Ola Kala
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ola Kala
Όλα Καλά
| type = Studio Album
| artist = Sakis Rouvas
| cover = Ola_kala_greek.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 16, 2002
| recorded = 2001–2002, 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock, funk rock, reggae, Latin pop, dance-pop
| length =
| language = Greek, English
| label = Universal Music France/ULM
| producer = Desmond Child, Jules Gondar, Nathan Malki
| prev_title = 21os Akatallilos
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = To Hrono Stamatao
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ola Kala
| type = studio
| single1 = Disco Girl
| single1date = December 17, 2001
| single2 = Ola Kala
| single2date =
| single3 = Mia Zoi Mazi
| single3date =
| single4 = Disco Girl (English Version)
| single4date = June 17, 2002
| single5 = Ola Kala (English Version)
| single5date =
| single6 = The Light
| single6date =
| single7 = Feelings
| single7date =
| single8 = Dis lui
| single8date =
}}
}}
Ola Kala ({{langx|el|Όλα Καλά}}; Everything's Fine) is the eighth studio album and first international album featuring a number of English language songs by popular Greek singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas, originally released on June 16, 2002, in Greece and Cyprus by Minos EMI. International songwriter and producer Desmond Child is the main producer of the album. The album was certified Gold eleven days after its release in Greece, while it eventually was certified Platinum shortly after.
Track listing
=Original release=
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| title1 = Ola Kala
| note1 = Everything's fine
| music1 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics1 = Phoebus
| length1 =
| title2 = Oso Zo
| note2 = As long as I live
| music2 = Desmond Child
| lyrics2 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length2 =
| title3 = Mia Zoi Mazi
| note3 = A life together
| music3 = Desmond Child
| lyrics3 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length3 =
| title4 = Kati Omorfo
| note4 = Something beautiful
| music4 = Desmond Child
| lyrics4 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length4 =
| title5 = Iparheis
| note5 = You exist
| music5 = Phoebus
| lyrics5 = Phoebus
| length5 =
| title6 = Aspro Mavro
| note6 = White-black
| music6 = Phoebus
| lyrics6 = Phoebus
| length6 =
| title7 = Pou Tha Pas (World of Make Believe)
| note7 = Where will you go
| music7 = Desmond Child
| lyrics7 = Natalia Germanou
| length7 =
| title8 = Disco Girl
| note8 =
| music8 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics8 = Phoebus
| length8 =
| title9 = Tha Erthi I Stigmi (Taste the Tears)
| note9 = The moment will come
| music9 = Diane Warren
| lyrics9 = Natalia Germanou
| length9 =
| title10 = An M' Akous
| note10 = If you can hear me
| music10 = Desmond Child
| lyrics10 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length10 =
}}
† "Tha Erthi I Stigmi", written by Natalia Germanou, is a Greek version of the song "Taste the Tears", originally released by Jason Raize and composed by Diane Warren
†† "Pou Tha Pas", written by Natalia Germanou, is a Greek version of the song "World of Make Believe", released by 3rd Faze and composed by Desmond Child
=Re-release and international release=
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| title1 = Ola Kala
| note1 = Everything's fine
| music1 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics1 = Phoebus
| length1 =
| title2 = Oso Zo
| note2 = As long as I live
| music2 = Desmond Child
| lyrics2 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length2 =
| title3 = Mia Zoi Mazi
| note3 = A life together
| music3 = Desmond Child
| lyrics3 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length3 =
| title4 = Kati Omorfo
| note4 = Something beautiful
| music4 = Desmond Child
| lyrics4 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length4 =
| title5 = Iparheis
| note5 = You exist
| music5 = Phoebus
| lyrics5 = Phoebus
| length5 =
| title6 = Aspro Mavro
| note6 = White-black
| music6 = Phoebus
| lyrics6 = Phoebus
| length6 =
| title7 = Pou Tha Pas (World of Make Believe)
| note7 = Where will you go
| music7 = Desmond Child
| lyrics7 = Natalia Germanou
| length7 =
| title8 = Disco Girl
| note8 =
| music8 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics8 = Phoebus
| length8 =
| title9 = Tha Erthi I Stigmi (Taste the Tears)
| note9 = The moment will come
| music9 = Diane Warren
| lyrics9 = Natalia Germanou
| length9 =
| title10 = An M' Akous
| note10 = If you can hear me
| music10 = Desmond Child
| lyrics10 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length10 =
| title11 = Ola Kala (English Version)
| note11 = Everything's Fine
| music11 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics11 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| length11 =
| title12 = Disco Girl (English Version)
| note12 =
| music12 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics12 = Andreas Carlsson
| length12 =
| title13 = The Light
| note13 = English version of "Mia Zoi Mazi"
| music13 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| lyrics13 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| length13 =
}}
† In some markets:
:"Tha Erthi I Stigmi", the Greek version of the song "Taste the Tears" originally released by Jason Raize and composed by Diane Warren, is replaced by his English cover of "Taste the Tears"
:"Pou tha Pas", the Greek version of the song "World of Make Believe" released by 3rd Faze and composed by Desmond Child, is replaced with his English cover of "World of Make Believe"
=French release=
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| title1 = Dis Lui
| note1 = Tell her
| music1 = Morris Albert, Louis Gasté
| lyrics1 = Mike Brant
| length1 =
| title2 = Oso Zo
| note2 = As long as I live
| music2 = Desmond Child
| lyrics2 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length2 =
| title3 = Mia Zoi Mazi
| note3 = A life together
| music3 = Desmond Child
| lyrics3 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length3 =
| title4 = Aspro Mavro
| note4 = White-black
| music4 = Phoebus
| lyrics4 = Phoebus
| length4 =
| title5 = Iparheis
| note5 = You exist
| music5 = Phoebus
| lyrics5 = Phoebus
| length5 =
| title6 = Ola Kala
| note6 = Everything's fine
| music6 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics6 = Phoebus
| length6 =
| title7 = Tha Erthi I Stigmi (Taste the Tears)
| note7 = The moment will come
| music7 = Diane Warren
| lyrics7 = Natalia Germanou
| length7 =
| title8 = An M' Akous
| note8 = If you can hear me
| music8 = Desmond Child
| lyrics8 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length8 =
| title9 = Feelings
| note9 =
| music9 = Morris Albert, Louis Gasté
| lyrics9 = Morris Albert
| length9 =
| title10 = The Light
| note10 = English version of "Mia Zoi Mazi"
| music10 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| lyrics10 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| length10 =
}}
† "Feelings" is a cover of the 1975 Morris Albert song
†† "Dis Lui" is a cover of the 1975 Mike Brant song, which is a French adaptation of "Feelings"
††† A 2003 Ola Kala international reissue was made available in some markets to include "Dis lui" and "Feelings" as bonus tracks
=European re-release=
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| title1 = Ola Kala (English Version)
| note1 = Everything's fine
| music1 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics1 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| length1 =
| title2 = Oso Zo
| note2 = As long as I live
| music2 = Desmond Child
| lyrics2 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length2 =
| title3 = The Light
| note3 = English version of "Mia Zoi Mazi"
| music3 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| lyrics3 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| length3 =
| title4 = Kati Omorfo
| note4 = Something beautiful
| music4 = Desmond Child
| lyrics4 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length4 =
| title5 = Iparheis
| note5 = You exist
| music5 = Phoebus
| lyrics5 = Phoebus
| length5 =
| title6 = Feelings
| note6 =
| music6 = Morris Albert, Louis Gasté
| lyrics6 = Morris Albert
| length6 =
| title7 = Aspro Mavro
| note7 = White-black
| music7 = Phoebus
| lyrics7 = Phoebus
| length7 =
| title8 = Disco Girl (English Version)
| note8 =
| music8 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics8 = Andreas Carlsson
| length8 =
| title9 = Pou Tha Pas (World of Make Believe)
| note9 = Where will you go
| music9 = Desmond Child
| lyrics9 = Natalia Germanou
| length9 =
| title10 = Tha Erthi I Stigmi (Taste the Tears)
| note10 = The moment will come
| music10 = Diane Warren
| lyrics10 = Natalia Germanou
| length10 =
| title11 = An M' Akous
| note11 = If you can hear me
| music11 = Desmond Child
| lyrics11 = Vangelis Konstantinidis
| length11 =
| title12 = Ola Kala
| note12 = Everything's fine
| music12 = Phoebus, Desmond Child
| lyrics12 = Phoebus
| length12 =
| title13 = Shake it
| note13 =
| music13 = Nikos Terzis
| lyrics13 = Nektarios Tirakis
| length13 =
| title14 = Niose
| note14 = Feel
| music14 = Nikos Terzis
| lyrics14 = Nektarios Tirakis
| length14 =
| title15 = Tha Me Thimithis
| note15 = You'll remember me
| music15 = Stratos Diamantis
| lyrics15 = Giannis Mihos
| length15 =
| title16 = To Hrono Stamatao
| note16 = I stop time
| music16 = Stratos Diamantis
| lyrics16 = Giorgos Nikolaou
| length16 =
| title17 = Disco Girl (Mykonos Remix)
| note17 =
| music17 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| lyrics17 = Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
| length17 =
}}
† Tracks 14–16 are taken off the next Greek album To Hrono Stamatao
†† Shake it is taken off the CD Single of same name
Singles and music videos
The album produced three music videos all by French directors.
"Disco Girl"
:"Disco Girl", released on December 17, 2001, was the first single from the album. It was released as a CD single with one remix and a promotional CD was also available with three additional remixes. The music video of the song was directed by Antonin Bonnet & Tanguy Dairaine and first appeared in Greece under the original release. The video was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.
"Ola Kala"
:The music video for "Ola Kala" was shot in Montreal, directed by Xavier Gens and produced by the Bullring Production company.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=4047|title=Sakis Rouvas – "Ola Kala"|publisher=Music Video Database|access-date=October 27, 2008}}
"Dis lui"
:"Dis lui" was shot in Southern France, directed by Xavier Gens and produced by the Bullring Production company.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=4033|title=Sakis Rouvas – "Dis lui"|publisher=Music Video Database|access-date=October 27, 2008}} It was released in France and the "Dis lui" video was used for the English language cover of the original song, "Feelings", which was released internationally. It was also used for the Greek version entitled "Pes Tis", penned by Aris Davarakis, which appeared later that year as a single from the album To Hrono Stamatao.
Release history
| class="sortable wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Version |
| rowspan="2"| Greece
| June 16, 2002 | rowspan="4"| Minos EMI | rowspan="9"| CD | Original |
| September 2002
| International |
| rowspan="2"| Cyprus
| June 16, 2002 | Original |
| September 2002
| International |
| France
| July 15, 2002 | International |
| Germany
| June 16, 2004 | European |
| France
| August 19, 2003 | rowspan="2"| Universal Music, ULM | French |
| Hong Kong
| March 8, 2004 | Asian |
| Egypt
| 2002 | Mirage Records | International |
Charts
The album certified gold in Greece eleven days after its release, and later was certified Platinum.{{cite web|url=http://www.sakisrouvas.com/index.asp?cid=1&lid=1|title=Biography|publisher=Sakisrouvas.com|language=el|access-date=January 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715232611/http://www.sakisrouvas.com/index.asp?cid=1&lid=1|archive-date=July 15, 2011}} The album has not received any certifications abroad.
References
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External links
- [http://www.sakisrouvas.com/ Sakis Rouvas' official website]
- [http://www.ifpi.gr/ IFPI Greece official website with Greek charts]
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