Yanni Voices
Yanni Voices (also released in Spanish as Yanni Voces) is the twelfth studio album and fifth live DVD by Yanni, released on Yanni/Wake label in 2009.
| Yanni Voices | ||||
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| Studio album and concert film by | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Opera Opera-Pop Classical Crossover | |||
| Length | 60:28 | |||
| Label | Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series | |||
| Producer | Yanni Ric Wake | |||
| Yanni chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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
English version
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Love Take Me" (Bonus track) | 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 track) | 4:55 |
| 18. | "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" | 3:58 |
| 19. | "Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C Minor)" | 6:23 |
Spanish version
| No. | Title | Featured artists | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ritual De Amor (Desire)" | Ender Thomas | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Llama De Amor (The Flame Within)" | Olga Tañón | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Y Te Vas (Based on the prelude to Keys to Imagination)" | Andy Vargas | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Ni La Fuerza Del Destino (With an Orchid)" | Cristian Castro | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Unico Amore (Enchantment)" | Nathan Pacheco | 4:06 |
| 6. | "No Ha Dejado De Llover (The Rain Must Fall)" | José Feliciano | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Quédate Conmigo" | Ender Thomas, Chloe | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" | Nathan Pacheco, Chloe | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Eterno Es Este Amor" | Lucero | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Volver (Someday)" | Willy Chirino, Arturo Sandoval, Ender Thomas | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Mi Todo Eres Tú (Until the Last Moment)" | Ender Thomas, Chloe | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Yanni & Arturo" | Arturo Sandoval | 5:54 |
| 13. | "Viviré Por Ti (If I Could Tell You)" | Olga Tanon, Nathan Pacheco | 3:07 |
| 14. | "En Silencio (Whispers in the Dark)" | Ender Thomas | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Que Te Vaya Bien (Farewell)" | Chloe | 3:22 |
| 16. | "Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C minor)" | Nathan Pacheco | 3:50 |
| 17. | "Volver A Creer (Reflections of Passion)" | José José | 3:04 |
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 dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada Leg 1 | |||
| April 10, 2009 | Sunrise | United States | BB&T Center |
| April 11, 2009 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | |
| April 13, 2009 | Gainesville | O'Connell Center | |
| April 14, 2009 | Orlando | Amway Arena | |
| April 15, 2009 | Estero | Germain Arena | |
| April 17, 2009 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| April 18, 2009 | Duluth | Infinite Energy Center | |
| April 19, 2009 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | |
| April 21, 2009 | Greenville | Bi-Lo Center | |
| April 22, 2009 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | |
| April 24, 2009 | Raleigh | PNC Arena | |
| April 25, 2009 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | |
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| Detroit | Palace of Auburn Hills | ||
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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 | Auditorio 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
- 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 October 20, 2014.