Chrispa (album)

Chrispa (Greek: Χρύσπα) is the second and selftitled studio album by Greek singer Chrispa. It was released on 6 December 2004 by Minos EMI in Greece, selling 15,000 units. The album was re-released as 100% on 7 December 2005, one year later, containing a new song by Pegasus, three remixes and a bonus DVD. With its re-release, it received gold certification, selling over 25,000 units.

Tracklist

<u>DVD</u>

1. "Mou Kanei Plaka O Theos"
2. "Fevgo Gia To Epta
3. "An Den Ipirhes"
4. "Documentary / Making Of"

Singles

The following singles were officially released to radio stations, some of them with music videos, and gained airplay:

1. "Mou Kanei Plaka O Theos" <small>(God Is Kidding Me)</small>
2. "Fevgo Gia To Efta" <small>(I'm Leaving For Seven)</small>
3. "An Den Ipirhes" <small>(If You Didn't Exist)</small>
4. "Pali Tha Peis Signomi" <small>(You'll Say Sorry Again)</small>
5. "Antres 100%" <small>(Men 100%)</small>

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Personnel

• Yiannis Aninos – bass <small>(1, 3, 4, 13)</small>
• Dimitris Antoniou – guitars <small>(2, 7, 8, 12)</small>
• Solon Apostolakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards <small>(10)</small>
• Yiannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, baglama <small>(2, 8, 12)</small> / cura <small>(2, 5, 7, 8, 12)</small>
• Giorgos Chatzopoulos – guitars <small>(5)</small>
• Savvas Christodoulou – guitars <small>(1, 3, 4, 13)</small>
• Akis Diximos – backing vocals <small>(2, 8, 12)</small>
• Antonis Gounaris – orchestration, programming, keyboards, guitars <small>(6, 9, 11)</small>
• Anna Ioannidou – backing vocals <small>(6, 11)</small>
• Mihalis Kapilidis – drums <small>(1, 3, 4, 13)</small>
• Manolis Karantinis – bouzouki <small>(1, 3, 4)</small> / baglama <small>(1, 4)</small>
• Vaggelis Karipis – percussion <small>(3)</small>
• Lefki Kolovou – cello <small>(1)</small>
• Katerina Kyriakou – backing vocals <small>(2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12)</small>
• Selmani Migken – violin <small>(1, 5)</small>
• Andreas Mouzakis – drums <small>(2, 5, 7, 8, 10)</small>
• Liana Papalexi – backing vocals <small>(1, 3)</small>
• Alex Panayi – backing vocals <small>(6, 10, 11)</small>
• Pegasus – orchestration, programming, keyboards <small>(1, 3, 4, 13)</small> / backing vocals <small>(1, 3)</small>
• Christos Pikridas – guitars <small>(10)</small>
• Marios Psimopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards <small>(2, 7, 8, 12)</small>
• Giorgos Tzivelekis – bass <small>(2, 7, 8)</small>
• Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet, ney <small>(9)</small>
• Iraklis Vavatsikas – accordion <small>(4)</small>
• Alexandros Vourazelis – orchestration, programming, keyboards <small>(5)</small>

Production

• Dimitris Chorianopoulos – sound engineer, mix engineer <small>(5)</small>
• Evaggelia Efthimiou – artwork
• Yiannis Ioannidis <small>(Digital Press Hellas)</small> – mastering
• Panos Kallitsis – hair styling, make up
• Nektarios Kokkinos – production manager
• Vasilis Korres – sound engineer, mix engineer <small>(1, 3, 4, 13)</small>
• Ilias Lakkas – sound engineer, mix engineer <small>(10)</small>
• Lefteris Neromyliotis – mix engineer <small>(2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)</small>
• Gavrilis Pantzis – mix engineer <small>(2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)</small>
• Thodoris Psiahos – photographer
• Petros Siakavellas <small>(Digital Press Hellas)</small> – mastering
• Dimitris Sotiropoulos – sound engineer <small>(2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)</small>
• Giorgos Tzivelekis – sound engineer <small>(2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)</small>

Charts

Chrispa made its debut at number 25 on the 'Greece Top 50 Singles' charts.

After its re-release, it was certified gold by IFPI.

References