Yanni Voices
| Yanni Voices | ||||
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| Studio album & Concert film by Yanni | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental | |||
| Length | 60:28 | |||
| Label | Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series | |||
| Producer |
Yanni Ric Wake | |||
| Yanni chronology | ||||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 Spanish version |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Yanni Voices is the fourteenth studio album and fifth live DVD by Yanni, released on Yanni/Wake label in 2009.
Background
This was Yanni's first studio release in six years. In collaboration with producer Ric Wake, Yanni showcased vocal artists singing to his classic songs, blending fresh interpretations of vintage Yanni tracks with newly written material.[2] It also introduces the four new vocalists at the center of the project: Leslie Mills, Chloe Lowery, Nathan Pacheco, and Ender Thomas.[2]
Disney Pearl Imprint released Yanni Voices and its Buena Vista Concerts division produced an extensive tour that began in April 2009. The tour kicked off with a special concert filmed Live at the Forum (Mundo Imperial) in Acapulco Mexico. This concert is the subject of a television special that aired in March 2009 on PBS.
Yanni Voces features a collection of Spanish duets with Latin recording artists and the new vocalists of Yanni Voices. Special guest performers included Lucero, Cristian Castro and José José.
Charts and sales
The album debuted on Billboard's Top 200 and #1 on the New Age chart. The Spanish version, Yanni Voces, debuted at #2 on Billboard's New Age chart, #5 on the Latin Pop chart, and #13 on the Latin overall chart.[3]
Yanni Voices received a debut sales week figure of 26,000 units on the Billboard chart dated April 11, 2009, a figure that was not surpassed in the Billboard new age category through at least October 2014.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Omaggio (Tribute)" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "The Keeper" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Our Days" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Never Leave the Sun" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Before the Night Ends (To Take... To Hold)" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "1001" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Mas Allá" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Unico Amore (Enchantment)" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Vivi Il Tuo Sogno (Almost a Whisper)" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Orchid" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Set Me Free" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Kill Me with Your Love" | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Mi Todo Eres Tú (Until the Last Moment)" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "Ritual De Amore (Desire)" | 4:13 |
| 15. | "Moments Without Time" | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" | 3:58 |
| 17. | "Amare di Nuovo (Adagio in C Minor)" | 6:23 |
Track listing (Target Exclusive Edition)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Omaggio (Tribute)" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "The Keeper" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Our Days" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Never Leave the Sun" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Before the Night Ends (To Take... To Hold)" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "1001" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Mas Allá" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Unico Amore (Enchantment)" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Vivi Il Tuo Sogno (Almost a Whisper)" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Orchid" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Set Me Free" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Kill Me with Your Love" | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Love Take Me" (Bonus) | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Mi Todo Eres Tú (Until the Last Moment)" | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Ritual De Amore (Desire)" | 4:13 |
| 16. | "Moments Without Time" | 3:51 |
| 17. | "I'm So" (Bonus) | 4:55 |
| 18. | "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" | 3:58 |
| 19. | "Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C Minor)" | 6:23 |
Track listing (Spanish Version - Voces)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ritual De Amor (Desire)" (Featuring Ender Thomas) | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Llama De Amor (The Flame Within)" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Y Te Vas (Based on the prelude to Keys to Imagination)" (Featuring Andy Vargas) | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Ni La Fuerza Del Destino (With an Orchid)" (Featuring Cristian Castro) | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Unico Amore (Enchantment)" (Featuring Nathan Pacheco) | 4:06 |
| 6. | "No Ha Dejado De Llover (The Rain Must Fall)" (Featuring José Feliciano) | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Quédate Conmigo" (Featuring Ender Thomas & Chloe) | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" (Featuring Nathan Pacheco & Chloe) | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Eterno Es Este Amor" (Featuring Lucero) | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Volver (Someday)" (Featuring Willy Chirino, Arturo Sandoval & Ender Thomas) | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Mi Todo Eres Tú (Until the Last Moment)" (Featuring Ender Thomas & Chloe) | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Yanni & Arturo" (Featuring Arturo Sandoval) | 5:54 |
| 13. | "Viviré Por Ti (If I Could Tell You)" (Featuring Olga Tanon & Nathan Pacheco) | 3:07 |
| 14. | "En Silencio (Whispers in the Dark)" (Featuring Ender Thomas) | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Que Te Vaya Bien (Farewell)" (Featuring Chloe) | 3:22 |
| 16. | "Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C minor)" (Featuring Nathan Pacheco) | 3:50 |
| 17. | "Volver A Creer (Reflections of Passion)" (Featuring José José) | 3:04 |
Personnel
- Vocals
2009 North America concert tour
Set list
- "Open/Santorini" (Orchestra)
- "Unico Amore (Enchantment)" (Nathan)
- "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" (Chloe & Nathan)
- "Ritual De Amore (Desire)" (Ender)
- "Before the Night Ends" (Leslie)
- "Within Attraction" (Orchestra)
- "Change" (Chloe)
- "Bajo El Cielo De Noviembre (November Sky)" (Ender)
- "Mi Todo Eres Tu (Until the Last Moment)" (Chloe & Ender)
- "Vivi Il Tuo Sogno (Almost a Whisper)" (Nathan)
- "Duet" (Sam & Jason)
- "Theory of Everything" (Leslie)
- "Omaggio (Tribute)" (Nathan & Chloe)
- "Our Days" (Chloe & Leslie)
- "Susurro's En la Oscuridad" (Ender)
- "Kill Me with Your Love" (Chloe)
- "Cello" (Sasha)
- "Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C Minor)" (Nathan)
- "The Keeper" (Leslie)
- "Marching Season" (Charlie & Yanni)
- "Quedate Conmigo" (Chloe & Ender)
- "Niki Nana" (Chloe & Everyone)
- Encore
- "Standing in Motion" (Orchestra)
- "Nostalgia" (Orchestra)
- "The Storm" (Orchestra)
Tour musicians
- Charlie Adams - drums
- Benedikt Brydern - violin
- Ann Marie Calhoun - violin
- April Cap - oboe
- Jason Carder - trumpet
- Lauren Chipman - viola
- Yoel Del Sol - percussion
- Victor Espinola - Paraguayan harp
- Ming Freeman - keyboard
- Cesar Lemos - guitar
- Ilona Geller - viola
- Kerry Hughes - trumpet
- James Mattos - French horn
- Armen Movsessian - violin
- Sarah O'Brien - cello
- Sylvio Richetto - keyboard
- Anna Stafford - violin
- Dana Teboe - trombone
- Gabriel Vivas - bass
- Erika Walczak - violin
- Samvel Yervinyan - violin
- Alexander Zhiroff - cello
2009 "Yanni Live in Concert" (Mexico)
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | |||
| October 11, 2009 | Puebla | Mexico | Auditoria Siglo XXI |
| October 13, 2009 | Monterrey | Arena Monterrey | |
| October 15, 2009 | León, Guanajuato | Poliforum | |
| October 16, 2009 | Guadalajara | Auditorio Telmex | |
| October 17, 2009 | Guadalajara | Auditorio Telmex | |
| October 19, 2009 | Mexico City | Auditorio Nacional | |
| October 20, 2009 | Mexico City | Auditorio Nacional | |
| October 21, 2009 | Mexico City | Auditorio Nacional | |
References
- ↑ AllMusic
- 1 2 Cohen, Jonathan (2008-11-14). "Yanni Brings Voices to Disney". Billboard Magazine (billboard.com). Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ↑ "Chart history for Yanni Voices". AMG. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (October 17, 2014). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Piano Guys, Jackson Browne Hit High Notes". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015.