Yparhei Logos

Elena on the cover of My Number One

Yparhi Logos (Greek: Υπάρχει Λόγος, "There Is a Reason") is Greek singer Elena Paparizou's second full length studio album, released in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Taiwan, Switzerland, and Japan. The album comprises 29 songs on two discs: 14 new songs, three from the "Mambo!" single, a remix of the title track, and 11 live songs from her Mad Secret Concerts, including a number of covers and translations. "Ό,τι αξίζει είναι οι στιγμές (Le bonheur)" Oti axizi ine i stigmes is originally by Manos Hadjidakis, and was a big hit in France in 1962. Six of the songs from the album were later rerecorded in English and appeared on Elena's international album The Game of Love released in November 2006. The album achieved mild success in Greece and Cyprus managing to top both countries' charts. The album received platinum certifications in Greece and Cyprus. Yparhi Logos reached fourth place in the Greece Annual Top 50 Greek Albums 2006.

A repackaged version of the album was released in May 2007 with a bonus CD containing 7 songs.

Aparhi Logos

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Gigolo" [Greek version] – 3:23

2. "The Game of Love" [Greeklish version] – 3:09

3. "Υπάρχει λόγος" Yparhi logos – 4:21

4. "Mambo!" [Greek version] – 3:05

5. "Παραδείγματος χάρη" Paradigmatos hari – 3:53

6. "Ό,τι αξίζει είναι οι στιγμές (Le bonheur)" Oti axizi ine i stigmes – 3:38

7. "Ποτέ ξανά" Pote xana [Greek version of "Let Me Let Go"] – 2:54

8. "Μέρες αιώνες" Meres eones – 4:02

9. "Σε ποιον να μιλήσω" Se pion na miliso – 3:26

10. "Παράπονο αιμοβόρο" Parapono emovoro – 3:59

11. "Πάντα σε περίμενα (Ιδανικό φιλί)" Panta se perimena (Idaniko fili) – 3:48

12. "Άνοιξαν οι ουρανοί" Anixan i ourani – 3:51

13. "Αστέρια" Asteria – 4:19

14. "You Set My Heart on Fire" – 3:12

CD 2

1. "Αν είχες έρθει πιο νωρίς" An ihes erthi pio noris – 4:05

2. "Που πήγε τόση αγάπη" Pou pige tosi agapi – 3:58

3. "Με θέλουν κι άλλοι" Me theloun ki alli [Greek Version of Heart of Mine] – 2:56

4. "Τύψεις (You Set My Heart On Fire)" Tipsis (Tina Charles) – 3:13

5. "Ποτέ σ' ένα αντίο" Pote s' ena antio – 4:21

6. "Just Walk Away" [Live] (Celine Dion) – 3:42

7. "Don't Speak" [Live] (No Doubt) – 3:42

8. "Crazy" [Live] (Seal) – 4:18

9. "Like a Prayer" [Live] (Madonna) – 4:05

10. "Why?" [Live] – 3:42

11. "Smooth Operator" [Live] (Sade) – 4:09

12. "Can't Help Falling in Love" [Live] (Elvis Presley) – 3:00

13. "Outside" [Live] (George Michael) – 3:55

14. "Το φως στη ψυχή/The Light in Our Soul" To fos sti psihi [Live] – 2:30

15. "Υπάρχει λόγος" Yparhi logos [Remix] – 4:19

Singles

The first single from the album was "Mambo!". It is also the only CD Single from the album, with the others being radio and music video singles. It reached number 1 for 10 straight weeks in Greece including Christmas. The single stayed in the charts for 23 weeks (6 months) making it Elena's most successful CD single.

The second single from the album is also the title of the album, "Yparhei Logos". The song premiered first at the Arion Music Awards in April 2006 and was quickly released on radios.

The third single was a live performance of "Just Walk Away" from the Mad Secret Concert. The music video for the song was the live performance of it.

The fourth single from the album was "Gigolo". The video clip of the song is in 'Greeklish'.

The fifth single was "An Ihes Erthi Pio Noris". The music video for the song premiered on December 12, 2006 on MAD TV.

In the video for "Yparxei Logos" there are scenes where Elena does not sing along with the Greek lyrics this may be because in the future Elena is going to release the song in English.

"An Eixes Erthei Pio Noris" is the only single from the album not to have an English version. The song was number one on the Greek iTunes Music Store.

Yparhi Logos: Platinum Edition

The album was repackaged and rereleased in Greece and Cyprus on 22 May, 2007, as Υπάρχει Λόγος: Platinum Edition. The album contains a bonus CD single with 7 songs. "Αν εσυ μ' αγαπας" An esy m' agapas is a Greek translation of Celine Dion's "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Giannis Doxas. "Φως" Fos is very popular with a young female audience, and can be heard in Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. "Η αγάπη σου δεν μένει πια εδώ" I agapi sou den meni pia edo is Elena's own Greek translation of popular Turkish singer Demet Akalın's "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı". "Μη Φεύγεις" Min fevgeis is a Greek folk song, rendered for the first time by Aloula Georgouti and covered in the 1990s by Paides en Taxi. "Le temps des fleurs" is originally by Dalida.

The bonus CD was also released separately, without the two remixes, as Φως.

Track listing

The first two CDs are identical to the original release.

CD 3

1. "Μαζί σου" Mazi sou

2. "Μη φεύγεις" Min fevgeis

3. "Le temps des fleurs"

4. "Αν εσυ μ' αγαπας (Pour que tu m'aimes encore)" An esy m' agapas

5. "Φως" Fos

6. "Που πήγε τόση αγάπη (Summer Moonlight Mix)" Pou pige tosi agapi

7. "Η αγάπη σου δεν μένει πια εδώ (Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı)" I agapi sou den meni pia edo

[edit] Singles

The first single was "Mazi sou", released in March 2007 on the soundtrack single of a show of the same name on Mega Channel. Since then, it has reached number one on the radio charts.[citation needed]

The second single from the album is "Min fevgeis", released to radio play on 23 April 2007.

Charts

Yparhi Logos peaked at number 1 on the Greek charts for eight straight weeks and managed to stay in the top 3 for a long time. It is currently still charting. It was released on 17 July 2006 in Cyprus where it also peaked at number 1 and is still charting. The album is unofficially certified double platinum in Greece.

Chart Providers Peak

position Weeks On Charts Certification Sales

Greek Albums Chart IFPI 1(8) 82 2x Platinum 80,000+

Cypriot Album Chart All Records Top 20 1(5) 49 Platinum 10,000+