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Ethnicity (album)

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Released
  
February 11, 2003

Ethnicity (2003)
  
The Collection (2006)

Release date
  
11 February 2003

Label
  
Virgin Records

Length
  
57:51

Artist
  
Yanni

Producer
  
Yanni

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Genres
  
Instrumental, Easy listening

Similar
  
Dare to Dream, In My Time, If I Could Tell You, Out of Silence, In Celebration of Life

Ethnicity is the thirteenth studio album by Yanni, released on the Virgin Records label in 2003, extending his "One World, One People" philosophy. It peaked at #27 on Billboard's "Top Internet Albums" chart and at #27 on the "Billboard 200" chart in 2003. It also peaked at #1 on the "Top New Age Albums" chart in 2004.

Contents

Yanni at first sight


Critical reception

Backroads Music/Heartbeats wrote that the album was musically quite diverse, stating that "Though Yanni is widely known as one of the most popular purveyors of New-age music, there's actually quite a bit going on here."

Personnel

  • All music composed and arranged by Yanni. (except "Jivaeri")
  • Pedro Eustache – Flutes, World Reeds, Duduk, Argul, Uilleann pipes, Chanter, and Saxophone.
  • Karen Briggs – Violin

    • Vocals

  • Alfreda Gerald (also lead vocals on "The Promise", "Tribal Dream", and "Never Too Late")
  • Michelle Amato (also lead vocals on "For All Seasons", "Almost a Whisper", and "Jivaeri")
  • Noelani Brock (and lead vocals on "Written on the Wind")
  • Regina Acuna-Williams
  • Peter Lehman
  • Randy Nichols
  • Suzy Park
  • Kurt von Schmittou

    • Lyrics

  • Lyrics for "The Promise" and "Almost a Whisper" by Pamela McNeill.

    • Production

  • Engineered and mixed by Yanni at his private studios.
  • Assistant engineer: Anthony Stabile
  • Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California.
  • Recorded and mixed on a Soundtracs DPC-II Digital Console
  • All piano tracks were recorded on a Yamaha CFIII 5, 9' Concert Grand

    • Tour Production

  • Personal Management: Danny O'Donovan, Danny O'Donovan Entertainiment Group
  • Business Management: Seven Eight, Inc., Tom Paske, George Veras, Diane Kramer, Anda Allenson, Richard Allenson
  • Tour & Production Manager: Michael Weiss
  • Production Supervisor: Anthony Stabile
  • Personal Assistant to Yanni: Don Bath
  • Road Manager: Craig Yun
  • Stage Manager: Richard Bray
  • Production Coordinator: Kathleen Kronauer
  • Tour Accountant: Richard Allenson
  • Tour Security: Jason Temke
  • Lighting Director: Bud Horowitz
  • Yanni's wardrobe designed by Nolan Miller
  • Costume Design/Wardrobe: Jennifer Jacobs, Thomas Wells

    • Songs

    1Rites of Passage4:36
    2For All Seasons5:38
    3The Promise3:43

    References

    Ethnicity (album) Wikipedia
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