studio album by Katy Garbi
Released	8 October 1993
Recorded	Sierra studio
Genre	Pop, Modern Laika
Length	38:35
Language	Greek
Label	Sony Music Greece; Columbia
Producer	Giannis Doulamis
Katy Garbi chronology
Singles from Os Ton Paradeiso
	"Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos"; Released: 15 May 1993; "Os Ton Paradeiso"; Released: 08 October 1993; "Nai, Iparho Ego"; Released: 1993; "O Kafes"; Released: 1994; "Akouo Tin Kardoula Sou"; Released: 1994; "Nterti"; Released: 1994;

Os Ton Paradeiso (Greek: Ως Τον Παράδεισο; English: Until The Paradise) is the fifth studio album by Greek artist, Katy Garbi. It was released on 8 October 1993 by Sony Music Greece and soon certified gold, but after months received platinum certification, selling over 80,000 units*. The album was written by various artists and contains four songs written by Phoebus, marking their first studio collaboration. It also contains "Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos" with which she represented Greece at Eurovision Song Contest 1993, a remix of the track.^[1]^[2]

* In 1993, platinum was the album whose sales exceeded 60,000 units.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Nai, Iparho Ego" (Ναι, Υπάρχω Εγώ; Yes, I Exist)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:03
2.	"Os Ton Paradeiso" (Ως Τον Παράδεισο; Until The Paradise)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:45
3.	"O Kafes" (Ο Καφές; The Coffee)	Giannis Doxas	Orestis Plakidis	4:20
4.	"I Agapi Mas" (Η Αγάπη Μας; Our Love)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:14
5.	"Akouo Tin Kardoula Sou" (Ακούω Την Καρδούλα Σου; I Listen To Your Heart)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:03
6.	"Nterti (Original Turkish Version: Faka Bastın)" (Ντέρτι; Horny)	Evi Droutsa	Şehrazat	3:39
7.	"Fotia I Zilia" (Φωτιά Η Ζήλια; Fire (Is) The Jealousy)	Panos Falaras	Ilias Achladiotis	2:43
8.	"Kai Na Mou Les To "S' Agapo"" (Και Να Μου Λες Το Σ' Αγαπώ; And You Tell Me That You Love Me)	Panos Falaras	Panagiotis Lallis	4:10
9.	"Opou Fisaei O Anemos" (Όπου Φυσάει Ο Άνεμος; Where The Wind Blows)	Lazaros Komninos	Panagiotis Apostolidis	3:01
10.	"Kai Me Mialo Kai Me Kormi" (Και Με Μυαλό Και Με Κορμί; And With My Mind And With My Body)	Anna Ioannidou	Ilias Achladiotis	3:39
11.	"Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos (Dance Mix)" (Ελλάδα, Χώρα Του Φωτός; Greece, Land Of Light)	Dimosthenis Stringlis	Dimosthenis Stringlis	2:58
Total length:				38:35

Singles

The following singles were officially released to radio stations with music videos, except the song "Akouo Tin Kardoula Sou", and gained a lot of airplay.

"Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos" (Ελλάδα, Χώρα Του Φωτός; Greece, Land Of Light)
"Os Ton Paradeiso" (Ως Τον Παράδεισο; Until The Paradise)
"Nai, Iparho Ego" (Ναι, Υπάρχω Εγώ; Yes, I Exist)
"O Kafes" (Ο Καφές; The Coffee)
"Akouo Tin Kardoula Sou" (Ακούω Την Καρδούλα Σου; I Listen To Your Heart)
"Nterti" (Ντέρτι; Longing)

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[4]

Personnel

Ilias Achladiotis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (7, 10)
Charis Andreadis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (11)
Kostas Antonopoulos – second vocal (7)
Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki (1, 7, 9) / cura (1, 5, 10) / baglama (9)
Nikos Chatzopoulos – oud (8) / violin (2, 6, 8)
Vasilis Gkinos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (1, 4, 5, 6, 9)
Stelios Goulielmos – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Antonis Gounaris – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10) / cümbüş (1) / oud (3)
Anna Ioannidou – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Giannis Ioannou – accordion (2, 9)
Sakis Katsatsos – bass (3, 7, 10)
Stella Konitopoulou – second vocal (2, 8)
Panagiotis Lallis – orchestration, programming, keyboards, guitars (2, 8)
Dafni Papatheodorou – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Orestis Plakidis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (3)
Spiros Spirakos – second vocal (9)
Charis Varthakouris – second vocal (8)

Production

Giannis Doxas – art direction
Giannis Doulamis – production manager
Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
Kostas Kalimeris (Sierra studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Konstantinos Kaspiris – styling
Panagiotis Lallis (Sierra studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (2, 8)
Athina Lekakou – photographer
Spiros Paschos – hair styling
Olga Papaefthimiadou – make up
Orestis Plakidis (Sierra studio) – mix engineer (11)
Sakis Trikis (Sierra studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (5)

References

^ "Ωσ Τον Παραδεισο".
^ LIFE STORY Καίτη Γαρμπή: Ένα tribute στην diva της πίστας με σπάνιο φωτογραφικό υλικό. Athens Magazine (in Greek). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^ https://www.lexilogia.gr/threads/Οι-Χρυσοί-Και-Οι-Πλατινένιοι
^ https://www.discogs.com/release/4931605-Καίτη-Γαρμπή-Ως-Τον-Παράδεισο

[1] "Ωσ Τον Παραδεισο".

[ArhizoPolemoGGM-2] LIFE STORY Καίτη Γαρμπή: Ένα tribute στην diva της πίστας με σπάνιο φωτογραφικό υλικό. Athens Magazine (in Greek). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

[3] ttps://www.lexilogia.gr/threads/Οι-Χρυσοί-Και-Οι-Πλατινένιοι

[4] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/4931605-Καίτη-Γαρμπή-Ως-Τον-Παράδεισο

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