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Nylon is the name of a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi, released in Greece and Cyprus on September 28, 2005, and subsequently in select European countries and Taiwan. The album was released as a DualDisc on October 10, 2005, the first of its kind in Greece, and re-released on May 2, 2006 with the title Nylon: Euro-Edition as a tie-in to Vissi's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The album reached Platinum status in less than 24 hours after its release.

Album information

Released in September 2005, Nylon was Anna Vissi's first studio album since the commercially successful 2003 Paraksenes Eikones. Vissi characterized Nylon as her best album so far, with Nikos Karvelas paying a lot of attention to the lyrics of the songs he had written.

Upon release, Nylon went platinum with in 24 hours in Greece. In October 2005, the album was released on the DualDisc format, the first ever in Greece, with the title Nylon: DualDisc. The DualDisc version featured bonus songs and as well as special footage from the recording studio.

With Anna Vissi participation for Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, the album was once again re-released in May 2006 as Nylon: Euro-Edition with six additional English language songs, including the songs which were amongst her Eurovision entrant options for the Greek national final. The album was later released in Turkey in 2006. In 2007 the Euro-Edition was released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

Track listing

Original release

1. "Nylon"
2. "Logia kai Siopes"
3. "Kanenas"
4. "Erota I Polemo" (with Goin´Through)
5. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
6. "Erota Mou Apiste"
7. "Kinoummeni Ammos"
8. "Gia Sena Tha Pethano"
9. "Mi Me Lipithis"
10. "Agapi Einai"
11. "Dystihima"
12. "Venetia"
13. "Ta Kalytera Mas Hronia"
14. "Eho Tosi Agapi"
15. "Telia"
16. "Lie" (A. Papacostantinou Club Edit)

DualDisc

Euro-Edition

Disc 1

1. "Nylon"
2. "Logia kai Siopes"
3. "Kanenas"
4. "Erota I Polemo" (with Goin´Through)
5. "Gia Teleftea Fora"
6. "Erota Mou Apiste"
7. "Kinoummeni Ammos"
8. "Gia Sena Tha Pethano"
9. "Mi Me Lipithis"
10. "Agapi Einai"
11. "Dystihima"
12. "Venetia"
13. "Ta Kalytera Mas Hronia"
14. "Eho Tosi Agapi"
15. "Telia"
16. "Lie" (A. Papacostantinou Club Edit)

Disc 2

1. "Everything"
2. "Welcome to the Party"
3. "Who Cares About Love"
4. "A Beautiful Night"
5. "Everything" (Remixed by Valentino & C. Siganos)
6. "Everything" (Karaoke Version)

Singles

"Call Me"

"Call Me", the English version of "Eisai" (2003, from the album "Paraksenes Eikones") first appeared on Greek and Cypriot radios on spring of 2005. It was then released on the market on the Gold maxi-single "Call Me". Was later included in the dual disc edition of Nylon.

"Lie"

Included as a b-side on the maxi-single "Call Me", "Lie" made a single of itself entering the top 5 of the Cypriot charts and the top 20 of the Greek charts. A remix of the song was included in the original edition of Nylon, and the original version of the song was included in the dual disc edition of Nylon.

"Nylon"

Prior of the release of the album came the single "Nylon". It peaked on the number one spot of the Cypriot charts were it remained for seven weeks. It was voted as the second best "Single of the year 2005" from the audience of SUPER FM (Cyprus).

"Gia Teleftea Fora"

Peaked at number 14 of the Greek charts.

"Kinoumeni Ammos"

Peaked at number four of the Cypriot charts.

"Erota I Polemo"

"Erota I Polemo" feat Goin' Through, was the third video and sixth single from the album. The song peaked at number 10 of the Cypriot charts and on the top 30 of the Greek charts.

"Everything"

"Everything" was the Greek entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2006 included in Nylon Euro Edition. It peaked at number one in both Greece and Cyprus and was voted "Single of the year 2006" in Cyprus.

Music videos

• "Call Me"
• "Nylon
• "Erota I Polemo"
• "Everything"

Music

Original release

All the songs were composed by Nikos Karvelas, with the exception of "Lie" being composed by Kyriakos Papadopoulos. All the lyrics are written by Nikos Karvelas with the exception of the rap segment in "Erota I Polemo" written by Nikos Vourliotis (Goin Through).

Euro-Edition

Music:

• Nikos Karvelas]] (tracks 1-15 on CD1 and tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6 on CD2)
• Kiriakos Papadopoulos (track 16 on CD1)
• Dimitris Kontopoulos (track 2 on CD2)
• Pygasos (track 4 on CD2)

Lyrics:

• Nikos Karvelas (all tracks on CD1 and track 3 on CD2)
• Nikos Vourliotis (rap lyrics on track 4 on CD1)
• Anna Vissi (tracks 1 & 5 on CD2)
• Dimitris S (track 2 on CD2)
• Pygasos (track 4 on CD2)

Release history

Charts

Nylon was a successful album in Cyprus and Greece, where it peaked at number 1 since its first week of release. The album was certified Platinum in Greece with in 24 hours of its release.