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Marinella & Athenians
Studio album by Marinella
Released	26 July 1977
Recorded	Athens, 1977, studio Polysound
Genre	World music, folk, Éntekhno
Length	37:14
Language	Greek
Label	PolyGram Greece, Philips
Producer	Philippos Papatheodorou
Marinella chronology
Alli Mia Fora (1976) Marinella & Athenians (1977) I Marinella Tou Simera (1978)

Marinella & Athenians (Greek: Μαρινέλλα & Αθηναίοι) is a studio album by popular Greek singer Marinella. It was released on 26 July 1977 by PolyGram Records in Greece and it went gold selling over 50,000 units. Marinella was accompanied by the Greek musical group of The Athenians (by Philippos Papatheodorou, Kostas Trouptsios, Spyros Livieratos) and Tzavara Twins (Nikos and Giorgos Tzavaras). This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1995 by PolyGram.

Track listing

Side One.

1. "Antio" – (Αντίο; Good-bye) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:17
2. "Ke tora ti echis na pis" (Και τώρα τι έχεις να πεις; What do you have to say now?) – (Nini Zaha) – 2:58
3. "Tha 'thela na isoun (Agapi mou)" (Θα 'θελα να ήσουν; I'd like you to be) – (Giorgos Hadjinasios – Nikos Vrettos) – 3:34
4. "I galaria" (Η γαλαρία; The balcony) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 2:19
5. "Ine aplo" (Είναι απλό; It is simple) – (Kostas Hatzis – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:41
6. "Afise me na s' agapo" (Άφησέ με να σ' αγαπώ; Let me love you) – (Stelios Zafeiriou – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 3:14
   • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora.

Side Two.

1. "Tora tipota" (Τώρα τίποτα; Now, nothing) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 4:27
   • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora.
2. "Pare me konta sou" (Πάρε με κοντά σου; Take me close to you) – (Giorgos Hadjinasios – Michalis Bourboulis) – 3:30
3. "Tha tragoudiso" (Θα τραγουδήσω; I will sing) – (Tolis Voskopoulos – Mimis Theiopoulos) – 2:55
   • The first studio version of this song had been released on Alli Mia Fora.
4. "Anthropi – anthropi" (Άνθρωποι – άνθρωποι; People – people) – (Nini Zaha – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:16
5. "Den eim' ego" (Δεν είμ' εγώ; It isn't me) – (Kostas Hatzis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:37
6. "Svise to fos" (Σβήσε το φως; Switch off the light) – (Philippos Papatheodorou as Giannis Axiotis – Sotia Tsotou) – 3:26

Personnel

• Marinella – vocals
• The Athenians and Tzavara Twins – background vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11
• Philippos Papatheodorou – producer
• Kostas Klavvas – arranger, conductor
• Yiannis Smyrneos – recording engineer
• Alinta Mavrogeni – photographer
• Antonis Kanavakis – artwork

References

1. Liner notes, Marinella – Marinella & Athenians, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 9112013, 1977
2. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950–2009 (Greek Discography 1950–2009)
3. Compilation album Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, PolyGram Greece: 1715636, 2006
4. MARINELLA – ATHENIANS (PHILIPS 9112013) 1977 at vinylmaniac.madblog.gr (in greek)
5. Billboard – Marinella & The Athenians (November 6, 1976) by Lefty Kongalides
6. Compilation album's booklet Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Words are pointless – 50 Years of song), Marinella, Universal – PolyGram Greece: 1733687, 2007
7. Compilation album I Foni Ke O Mythos – 30 Chronia Tragoudi (Booklet), Marinella, Mercury – PolyGram Greece: 534828, 1997
8. Liner notes, Marinella & Athenians (CD re-release), Marinella, Philips – PolyGram Greece: 7314 5284 7720, 1995
9. "Musical CD profile 1995". Musical.gr. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
10. iTunes Music – Marinella & Athenians 1977
11. Marinella & Athenians 1977 at mygreek.fm

• 1977 albums
• 1970s Greek-language albums
• Marinella albums
• Universal Music Greece albums