Wonders (album)
Wonders is the fifth studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Portrait Records. The album reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album to date.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 2014 | |||
Genre | Classical crossover | |||
Length | 47:46 | |||
Label | Portrait | |||
Producer | Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt[1] | |||
The Piano Guys chronology | ||||
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The album also features the beginning of their "Wonders of the World" quest, beginning at the Great Wall of China for their video "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"[2] and the "Christ the Redeemer" statue in Rio for their video "The Mission/ How Great Thou Art".[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Love Story" | 6:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Without You" | |
14. | "What Are Words" |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "What Makes You Beautiful" | Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 2:53 |
2. | "Just the Way You Are" | Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Khari Cain, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 4:21 |
3. | "Titanium / Pavane" ([upper-alpha 5]) | Sia Furler, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nick Van De Wall, Gabriel Fauré | Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson | 4:50 |
4. | "A Thousand Years" | David Hodges, Christina Perri | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 4:36 |
5. | "Rolling in the Deep" ([upper-alpha 6]) | Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Paul Epworth | Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek | 3:52 |
6. | "Beethoven's 5 Secrets" ([upper-alpha 7]) | Ryan B. Tedder, Ludwig van Beethoven | Nelson, van der Beek, Kayson Brown | 5:09 |
7. | "All of Me" | Schmidt | 3:02 | |
8. | "Waterfall" | Schmidt | 3:04 |
- Notes[1]
- Inspired by Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) by Antonio Vivaldi
- Inspired by the "Ode to Joy" melody from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Inspired by Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor by Frédéric Chopin
- Based upon and inspired by "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky
- Inspired by Fauré: Pavane
- Includes melody from Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from The Planets Suite
- Inspired by Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Personnel
Per liner notes[1]
- The Piano Guys
- Steven Sharp Nelson – cello, percussion, additional piano and vocals
- Jon Schmidt – piano, additional percussion and vocals
- Al van der Beek – percussion, vocals, additional piano
- Additional musicians
- Shweta Subram – lead vocals on "Don't You Worry Child"
- Jake Bowen – percussion on "Summer Jam"
- Gigi Romney – additional percussion on "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Wonders (CD liner notes). The Piano Guys. Portrait Records. 2014.
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