"Ipofero" (trans. Υποφέρω; I Suffer) is the second EP by Greek artist Despina Vandi. It was released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI and certified six times platinum in Greece, selling 120,000 units. It was entirely written by Phoebus and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at Virgin Megastores and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of Virgin Group. The EP also certified four times platinum in Cyprus.
Track listing
Singles and music videos All the tracks was released as singles at radio stations and gained massive airplay. The following two official singles were released with music videos and both were directed by Kostas Kapetanidis. "Ipofero" (I Suffer) (Directed by Kostas Kapetanidis) "Lipamai" (I'm Sorry) (Directed by Kostas Kapetanidis)
Release history Region Date Format LabelGreece 13 December 2000 CD single Minos EMI Cyprus
Charts Chart ProvidersPeakpositionCertification Greek Singles ChartIFPIGreek Albums Chart Retrieved on September 22, 2008.26×PlatinumCypriot Singles ChartMusical Paradise Top 1024×Platinum http://www.mad.tv/spotlight/vandi/index.php?action=profities
Credits and personnel
Personnel Giannis Bithikotsis: mandolin (tracks: 3) Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 2, 3) Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 2) Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 3) Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 2) Phoebus: computer backing vocals (tracks: 4) || keyboards (tracks: 1) || orchestration (all tracks) || programming (tracks: 1, 2) Alexandros Vourazelis: keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 4) || orchestration (tracks: 2) || programming (all tracks) Martha Zioga: backing vocals (tracks: 2)
Production Thodoris Chrisanthopoulos (Fabelsound): mastering Vaggelis Siapatis: editing, sound engineer Achilleas Theofilou: executive producer Manolis Vlachos: mix engineer, sound engineer Alexandros Vourazelis: sound engineer
Cover Panos Kallitsis: hair styling, make up Kostas Kapetanidis: photographer Giannis Sarlis: artwork
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Official remixes Μawahh (Faithless Vs. Despina Jandi) In 2005, Faithless released a remix of the song "Ipofero" as a b-side in the LP "The Remixes Vol. 1". The remix was entitled "Μawahh" and by typing mistake in the cover, Despina Vandi's name written Despina Jandi (Faithless Vs. Despina Jandi).
Cover versions 2001: Panterite - Tancyvasht cvyat (Μη μου κλείνεις το φως; Пантерите - Танцуващ свят) (Bulgaria) 2002: Kosta Markov - Izgaryam (Υποφέρω; Коста Марков - Изгарям) (Bulgaria) 2003: Jelena Karleuša - Jos te volim (Υποφέρω; I still love you) (Serbia) 2005: Magic De Spell - Ipofero (Υποφέρω) (Greece) 2015: The String Theory Ensemble - Ipofero (Υποφέρω) (Greece)
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