Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou

Stin Avli Tou Paradisou (trans. Στην Αυλή του Παράδεισου; In the Garden of Eden) is the 6th studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi.

Stin Avli Tou Paradisou Στην Αυλή του Παράδεισου
Studio album by Despina Vandi
Released	November 24, 2004
Recorded	Sierra studio
Genre	Contemporary Laïka
Length	1:01:30
Language	Greek
Label	Heaven Music
Producer	Phoebus
Despina Vandi chronology
[Come Along Now]] (2004) Stin Avli Tou Paradisou Στην Αυλή του Παράδεισου (2004) Kalanta (2006)
Singles from Stin Avli Tou Paradisou
"Happy End" Released: November 2004 "Na Tin Herese" Released: February 2005 "Stin Avli Tou Paradisou" Released: May 2005 "Jambi" Released: December 2005 "Amane" Released: March 2006

It was released in Greece on November 24, 2004 by Heaven Music and gained Platinum certification, selling over 40,000 units. It was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD, and renamed "Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradisou" on December 7, 2005. With the combination of both releases, the album certified 2×Platinum in Greece.

Stin Avli Tou Paradisou and its re-release Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradisou, won Despina Vandi six awards over two years at Mad Video Music Awards. The first three awards were given to Vandi at the 2005 awards while the second three were awarded at the 2006 awards. Having won three each year made Vandi the artist with the most awards at both award shows.[1][2]

Track listing

Original edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Happy End"	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:34
2.	"Akatamahiti Elxi" (Ακαταμάχητη Έλξη; Irresistible Attraction)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:20
3.	"Na Tin Herese" (Να Την Χαίρεσαι; To Enjoy Her)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:54
4.	"Louloudi Mou" (Λουλούδι Μου; My Flower)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:20
5.	"Pethanes" (Πέθανες; You Died)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:27
6.	"To Proto Mas Fili" (Το Πρώτο Μας Φιλί; Our First Kiss)	Natalia Germanou	Phoebus	4:36
7.	"Prosefhome" (Προσεύχομαι; I Pray)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:53
8.	"Aharisti Ki Alitissa (ft. Vasilis Karras)" (Αχάριστη Και Αλήτισσα; Ungrateful And Tramp)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:12
9.	"I Horismeni" (Οι Χωρισμένοι; Separated)	Natalia Germanou	Phoebus	3:35
10.	"Stin Avli Tou Paradisou" (Στην Αυλή Του Παραδείσου; In The Garden Of Paradise)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:55
11.	"Kan'To An M' Agapas (ft. Thanos Petrelis)" (Κάν' Το Αν Μ' Αγαπάς; Do It If You Love Me)	Natalia Germanou	Phoebus	5:25
12.	"Outro (I Pinasmeni)" (Outro (Πεινασμένοι); Outro (Hungry))	Phoebus	Phoebus	8:19
Total length:				1:01:30

Special Edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Jambi"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:49
2.	"Skotose Me" (Σκότωσε Με; Kill Me)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:01
3.	"Maska" (Μάσκα; Mask)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:20
4.	"Amane (ft. Giorgos Mazonakis)" (Αμανέ; Amane)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:10
5.	"Olo Lipis - I Believe It" (Edition Noiseless, Warner Chappell Publishing Company)	H. Reith + M. Freeman	Phoebus	3:51
6.	"Happy End"	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:34
7.	"Akatamahiti Elxi" (Ακαταμάχητη Έλξη; Irresistible Attraction)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:20
8.	"Na Tin Herese" (Να Την Χαίρεσαι; Be Happy!)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:54
9.	"Louloudi Mou" (Λουλούδι Μου; My Flower)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:20
10.	"Pethanes" (Πέθανες; You Died)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:27
11.	"To Proto Mas Fili" (Το Πρώτο Μας Φιλί; Our First Kiss)	Natalia Germanou	Phoebus	4:36
12.	"Prosefhome" (Προσεύχομαι; I Pray)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:53
13.	"Aharisti Ki Alitissa (ft. Vasilis Karras)" (Αχάριστη Κι αλήτισσα; Ungrateful And Tramp)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:12
14.	"I Horismeni" (Οι Χωρισμένοι; Separated)	Natalia Germanou	Phoebus	3:35
15.	"Stin Avli Tou Paradisou" (Στην Αυλή Του Παραδείσου; In The Garden Of Paradise)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:55
16.	"Kan' To An M' Agapas (ft. Thanos Petrelis)" (Καν' Το Αν Μ' Αγαπάς; Do It If You Love Me)	Natalia Germanou	Phoebus	5:25
Total length:				1:13:22

Singles and Music videos

"Happy End"

"Happy End" was the lead single from the album. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and won a MAD Video Music Award for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video".

"Na Ti Hairesai"

"Na Ti Hairesai" was the second single from the album. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis.

"Stin Avli Tou Paradisou"

"Stin Avli Tou Paradisou" was the third and final single from the original album. The animated music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and won MAD Video Music Awards for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video" and "Best Direction".

"Jambi"

"Jambi was the fourth single from the album and the first from the Special Edition. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis.

"Amane"

"Amane" was the fifth and final single from the album and is a blend of contemporary laiko and hip hop in a vocal duet between Vandi and Giorgos Mazonakis. The music video was directed by Nikos Soulis, and also features actress Katiana Balanika.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Version
Greece	November 24, 2004	Heaven Music	CD	Original release
Cyprus	November 24, 2004	Heaven Music	CD	Original release
Greece	December 7, 2005	Heaven Music	CD, digital download[3]	Special Edition Re-release
Cyprus	December 7, 2005	Heaven Music	CD, digital download	Special Edition Re-release

Charts

Stin Avli Tou Paradisou was successful in Greece, where it charted for 58 weeks, peaking at number 1 certifying Platinum in its first week of release.[4] It soon certified 2×Platinum, and was certified Platinum in Cyprus too.[5]

Chart	Peak position	Weeks	Certification
Greek Albums Chart	1	58	2×Platinum
Cypriot Albums Chart	1		Platinum

Credits and Personnel

Personnel

Victoria Chalkiti: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 11)

Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)

Akis Diximos: second vocal (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Nektarios Georgiadis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 11)

Antonis Gounaris: guitars, keybaords, orchestration, programming, tzoura (tracks: 8)

Manolis Karantinis: baglama, bouzouki, tzoura (tracks: 4)

Lefki Kolovou: cello (tracks: 11)

Trifon Koutsourelis: keyboards, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) / orchestration (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12) / strings arrangment (tracks: 11)

Vaggelis Lappas: whistle (tracks: 2)

Fedon Lionoudakis: accordion (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12)

Iris Louka: viola (tracks: 11)

Selmani Migken: violin (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 11)

Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12)

Hakan Mpinkolou: oud (tracks: 7) / säz (tracks: 7, 9)

Giannis Mpithikotsis: baglama (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 10, 11) / bouzouki (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12) / lute (tracks: 1) / tzoura (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12)

Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 9, 11)

Phoebus: keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8) / orchestration (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) / programming (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8)

Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)

Nikos Vardis: bass (tracks: 1, 3, 7)

Thanasis Vasilopoulos: clarinet, ney (tracks: 7, 9)

Martha Zioga: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 11)

Production

Bill Georgousis: cover photographer

Giannis Ioannidis [D.P.H.]: mastering

Panos Kallitsis: hair styling, make up

Kostas Lalas: studio photographer

Dimitris Mourlas [Sierra studio]: sound engineer

Vaggelis Papadopoulos [Sierra studio]: sound engineer

Panagiotis Petronikolos [Sierra studio]: mix engineer, sound engineer

Phoebus: executive producer

Vaggelis Siapatis [Sierra studio]: computer editing, sound engineer

Giorgos Stampolis: executive producer

Alexis Valourdos: photo processing

Christos Zormpas: additional editing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

References

1. Nick Arampoglou. "Video Music Awards 2005". Videomusicawards.gr. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. "Mad Video Music Awards 2006". Videomusicawards.gr. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
3. "Special Edition by Despina Vandi" – via music.apple.com.
4. Πάρτυ "Στην αυλή του παραδείσου" (in Greek). ANT1. 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
5. "Top 50 Ελληνικών Άλμπουμ Eβδομάδα: 09-15/4" (in Greek). IFPI. 2005-04-09. Archived from the original on 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
6. Stin Avli Tou Paradisou (CD). Despina Vandi. Heaven Music. 2004. 5204958 0047 2 0.CS1 maint: others (link)