Anna Vissi was born on 20 December 1957, in , a village near , Cyprus. She has been singing from a very early age, beginning formal musical studies at the age of six at a local conservatory. At the age of twelve she entered a talent competition and won first prize. Two years later, she was the main singer at Ayia Tilliria, which was also her first TV appearance.

In 1973, her family moved to , Greece, where she was able to pursue her studies at the National Conservatory. She would eventually appear with a number of well-known  singers, such as , , and , in the famous nightclubs of , in . During this time she also studied the law at the University of Athens. Her first important collaboration, alongside , was with composer . Koujioumtzis composed two songs for Vissi,S' Agapo ("I Love You") and Sta Hronia tis Ipomonis ("In The Years of Patience"). She also collaborated with many important Greek composers such as (1974/1975), Georgios Hadjinassios (1974), Doros Giorgiadis (1974),  (who later became her husband; 1975) and Mihalis Terzis (1976).

The song "Perimeno Tilefonima Sou" is dedicated to the musical  by . The album's proposed title was Ipervoles (Exaggerations), but at the last minute the title of the first track was chosen instead.

The music video for the album's first single, "Fos", is noted as being one of the first ever large-scale music video production in Greece. Vissi is portrayed as Esmeralda.

The music video for the second single, "Ena Sou Leo", was based on Greek Hollywood actress 's famous scene from the film , where at the end Vissi is also killed by her boyfriend. After it was produced, Vissi and  decided that it was scandalously raw for the Greek market, so they filmed it again with Vissi singing in the rain. Despite being a simple video, it was widely acclaimed by fans.

In 1997, a remastered version of the original album was released on CD.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Nikos Karvelas.

"Ime" "Adika" "Fos" "Perimeno Tilefonima Sou" "Ipopsies" "Ena Sou Leo" "I Zoi Sinehizete" "Ipervoles" "Ksehnas" "Mono Ena Thavma"