Released November 12, 1991 | Length 50:07 Release date 12 November 1991 Genre Instrumental | |
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Yanni albums Chameleon Days, Dare to Dream, Out of Silence, In My Time, Optimystique | ||
Yanni santorini
In Celebration of Life is the seventh studio album by Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1991. The album peaked at #3 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #60 on the "Billboard 200" in the same year.
Contents
The corresponding concert tour in the same year was the Revolution in Sound tour.
Critical reception
In a review by Johnny Loftus of AllMusic, "In Celebration of Life draws from four early Yanni albums – Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, Chameleon Days and Niki Nana – and also includes the new "Song for Antarctica", recorded for the Polar Shift benefit album. The collection is a solid overview of the new age composer's initial work, displaying all of the tenets that have made his music so popular over the years. Opener "Santorini" features a powerful, sweeping melody, while "Marching Season" is driven by the relationship between an urgent piano line and a surging, synthesized string section. "Keys to Imagination" begins in a contemplative mood, but by song's end features the galloping keyboards and crashing percussion typical of Yanni's work. Fans will have most, if not all of the material here, but newcomers might enjoy In Celebration of Life as an overview of Yanni's early work. Fans may also want to search out the Polar Shift compilation, which features "Song for Antarctica", as well as music from heavyweights like Kitarō, Vangelis, and Enya."
Personnel
(Personnel as described in CD liner notes.)
RIAA certification
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:
Dates
1991
Set list
Selections from Reflections of Passion and In Celebration of Life
The band
Yanni played a selection songs from his sixth Private Music albums for a two-hour completely live and showcases performance of Yanni's music, such as misty-roses pieces like "Secret Vows", "In the Mirror", "Nostalgia" and the title track of his latest release, "Reflections of Passion". Yanni and two additional keyboardist (Bradley Joseph & Amy Shiotani) are backed by a rhythm section headed by Charlie Adams on drums, with Michael Bruno on percussion and Osama Afifi on bass, and a string section featuring Charlie Bisharat and Karen Briggs on violin, and Sachi McHenry on cello.
Songs
1Santorini4:35
2Song for Antarctica4:24
3Marching Season5:36