Yanni discography
The discography of the Greek contemporary instrumental musician Yanni includes 19 studio albums and eight live albums. In 1987 he put together a small band which included John Tesh and Charlie Adams, and began touring to promote his earliest instrumental albums, Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days.
Yanni discography | |
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Yanni in 2007 | |
Studio albums | 14 |
Live albums | 7 |
Dare to Dream was released in 1992. It was Yanni's first Grammy-nominated album and featured "Aria", a song based on The Flower Duet and popularized by an award-winning British Airways commercial. A second Grammy-nominated album, In My Time, was released in 1993. His music has been used extensively in television and televised sporting events, including the Super Bowl, Wide World of Sports, U.S. Open, Tour de France, World Figure Skating Championships, The Olympics, and ABC News.[1]
Yanni's breakthrough commercial success came with the release of his album and video, Live at the Acropolis, filmed on September 25, 1993 at the 2,000-year-old Herod Atticus Theater in Athens, Greece,[2] and released in 1994. This was Yanni's first live album and utilized a full orchestra under the supervision of the Iranian conductor, Shahrdad Rohani, in addition to his core band. Subsequently, the concert was broadcast in the US on PBS and quickly became one of their most popular programs ever, having been seen in 65 countries by half a billion people.[3] A composition from this album, "Acroyali/Standing in Motion", was determined to have the "Mozart Effect," by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine because it is similar to Mozart's K 448 in tempo, structure, melodic and harmonic consonance and predictability.[4][5] He has appeared on several major PBS Pledge TV Specials such as A Decade of Excellence, including segments from Live at the Acropolis, Tribute, and Live at Royal Albert Hall, London.
Albums
Studio albums
- This list excludes compilation and retrospective albums.
Year | Album Title | Billboard New Age (peak)[6][7][8] |
Billboard 200 (peak)[6][7][9] |
Further Notes |
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1984 | Optimystique | |||
1986 | Keys to Imagination | |||
1987 | Out of Silence | |||
1988 | Chameleon Days | 2 | ||
1989 | Niki Nana | 2 | ||
1990 | Reflections of Passion | 1 | 29 | compilation + 3 new tracks |
1991 | In Celebration of Life | 3 | 60 | compilation + 1 new track |
1992 | Dare to Dream | 2 | 32 | Grammy-nominated (New Age)[10] |
1993 | In My Time | 1 | 24 | Grammy-nominated (New Age)[10] |
2000 | If I Could Tell You | 1 | 20 | |
2003 | Ethnicity | 1 | 27 | |
2009 | Yanni Voices (English language) | 1 | 20 | No. 2 selling New Age Album (2009), No. 5 (2010).[11] Peaked as Billboard No. 20 Top Internet Album[6] |
Yanni Voces (Spanish language) | 2 | Peaked as No. 5 Billboard Top Latin Pop Album and No. 13 Billboard Top Latin Album.[6] | ||
2010 | Mexicanisimo | 2 | No. 7 selling New Age album of 2011[12] My Passion for Mexico (2012) has same tracks | |
2011 | Truth of Touch | 1 | No. 1 top-selling New Age album of 2011[10][12] No. 10 selling New Age album of 2012[11] | |
2012 | My Passion for Mexico (English title) | 7 | Mexicanisimo (2010) has same tracks | |
2014 | Inspirato | 1 | ||
2016 | Sensuous Chill | 1 | 173 | |
2020 | In His Purest Form | Solo Piano versions of songs released in the past | ||
Live albums/tours/videography
- Clicking on some tour names links to album that preceded that tour.
Year | Tour / Live Album / Video | Billboard New Age (peak)[6][7] |
Billboard 200 (peak)[6][7] |
Notes[13] |
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1990 | Reflections of Passion | |||
1991 | Revolution in Sound | |||
1992 | Dare to Dream | |||
1993 | Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993 | |||
1994 | Live at the Acropolis | 1 | 5 | Released following the Sept. 1993 Acropolis concerts |
Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1994 | ||||
1995 | Live at Royal Albert Hall | Royal Albert Hall | ||
1996 | One on One | — | — | Non-musical video of Interlochen interview (ASIN B0002LGU74) |
1997–8 | Tribute | 1 | 21 | Taj Mahal and Forbidden City |
2003–4 | Ethnicity | 1 | 27 | Billboard rankings are for studio album |
2006 | Yanni Live! The Concert Event | 1 | 84 | 2004 concert; No. 4 selling New Age album of both 2006 and 2007[11] Peaked at No. 6 Billboard Top Independent Album (2006)[6] |
2008–9 | Yanni Voices | 1 | 20 | Billboard rankings are for studio album |
2010 | Yanni in Concert | — | — | South America (September) and Puerto Rico (November) |
2011 | Mexico (January), Panama (February), and U.S. (March–May) | |||
Eastern Europe and Asia (October–November) | ||||
Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico | 1 | 109 | December 2011; subject of 2012 CD and DVD; No. 5 selling New Age album of 2012[11] | |
2012 | An Evening with Yanni | — | — | Mexico, U.S., Canada (March–August), and Chile, Argentina, Brazil (September–October) |
2013 | World Without Borders | — | — | Middle East, China, Eastern Europe (March–July) |
World Tour | — | — | Mexico, Puerto Rico, Eastern U.S. | |
2014 | S. & N. America, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, N. Africa | |||
Yanni: World Without Borders | — | — | Video composite from "World Without Borders" tour[14] | |
2015 | One Man's Dream | — | — | India,[15] China, Egypt,[16] United Arab Emirates |
2016 | North American Tour | — | — | North America, Central America, Jordan,[17] United Arab Emirates[18] |
The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt | 1 | — | Two concerts, on October 30 and 31, 2015[19] | |
2017 | An Evening In Conversation With Yanni | — | — | U.S.,[20] Canada, Kuwait,[21] Saudi Arabia[22] |
2018 | 25th Anniversary Live At The Acropolis Tour | — | — | U.S. and Canada[23][24] |
2019 | Saudi Arabia,[25] United Arab Emirates,[26] Uzbekistan,[27] Indonesia,[28] Lebanon,[29] Egypt[30] | |||
Pure Yanni in Residence on Broadway | — | — | New York[31] | |
Pure Yanni: Piano and Intimate Conversation | — | — | United States[32] | |
Yanni: Live in China | — | — | China[33] | |
2020 | Yanni Live | — | — | Saudi Arabia,[34] Mexico[35] |
Singles
- 2013 East Meets West
- 2015 Seven Billion Dreams[36]
- 2018 When Dreams Come True[37][38]
- 2018 Speed Demon
- 2019 Ladyhawk[39]
- 2019 Blue
- 2019 Into The Deep Blue[40]
Soundtracks
- 1988 Steal the Sky
- 1988 Heart of Midnight
- 1989 I Love You Perfect
- 1990 Children of the Bride
- 1990 She'll Take Romance
- 1990 When You Remember Me
- 1994 Hua qi Shao Lin
- 2015 Hexi Corridor - Documentary film
Compilations
- Yanni has released the following compilations and retrospectives:[41]
- 1990 Reflections of Passion, Private Music
- 1991 In Celebration of Life, Private Music
- 1992 Romantic Moments, BMG International
- 1994 A Collection of Romantic Themes, Private Music
- 1997 In the Mirror, Private Music
- 1997 Port of Mystery, Windham Hill Records
- 1997 Nightbird, BMG Special Products
- 1997 Devotion: The Best of Yanni, Private Music
- 1998 Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2, BMG Special Products
- 1999 The Endless Dream, Unison
- 1999 Love Songs, Private Music
- 1999 Someday, Unison
- 1999 Songs from the Heart, BMG International
- 1999 Winter Light, Windham Hill Records / Private Music
- 1999 The Private Years, Private Music
- 2000 Snowfall, BMG Special Products
- 2000 Soaring Free (Disk 1), Madacy Distribution
- 2000 The Very Best of Yanni, Windham Hill Records
- 2003 Ultimate Yanni, BMG Heritage / Windham Hill
- 2006 The Collection, Private / Legacy
- 2007 Super Hits, Sony BMG
- 2008 Collections, Sony BMG
- 2010 The Essential Yanni, Legacy / Masterworks
- 2010 The Inspiring Journey, Sony Music Distribution
- 2013 Playlist: The Very Best of Yanni, Legacy / Windham Hill Records
References
- "Charlie Adams Official bio". charlieadams.org. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
- Live at the Acropolis (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Windham Hill". Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
- "The Mozart Effect". epilepsy.org. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
- Yanni; Rensin, David (2002). Yanni in Words. Miramax Books. p. 67. ISBN 1-4013-5194-8.
- Yanni / Billboard albums (WebCite archives of 2012-04-29 and 2012-06-20), Allmusic's listing of Billboard's album data, sorted by peak.
- "Billboard Legacy | Made the Billboard 200 Albums of the Year..." (original and follow-on WebCite archives), Billboard (magazine), viewed and archived 2012-12-16 and 2013-03-13, respectively.
- "Yanni / Chart History / New Age Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
- "Yanni / Chart History / Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
- Bekheet, Diaa, "Yanni’s North America Tour, Truth of Touch" (WebCite archive), Voice of America News, Jazz Beat, January 23, 2012.
- Links to Billboard 's "Best of (year) / New Age Albums" for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
- "Best of 2011 / New Age Albums" (WebCite archive), Billboard (magazine). Truth of Touch listed at No. 1, Yanni Mexicanisimo at No. 7. Downloaded and archived 2011-12-30.
- WebCite and Wayback Machine archives of concert tour schedules on MTV(1), MTV(2), concerttour.org, concerttour.net, pollstar(1) pollstar(2), concertful(1), concertful(2), and/or bandsintown(1), bandsintown(2). Find specific WebCite archive dates using drop-down list in upper right. ● Wayback Machine archives are at the Internet archive (archive.org).
- "La crónica del "World Without Borders" de Yanni se lanzará en unos días". Reviews New Age. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014.
- "Musical genius Yanni enthralls audience at Vadodara Fest" (WebCite archive), Z News (India), January 24, 2015.
- "In pictures: Yanni brings ancient Cairo to life with his magnificent music". Al Bawaba. November 1, 2015. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. (Video).
- Freij, Muath (September 25, 2016). "Yanni hopes his music does Amman's historic Citadel justice at tonight's debut concert". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
- Garratt, Rob (September 25, 2016). "Greek superstar Yanni: 'My music is not just for entertainment – it goes beyond that'". The National (United Arab Emirates). Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
- "El sueño de Yanni verá la luz el próximo 3 de junio (Yanni's dream will be released on June 3)". Reviews New Age. May 31, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016.
- BWW News Desk (February 7, 2017). "State Theatre presents An Evening In Conversation With Yanni and his Piano". Broadway World. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017.
- Houti, Nermin (April 26, 2017). "Yanni". Al Anba (Kuwait). Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
- "Yanni: 'Saudis will help country take its rightful place in the world'". Arab News. December 9, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
... concerts in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran.
- BWW News Desk (December 11, 2017). "Yanni to Bring 25th Anniversary 'Live At The Acropolis' Tour to Overture Center". Broadway World. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018.
- Cridlin, Jay (April 25, 2018). "Review: Yanni returns to 'Acropolis' for a passionate night at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
- "Yanni dedicates 'One Man's Dream' to 'Saudi dreamers'". Saudi Gazette. February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019.
- Saeed, Saeed (February 15, 2019). "Review: Three reasons why Yanni is one of the world's most loved modern composers". The National. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019.
- "Yanni / Past Events". bandsintown.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- Aprilia, Kissy (July 7, 2019). "Momen Magis di Acara Musik Prambanan Jazz Festival 2019 (Magical Moments at the 2019 Prambanan Jazz Festival Music Show)". Cosmopolitan (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Performance at Prambanan temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ● Sudiarno, Tarko (July 11, 2019). "2019 Prambanan Jazz Festival showcases entrancing combination of the modern and the traditional". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019.
- Ghali, Maghie (July 25, 2019). "Yanni: Beautiful music, chaotic setting". The Daily Star. Lebanon. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019.
- Scoop Team (August 1, 2019). "In Case You Missed Mountain View's Yanni Concert, Here Is What Went Down". Scoop Empire. Egypt. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019.
- Gans, Andrew (May 28, 2019). "Composer-Musician Yanni Plays Limited Run at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Starting May 28". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019.
- BWW News Desk (September 13, 2019). "Get Up-Close And Personal With Yanni in Delray Beach This December". Broadway World. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019.
- Xinyi, Song (October 14, 2019). "Yanni brings 'eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds' to Shanghai". Shine.cn. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020.
- Naar, Ismaeel (February 8, 2020). "Yanni performs again at Winter at Tantora festival in Saudi Arabia's al-Ula". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020.
- Martinez, Angel (March 12, 2020). "Hace Yanni vibrar los sentidos (Yanni vibrates the senses)". TeleDiario (Multimedios Televisión) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 15, 2020.
- "NASA Video Celebrates Space Station Anniversary". The Wall Street Journal. December 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015.
- Tashkandi, Hala (February 9, 2019). "Yanni wows Al-Ula, 'the place where dreams begin'". Arab News. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.
- Saeed, Saeed (February 26, 2019). "Yanni: 'Tolerance is not a luxury, it is a necessity'". The National. United Arab Emirates. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019.
- "Legendary musician Yanni releases new song inspired by his daughter". Neos Kosmos. Greece. September 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019.
- Podplesky, Azaria (January 6, 2020). "Yanni announces April 9 concert at Northern Quest". The Spokesman Review. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020.
- Allmusic Compilations list for Yanni (WebCite archive of 2014-03-23).
External links
- Official website
- Yanni's channel on YouTube
- Yanni at AllMusic
- Yanni discography discography at Discogs
- Yanni at IMDb