10 Hronia Mazi

10 H.M.
Studio album by Despina Vandi
Released December 5, 2007
(see release history)
Recorded 2007
Genre Laïka, contemporary laïka, pop rock, dance-pop
Length 2:10:32
Language Greek, English
Label Heaven Music
Producer Phoebus
Despina Vandi chronology
The EMI Years: The Complete Collection
(2007)		 10 Hronia Mazi
(2007)		 C'est La Vie
(2010)
Singles from 10 Hronia Mazi
  1. "Thelo"
    Released: October 10, 2007
  2. "10 Hronia Mazi"
    Released: November 15, 2007
  3. "Agapi"
    Released: March 6, 2008
  4. "Fantasou Apla"
    Released: April 24, 2008
  5. "I Gi Ki I Selini"
    Released: June 17, 2008
  6. "Destiny (Schiller mit Despina Vandi)"
    Released: June 17, 2008
  7. "Tha' Thela"
    Released: September 18, 2008

10 H.M. (Short for 10 Hronia Mazi, Greek: 10 Χρόνια Μαζί; English: 10 Years Together) is an album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi starting on December 6, 2007.[1][2] It is her 12th album from the beginning of her career, and her 10th album with Phoebus. It is also her first studio album of new material since her 2004 release of Stin Avli Tou Paradisou. The album is dedicated to the 10-year collaboration with Phoebus and features a track of the same name. The album is a triple CD, with the first CD containing pop/rock songs, the second CD containing Modern Laika songs and third CD containing new remixes of older songs. The album is completely written and produced by Phoebus and released by Heaven Music. The main sponsor is WIND Hellas.

On June 24, 2008, the album was repackaged with the title 10 Hronia Mazi: It's Destiny as one disc. The repackaged version includes the song "Destiny" by Schiller featuring Despina Vandi that was composed by Phoebus. The one-disc repackage version features all the songs from the original first and second discs, excluding all the remixes (with the exception of "Ta Lefta" (Remix)) and disc three.[3]

Track listing

Disc One: Original edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Thelo" (Θέλω; I want)PhoebusPhoebus 5:26
2. "Agapi" (Αγάπη; Love)PhoebusPhoebus 3:26
3. "Otan Lipis" (Όταν λείπεις; When you're gone)PhoebusPhoebus 4:19
4. "Kathe Mera" (Κάθε μέρα; Every day) Phoebus  
5. "Se Hriazome" (Σε χρειάζομαι; I need you) Phoebus 4:06
6. "I Gi Ki I Selini" (Η γη κι η σελήνη; The earth and the moon)PhoebusPhoebus 3:51
7. "Girismos" (Γυρισμός; The return)PhoebusPhoebus 5:18
8. "I Maska (Remix)" (Η μάσκα (Remix); The mask (Remix))PhoebusPhoebus 4:17
9. "Thelo (Club Mix)" (Θέλω (Club Mix); I want (Remix))PhoebusPhoebus 3:57
10. "10 Hronia Mazi" (10 χρόνια μαζί; 10 years together)PhoebusPhoebus 3:57
Total length:
 43:14
Disc Two: Original edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Tha 'Thela" (Θα 'θελα; I would like)PhoebusPhoebus 4:09
2. "To Thavma" (Το θαύμα; The miracle)PhoebusPhoebus 4:26
3. "Provlepsimos" (Προβλέψιμος; Predictable)PhoebusPhoebus 3:36
4. "Kathe Tris Ke Ligo" (Κάθε τρεις και λίγο; Every now and then)PhoebusPhoebus 4:58
5. "Fantasou Apla" (Φαντάσου απλά; Just imagine)PhoebusPhoebus 3:58
6. "Tihi" (Τύχη; Luck)PhoebusPhoebus 3:38
7. "Sindromo Sterisis" (Σύνδρομο στέρησης; Deprival syndrome)PhoebusPhoebus 3:30
8. "Ta Lefta (Remix)" (Τα λεφτά (Remix); Money (Remix))PhoebusPhoebus 3:59
9. "Sindromo Sterisis (Remix)" (Σύνδρομο στέρησης (Remix); Deprival syndrome (Remix))PhoebusPhoebus 3:57
10. "To Thavma (Remix)" (Το θαύμα (Remix); The miracle (Remix))PhoebusPhoebus 5:54
Total length:
 42:01
Disc Three: Original edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Gia (Gia – English Version)" (Γεια (Gia – English Version))PhoebusPhoebus 3:03
2. "Fevgoume Kardia Mou (DJ NV Remix – TND & Ice Mix)" (Φεύγουμε καρδιά μου (DJ NV Remix – TND & Ice Mix); We're leaving my heart (DJ NV Remix – TND & Ice Mix))PhoebusPhoebus 3:50
3. "An De M' Agapas (DJ NV NRG Mix)" (Αν δε μ' αγαπάς (DJ NV NRG Mix); If you don't love me (DJ NV NRG Mix))PhoebusPhoebus 4:32
4. "Come Along Now (Remix by D.J. Luke)"  PhoebusPhoebus 5:07
5. "Thimisou (Soumka Mix)" (Θυμήσου (Soumka Mix); Remember (Soumka Mix))Vaggelis Konstantinidis, PhoebusPhoebus 6:22
6. "Kanto An M' Agapas (Anthony VL Chill Mix) (feat. Thanos Petrelis)" (Κάντο αν μ' αγαπάς (Anthony VL Chill Mix); Do it if you love me (Anthony VL Chill Mix))Natalia GermanouPhoebus 5:04
7. "I Melodia Tis Monaksias (Soumka Loneliness Mix)" (Η μελωδία της μοναξιάς (Soumka Loneliness Mix); The melody of loneliness (Soumka Loneliness Mix))PhoebusPhoebus 5:57
8. "Anavis Foties (Dance Mix)" (Ανάβεις φωτιές (Dance Mix); Fire starter (Dance Mix))PhoebusPhoebus 4:04
9. "Jambi (Club Mix)"  PhoebusPhoebus 3:46
10. "C'est La Vie (Simera)" (C'est La Vie (Σήμερα); That's life (Today))PhoebusPhoebus 3:35
Total length:
 45:17

Singles and music videos

The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into Music Videos. Additional songs such as, "Girismos", "Se Hreiazomai", "Sindromo Sterisis" and "Kathe Mera", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay.

"Thelo"

"Thelo" was released on 10/10 at 10 AM to all radio stations simultaneously to celebrate the 10 years of collaboration.[5][6] The song was Number 1 on the Nielsen Greece Top 20 Chart for 5 straight weeks.[7]

"10 Hronia Mazi"

Vandi receiving a text message in the "10 Hronia Mazi" music video.
"10 Hronia Mazi" is the second single of the album which released on radio stations all over the Greece on November 16, 2007. It is about Vandi's ten year collaboration with Phoebus.[8] The music video premiered December 7 on MAD TV.

"Agapi"

Vandi in the music video for "Agapi".
"Agapi" is the third single of the album. The music video premiered on MAD TV on March 6, 2008.[9] It reached number 5 on the Greek radio airplay chart.

"Fantasou Apla"

"Fantasou Apla" is the fourth single and was released on April 24, 2008 on MAD TV in the form of a music video. was filmed at the same time as "Agapi".

"I Gi Ki I Selini"

"I Gi Ki I Selini" is the fifth single and was released on June 17, 2008. Her performance at the "MAD Video Music Awards 2008" was used as the music video of the single.

"Destiny"

"Destiny" is a song by Schiller, with vocals by Despina Vandi. The song was released as radio-single and was included on Vandi's repackaged CD "10 Hronia Mazi: It's Destiny". She also performed the song with Schiller on June 17, 2008 on the stage of the "MAD Video Music Awards 2008".

"Tha' Thela"

"Tha' Thela" is the seventh single and was released on September 18, 2008 on MAD TV. The music video features the live performance of the song at Love Radio party which took place on May 12, 2008.[10]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Version
Greece December 5, 2007 Heaven Music CD, digital download[11][12] Original release
Cyprus
Greece June 24, 2008 CD, digital download[13] It's Destiny Re-release
Cyprus

Charts

The album went platinum, selling 30,000 copies, in its first week and made its debut at number 4 on the Greek Albums Chart beaten by Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Peggy Zina and Notis Sfakianakis.[14] The album placed ninth on the IFPI annual albums chart for 2007.[15] The album re-entered the chart for one week at number 39 on 22nd week of 2008 before leaving the chart once again. The album returned on charts after the repackaging at number 10 and then spent two weeks at number 15. Almost 4 years after its release, on the 20th week of 2011, the album re-entered at number 3 and on the 21st week it falls at 4.[16][17]

Chart Providers Peak
position		 Weeks on charts Certification
Greek Albums Chart IFPI[18] 3 17 Platinum
Cypriot Album Chart All Records Top 20 4 20 Platinum

Credits and personnel

Personnel
  • Antonis Andreou – trombone
  • Romeos Avlastimidis – violin
  • Achilleas Diamantis – guitars (electrics, acoustics, twelve-strings)
  • Akis Diximos – second vocals, background vocals
  • Spiros Dorizas – drums
  • Nektarios Georgiadis – background vocals
  • Pantelis Gkertsos – guitars (electrics)
  • Takis Haramis – bass
  • Giorgos Hatzopoulos – guitars (acoustics, twelve-strings, electrics)
  • Panos Hronopoulos – remix
  • Telis Kafkas – bass
  • Trifon Koutsourelis – orchestration, programming, keyboards, remix
  • Giannis Lionakis – orchestration, programming, guitars (acoustics, electrics), tzoura, baglama, keyboards, remix
  • DJ Luke – remix
  • Giannis Mpithikotsis – bouzouki, baglama, tzoura
  • Christos Mpousdoukos – violin
  • Vasilis Nikolopoulos – drums, remix, snare drum
  • Phoebus – music, lyrics, orchestration, programming, keyboards, pneumatic, parlapipes, remix
  • Giorgos Roilos – percussion
  • Soumka – remix
  • Manos Theodosakis – trumpet
  • Despina Vandi – vocals
  • Thanasis Vasilopoulos – clarinet, ney
  • Antonis Vlahos – orchestration, mix
  • Nikos Voutouras – orchestration, mix
  • Nikos Zervas – keyboards
Production
  • Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos – mastering
  • Trifon Koutsourelis – sound
  • Vasilis Nikolopoulos – sound, mix
  • Phoebus – production manager, mix
  • Vaggelis Siapatis – sound, computer editing
  • Giorgos Stampolis – production
Design
  • Dimitris Dimitroulis – make up
  • Christos Karatzolas – photo cover
  • Alexandra Katsaiti – styling
  • P. Koutsikos – art direction
  • Stefanos Vasilakis – hair styling
  • A. Vasmoulakis – art direction

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "6 Δεκεμβρίου η Δέσποινα" (in Greek). MAD TV, December 3, 2007. Retrieved on April 18, 2008.
  2. ↑ Amazon CD profile
  3. ↑ "10 Χρόνια Μαζί – It's Destiny". MAD TV. July 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  4. ↑ WIND Plus | Music
  5. ↑ "10 / 10 στις 10:00" (in Greek). MAD TV, October 8, 2007. Retrieved on April 4, 2008.
  6. ↑ Το Νο1 τραγούδι της ελληνικής δισκογραφίας για 6 εβδομάδες (in Greek). Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Heaven Music. Retrieved on January 21, 2008
  7. ↑ Nielsen Greece Top 20
  8. ↑ "ΔΕΣΠΟΙΝΑ ΒΑΝΔΗ – ΦΟΙΒΟΣ – "ΔΕΚΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΜΑΖΙ" – ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΕΙ ΤΕΛΗ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Heaven Music. Retrieved on April 4, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Δέσποινα Βανδή – Αγάπη: photo report" (in Greek). MAD TV, March 6, 2008. Retrieved on April 4, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Love Radio concert "Αγάπη… απ΄ τη γη ως τη σελήνη"". Love Radio Broadcasting. April 8, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  11. ↑ iTunes Store
  12. ↑ iTunes Store
  13. ↑ iTunes Store
  14. ↑ Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ Annual Charts 2007: Top 50 Ελληνικών Aλμπουμ(Greek) IFPI. Retrieved on April 20, 2008.
  16. ↑ Ελληνικό Chart Archived January 18, 2010, at WebCite
  17. ↑ Ο Νίκος Κουρκούλης κατακτά την σκέψη όλων μας, αλλά και την κορυφή !
  18. ↑ Greek Albums Chart Retrieved on September 22, 2008.
  19. ↑ 10 H.M. (CD). Despina Vandi. Heaven Music. 2007. 5204958 01292 3.

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