I Prova Tou Nifikou

I Prova Tou Nifikou
Soundtrack album by Marinella
Released	November 1995
Recorded	Athens 1995, studio Polysound
Genre	World music, Folk, Blues, Jazz
Length	53:75
Language	Greek
Label	Minos/EMI
Producer	Minos EMI
Marinella chronology
To Ximeroma Tou Erota (1993) I Prova Tou Nifikou (1995) I Marinella Tragouda Giorgo Zampeta & Aki Panou (1996)

I prova tou nifikou (Greek: Η πρόβα του νυφικού; English: Fitting of the wedding dress) is the name of a Greek album by composer Vassilis Dimitriou with singers Marinella and Pemi Zouni, which was also the soundtrack of the same titled popular Greek TV series that aired on ANT1 from October 6, 1995^[1][2] on Fridays, directed by Kostas Koutsomytis and created by Vaggelis Goufas, based on the novel of the same name written by Ntora Giannakopoulou.^[3] It was released in November 1995 by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus.^[4][5] All music and lyrics are by Vassilis Dimitriou.^[4]

This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD at the same time, with two bonus tracks by Minos EMI. ^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Track listing

Side One.

1. "Prova nifikou" (Πρόβα νυφικού; Fitting of the wedding dress) – 4:02
2. "Gia ta matia sou" (Για τα μάτια σου; For your eyes) – 5:32
3. "Treli" (Τρελή; Crazy) – 3:33
4. "S' ena fondo lefko" (Σ' ένα φόντο λευκό; In a white background) – 2:57
5. "Mesa s' ena tango" (Μέσα σ' ένα τανγκό; In a tango) – 4:25

Side Two.

1. "Pou pas kai chanese" (Πού πας και χάνεσαι; Where you go and vanish) – 3:06
2. "M' ena blues" (Μ' ένα μπλουζ; With a blues) – 4:08
3. "I nichta na 'chi trela" (Η νύχτα να 'χει τρέλα; The night should have folly) – 2:48
4. "Panta kati simveni" (Πάντα κάτι συμβαίνει; Always something happens) – 4:50
5. "Café Santan (Instrumental)" (Καφέ Σαντάν) – 4:43
6. "To tango tis Matinas" (Το τανγκό της Ματίνας; Matina's tango) – 2:58

Bonus track on the CD re-issue.

1. "Ta koritsia tis nichtas (Instrumental)" (Τα κορίτσια της νύχτας; The night girls) – 5:05
2. "Erotiko se tria meri (Instrumental)" (Ερωτικό σε τρία μέρη; Love theme in three parts) – 8:05

Personnel

• Marinella - vocals and background vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
• Pemi Zouni - vocals on tracks 2, 8 and 10
• Maria Charouha, Alina Kotsovoulou, Cristina Guglielmino - background vocals on track "I nichta na 'chi trela"
• Minos EMI - producer
• Vassilis Dimitriou - arranger, conductor
• Alkistis Spilioti - artwork

References

1. Prova Nifikou 1995 at retrodb.gr
2. Stathis Valoukos (1998). Greek Television 1967 - 1998. Aigokeros. p. 169. ISBN 960-322-105-8.
3. Prova Nifikou (TV Series 1995) at IMDb
4. Liner notes, Vasilis Dimitriou - I Prova Tou Nifikou, Minos EMI: 724383649112, 1995
5. Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). Elliniki Diskografia 1950-2009 (Greek Discography 1950-2009)
6. Liner notes, Vasilis Dimitriou - I Prova Tou Nifikou (CD re-release), Minos EMI: 836491, 1995
7. I Prova Tou Nifikou 1995 at vasilisdimitriou.gr
8. I Prova Tou Nifikou 1995 at mygreek.fm
9. Marinella - I Prova Tou Nifikou 1995 at music-bazaar.com
10. Studio 52 CD profile