The Phenomenon 1968–1998

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| artist = Demis Roussos

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The Phenomenon 1968–1998 (also titled Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits) is a double-CD greatest hits album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1998 on the label BR Music.

Commercial performance

The album reached no. 25 in the Netherlands in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Demis+Roussos&titel=The+Phenomenon+1968-1998&cat=a

|title=Demis Roussos - The Phenomenon 1968-1998 - dutchcharts.nl

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Track listing

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| title1 = Rain and Tears

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| title2 = I Want to Live

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| title3 = Marie Jolie

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| title4 = It's Five O'Clock

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| title5 = Spring Summer Winter and Fall

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| title6 = Such a Funny Night

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| title7 = We Shall Dance

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| title8 = No Way Out

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| title9 = My Reason

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| title10 = Forever and Ever

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| title11 = Velvet Mornings

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| title12 = Goodbye My Love Goodbye

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| title13 = My Friend The Wind

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| title14 = Schönes Mädchen Aus Arcadia

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| title15 = Someday Somewhere

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| title16 = My Only Fascination

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| title17 = Auf Wiederseh'n

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| title18 = With You

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| title19 = When Forever Has Gone

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| title20 = From Souvenirs to Souvenirs

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| title21 = Perdoname

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| title1 = Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun

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| title2 = Kyrila

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| title3 = Mourir auprès de mon amour

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| title4 = Life In The City

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| title5 = Loin aes yeux, loin du cœur

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| title6 = Lost in Love

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| title7 = Race to the End

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| title8 = Lament

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| title9 = Follow Me

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| title10 = Island of Love

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| title11 = Summer in Her Eyes

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| title12 = Ave Maria

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| title13 = Quand je t'aime

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| title14 = Time

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| title15 = On écrit sur les murs

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| title16 = Eleni

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| title17 = La mer

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| title18 = Santa Lucia

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| title19 = Bella Notte

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* Tracks 1–6 with Aphrodite's Child.

Charts

; The Phenomenon 1968–1998

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scope="col"| Chart (1998)

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{{albumchart|Netherlands|25|artist=Demis Roussos|album=The Phenomenon 1968-1998|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 31, 2017}}
scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{albumchart|France|64|artist=Demis Roussos|album=The Phenomenon 1968-1998|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 31, 2017}}

; Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits

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scope="col"| Chart (1999)

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position

{{albumchart|Flanders|44|artist=Demis Roussos|album=Forever And Ever - 40 Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 31, 2017}}

References

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