Sex (Elli Kokkinou album)

Sex is the fourth studio album by Greek artist, Elli Kokkinou. It was released on 3 November 2005 by Heaven Music and certified gold certification, selling 20,000 units. The album was written by Phoebus, with remaining lyrics by Natalia Germanou and Giannis Rentoumis.[1][2]

Sex
Studio album by
Released3 November 2005
RecordedPower Music studio
GenrePop, Modern laika
Length1:04:26
LanguageGreek
LabelHeaven Music
ProducerPhoebus
Elli Kokkinou chronology
Sto Kokkino: Platinum Edition
(2004)
Sex
(2005)
Ki Allo... Platinum Edition
(2006)
Singles from Sex
  1. "Sex"
    Released: October 2005
  2. "Talento"
    Released: December 2005
  3. "Ti Tis Ehis Vri"
    Released: February 2006
  4. "Itan Psema"
    Released: April 2006
  5. "Erotas Ine"
    Released: June 2006

Track listing

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All music is composed by Phoebus

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Kalimera" (Καλημέρα; Good Morning)Phoebus4:14
2."Talento" (Ταλέντο; Talent)Phoebus4:43
3."Na Me Proseheis" (Να Με Προσέχεις; Take Care Of Me)Phoebus4:15
4."Sex"Phoebus4:42
5."Moro Mou SSS (Skase)" (Μωρό Μου ΣΣΣ (Σκάσε); Baby, Shh (Shut Up))Phoebus4:22
6."Pare Me" (Πάρε Με; Take Me)Phoebus5:07
7."Ti Tis Eheis Vrei" (Τι Της Έχεις Βρει; What Have You Found In Her)Phoebus3:49
8."Geia Sou" (Γεια Σου; Hey You)Natalia Germanou3:39
9."Erotevmeni Poli" (Ερωτευμένη Πολύ; In Love A Lot)Natalia Germanou3:16
10."Itan Psema" (Ήταν Ψέμα; It Was A Lie)Phoebus4:22
11."Erotas Einai" (Έρωτας Είναι; Love Is)Giannis Rentoumis8:22
12."Outro" 13:21
Total length:1:04:26

Singles

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The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into music videos, except the song "Erotas Einai", and gained a lot of airplay.

  • "Sex"
  • "Talento" (Talent)
  • "Ti Tis Eheis Vrei" (What Have You Found In Her)
  • "Itan Psema" (It Was A Lie)
  • "Erotas Einai" (Love Is)

Credits

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[3]

Personnel

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  • Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10) / baglama (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8)
  • Giorgos Chatzopoulos – guitars (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
  • Victoria Chalkiti – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
  • Achilleas Diamantis – guitars (tracks: 1, 5)
  • Akis Diximos – backing vocals (tracks: 1) / second vocal (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Nektarios Georgiadis – backing vocals (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Antonis Gounaris – guitars (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11) / cura (tracks: 7)
  • Trifon Koutsourelis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
  • Fedon Lionoudakis – accordion (tracks: 2, 6, 10)
  • Alex Panagi – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9) / second vocal (tracks: 5)
  • Liana Papalexi – backing vocals (tracks: 9)
  • Phoebus – orchestration (all tracks) / programming, keyboards (tracks: 4)
  • Giorgos Roilos – percussion (tracks: 6, 7)
  • Filippos Tseberoulis – flute (tracks: 3, 10, 11)

Production

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  • Manolis Chiotis – studio photographer
  • Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering
  • Konstantinos Kagkas – hair styling
  • Giorgos Klaromenos – imagine director
  • Vanesa Koutsopodiotou – make up
  • Vasilis Nikolopoulos – sound engineer, mix engineer
  • Phoebus – executive producer
  • Panos Pitsilidis – art direction
  • Thodoris Psiachos – cover photographer
  • Vaggelis Siapatis – computer editing, sound engineer
  • Giorgos Stabolis – production manager
  • Aspasia Tsousi – layout
  • Manolis Vlachos – mix engineer
  • Alexis Valourdos – imagine director

Charts

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Sex made its debut at number 2 on the 'Top 50 Greek Albums' charts by IFPI.[4]

In a month, it was certified gold according to sales.

Chart Provider Peak

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Weeks

Certification
Top 50 Greek Albums IFPI 2 32 Gold

Ki Allo... Platinum Edition

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Ki Allo... Platinum Edition
Κι Άλλο... Platinum Edition
 
Studio album by
Released22 November 2006
RecordedPower Music studio
GenreModern laika
Length1:07:26
LanguageGreek
LabelHeaven Music
ProducerPhoebus
Elli Kokkinou chronology
Sex
(2005)
Ki Allo... Platinum Edition
Κι Άλλο... Platinum Edition

(2006)
Eilikrina
(2007)
Singles from Sex
  1. "Sex [French version]"
    Released: July 2006
  2. "Ki Allo"
    Released: November 2006
  3. "Adiaforos"
    Released: March 2007

Ki Allo... Platinum Edition (Greek: Κι Άλλο...; English: More...) is the re-release of fourth studio album Sex by Greek artist, Elli Kokkinou. It was released on 22 November 2006 by Heaven Music and received platinum certification, selling other 20,000 units. Following recent tactics, the album was re-released with four new songs, in one of them featuring Thanos Petrelis. It also includes a DVD with music videos, photos, and interviews.[5][6]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Phoebus

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Magiko Filtro" (Μαγικό Φίλτρο; Magic Potion)Phoebus4:44
2."Ki Allo" (Κι Άλλο; More)Phoebus4:04
3."Adiaforos (ft. Thanos Petrelis)" (Αδιάφορος; Uninterested)Phoebus3:15
4."Sex [French version]"Markella Panagiotou4:42
5."Kalimera" (Καλημέρα; Good Morning)Phoebus4:14
6."Talento" (Ταλέντο; Talent)Phoebus4:43
7."Na Me Proseheis" (Να Με Προσέχεις; Take Care Of Me)Phoebus4:15
8."Sex"Phoebus4:42
9."Moro Mou SSS (Skase)" (Μωρό Μου ΣΣΣ (Σκάσε); Baby, Shh (Shut Up))Phoebus4:22
10."Pare Me" (Πάρε Με; Take Me)Phoebus5:07
11."Ti Tis Eheis Vrei" (Τι Της Έχεις Βρει; What Have You Found In Her)Phoebus3:49
12."Geia Sou" (Γεια Σου; Hey You)Natalia Germanou3:39
13."Erotevmeni Poli" (Ερωτευμένη Πολύ; In Love A Lot)Natalia Germanou3:16
14."Itan Psema" (Ήταν Ψέμα; It Was A Lie)Phoebus4:22
15."Erotas Einai" (Έρωτας Είναι; Love Is)Giannis Rentoumis8:22
Total length:1:07:26

DVD contains the video clips of following songs:

  1. "Sex"
  2. "Ti Tis Eheis Vrei"
  3. "Itan Psema"
  4. "Making Of" photos
  5. Gold status of Sex
  6. "Sex" (French version) from Mad Video Awards 2006
  7. Interview with Makis Pounentis

Singles

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The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into music videos and had good airplay.

  • "Sex [French version]"
  • "Ki Allo" (More)
  • "Adiaforos" (Uninterested)

Credits

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[7]

Personnel

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  • Hakan Bingolou – oud, säz (tracks: 4)
  • Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki (tracks: 1, 3) / cura (tracks: 1) / baglama (tracks: 1, 3) / lute (tracks: 2)
  • Victoria Chalkiti – backing vocals (tracks: 1)
  • Giorgos Chatzopoulos – guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3)
  • Akis Diximos – backing vocals, second vocal (tracks: 2, 3)
  • Trifon Koutsourelis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 3)
  • Alex Panagi – backing vocals (tracks: 1)
  • Phoebus – orchestration (all tracks) / programming, keyboards (tracks: 4)
  • Giorgos Roilos – percussion (tracks: 1, 2, 3)
  • Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet, ney (tracks: 4)

Production

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  • Antonis Aspromourgos – processing
  • Manolis Chiotis – studio photographer
  • Konstantinos Kagkas – hair styling
  • Giorgos Klaromenos – imagine director
  • Vanesa Koutsopodiotou – make up
  • Vasilis Nikolopoulos – sound engineer, mix engineer
  • Elsa Patsadeli – styling
  • Phoebus – executive producer
  • Panos Pitsilidis – art direction
  • Roula Revi – cover photographer
  • Vaggelis Siapatis – computer editing, sound engineer
  • Giorgos Stabolis – production manager
  • Aspasia Tsousi – layout
  • Alexis Valourdos – imagine director
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Charts

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Ki Allo... Platinum Edition made its debut at number 1 on the 'Top 50 Greek Albums' charts by IFPI.[8]

With its release, it was certified platinum according to sales.

Chart Provider Peak

position

#

Weeks

Certification
Top 50 Greek Albums IFPI 1 12 Platinum

References

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  1. ^ Έλλη Κοκκίνου - Στο Κόκκινο... Platinum Edition, retrieved 2022-12-12
  2. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Archived from the original on 2005-12-06.
  3. ^ Έλλη Κοκκίνου - Sex, retrieved 2022-12-12
  4. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Archived from the original on 2006-09-02.
  5. ^ "ΕΛΛΗ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟΥ – KΙ ΑΛΛΟ". Φοίβος. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  6. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25.
  7. ^ Έλλη Κοκκίνου - Κι Άλλο... Platinum Edition, retrieved 2022-12-12
  8. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Archived from the original on 2007-02-17.