Arhizo Polemo

Arhizo Polemo (trans. Αρχίζω Πόλεμο; I Declare War) is the seventh studio album by Greek singer Katy Garbi.

Arhizo Polemo Αρχίζω Πόλεμο
Studio album by Katy Garbi
Released	10 May 1996
Recorded	Sierra studio
Genre	Pop, Modern Laika
Length	43:33
Language	Greek
Label	Sony Music Greece Columbia
Producer	Giannis Doulamis
Katy Garbi chronology
Atofio Hrisafi (1994) Arhizo Polemo Αρχίζω Πόλεμο (1996) Evaisthisies (1997)
Singles from Arhizo Polemo
"Arhizo Polemo" Released: May 1996 "Tha Melagholiso" Released: June 1996 "Hamena" Released: August 1996 "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" Released: September 1996 "Perasmena Xehasmena" Released: October 1996 "1,000,000 Nihtes" Released: December 1996 "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" Released: January 1997 "Ftou Xelefteria" Released: March 1997 "Agio Kalokairi" Released: May 1997

It was released on 10 May 1996 by Sony Music Greece and received double-platinum certification in Greece, selling over 160,000 units, and double-platinum certification in Cyprus, selling over 12,000 units.[1] The majority of the album is written by Phoebus, with remaining music by Andreas Mexas and Charis Andreadis and lyrics by Giannis Doxas and Smaroula Maragkoudaki, and certified triple-platinum worldwide.[1] It was the second best-selling album of 1996,[2] and Garbi's best-selling album of the 1990s, containing many of her most successful songs, including "Tha Melagholiso", "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo", "Hamena" and "Perasmena Xehasmena".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Tha Melagholiso" (Θα Μελαγχολήσω; I'll Be Sad)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:28
2.	"Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" (Μια Φορά Κι Έναν Καιρό; Once Upon A Time)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:40
3.	"Arhizo Polemo" (Αρχίζω Πόλεμο; I Declare War)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	3:06
4.	"Hamena" (Χαμένα; Lost)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:50
5.	"Perasmena Xehasmena" (Περασμένα Ξεχασμένα; Forgotten Past)	Giannis Doxas	Charis Andreadis	3:45
6.	"Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (Από Δω Και Πιο Πέρα; From Here To Beyond)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	3:49
7.	"Ftou Xelefteria! (ft. The Children's Choir Of Spiros Labrou)" (Φτου Ξελευτερία!; We're Free!)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	3:30
8.	"Ftaime" (Φταίμε; It's Our Fault)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:33
9.	"1,000,000 Nihtes" (1.000.000 Νύχτες; 1,000,000 Nights)	Smaroula Maragkoudaki	Andreas Mexas	3:46
10.	"Argises" (Άργησες; You're Late)	Smaroula Maragkoudaki	Andreas Mexas	3:29
11.	"De M' Agapises Pote Sou" (Δεν Μ' Αγάπησες Ποτέ Σου; You've Never Loved Me)	Phoebus	Phoebus	2:58
12.	"Agio Kalokairi" (Άγιο Καλοκαίρι; Holy Summer)	Giannis Doxas	Phoebus	4:39
Total length:				43:33

Singles and Music videos

The success of the album was representative of nine out of twelve tracks becoming radio singles, seven of which became music videos.[1] The songs "Ftou Xelefteria" and "Agio Kalokairi" were released only as single at radio.

1. "Arhizo Polemo" (I Declare War)
2. "Tha Melagholiso" (I'll Be Sad)
3. "Hamena" (Lost)
4. "Mia Fora Ki Enan Kairo" (Once Upon A Time)
5. "Perasmena Xehasmena" (Forgotten Past)
6. "1,000,000 Nihtes" (1,000,000 Nights)
7. "Apo Do Kai Pio Pera" (From Here To Beyond)

Credits and Personnel

Personnel

Charis Andreadis: orchestration (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 10)

Aggelos Avgeris: second vocal (tracks: 6)

Giannis Barakos: bass (tracks: 3, 12)

Giannis Bithikotsis: baglama (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10, 12) || bouzouki (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 10, 11) || tzoura (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 11)

Charis Chalkitis: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 5)

Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 9, 10)

Nikos Chatzopoulos: violin (tracks: 2, 9, 12)

Rania Dizikiriki: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2)

Antonis Gounaris: cümbüş (tracks: 1, 2, 8) || guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12) || outi (tracks: 10)

Anna Ioannidou: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 5)

Giotis Kiourtsoglou: bass (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 11)

Elli Kokkinou: backing vocals (tracks: 8)

Dimitris Kokotas: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8)

Fedon Lionoudakis: accordion (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12)

Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12)

Thimios Papadopoulos: clarinet (tracks: 12)

Phoebus: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8) || keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

Marianda Pieridi: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2)

Orestis Plakidis: keyboards, programming (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 10)

Sandy Politi: backing vocals (tracks: 4, 5)

Antonis Remos: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8) || second vocal (tracks: 10)

Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

Dionisis Schinas: backing vocals (tracks: 8)

Eva Tselidou: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2)

Production

Makis Achladiotis (Sierra studio): sound engineer (tracks: 9, 10)

Giannis Aggelakis: make up

Giannis Doulamis: executive producer

Dis Graphs: art direction

Giannis Ioannidis (D.P.H.): mastering

Giannis Michailidis: hair styling

Vaggelis Papadopoulos (Sierra studio): sound engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

Panagiotis Petronikolos (Sierra studio): mix engineer (all tracks) || sound engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

Tasos Vrettos: photographer

Accolades

Arhizo Polemo was gained four awards at the Pop Corn Music Awards of 1996:[3]

• Best Album of the Year
• Best Composition (Tha Melagholiso)
• Best Lyrics (Arhizo Polemo)
• Best Folk Dance Track (Perasmena Xehasmena)

References

1. "el:Δείξε μου τον δίσκο σου...να σου πω ποιος είσαι: Καίτη Γαρμπή-Αρχίζω πόλεμο! | GGM Αφιέρωμα". GetGreekMusic (in Greek). 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
2. "el:40 χρόνια Αθηνόραμα: Οι top δίσκοι της τρίτης δεκαετίας (1996-2005)". Athinorama (in Greek). 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
3. "el:Βραβεία Ποπ Κορν 1996". Mad.TV (in Greek). 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2019-11-21.