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Released
  
August 24, 1989

Artist
  
Yanni

Label
  
Private Music

Producers
  
Peter Baumann, Yanni

Length
  
39:28

Release date
  
24 August 1989

Genre
  
Instrumental

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Niki Nana (1989)
  
Reflections of Passion (1990)

Yanni albums
  
Reflections of Passion, Out of Silence, Chameleon Days, Dare to Dream, Keys to Imagination

Niki Nana is the fifth studio album by Keyboardist Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1989. It peaked at #2 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart in the same year.

Contents

The liner notes dedicate the album to his father and mother respectively: "Dedicated to Sotiri and Felitsa Hrisomallis".

In 1992, lyrics in Greek were written for the track "Nightbird" by Greek lyricist Tasoula Thomaïdou. The song was called "Mia Ellada Fos" (A whole Greece of Light) and was performed by the Greek-Cypriot singer Konstantina in her personal album of the same name in 1992.

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Personnel

"Niki Nana":
  • Lyrics: Tom Sterling and Yanni
  • Vocal Arrangement: Morgan Ames
  • Choir recorded by Hank Cicalo at Alpha Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Lead Vocal - Carmen Twillie
  • 2nd Lead Vocal - Venette Gloud
  • Guitars - Joaquin Lievano
  • Morgan Ames Choir - Venette Gloud, Clydene Jackson-Edwards, Angel Rogers, Carmen Twillie, Randy Crenshaw, Arnold McCuller, Josef Powell, Tim Stone, Terry Young.
  • Special thanks to Bo Russell and Bonnie Fury for their help on this song.
    • "Dance with a Stranger":
  • Flugelhorn and Trumpet - Nolan Smith, Jr.
  • Flugelhorn - Ralf Rickert
  • Guitars - Joaquin Lievanno
    • "Running Time":
  • Trumpet - Jerry Hey
  • Trumpet - Gary Grant
  • Saxophone - Dan Higgins
  • Trombone - Bill Reichenbach Jr.
  • Guitars - Joaquin Lievanno
  • Vocals - Carolyn Johnson-White
  • Horns recorded at John Tesh's private studio
    • "Human Condition":
  • Lead Vocals - Carmen Twillie
  • Additional Vocals - Venette Gloud
    • "Nightbird":
  • Bouzouki - Spiro Katsemeges
  • Guitars - Joaquin Lievano
  • Sound effect design by Larson Sound Center
  • Sound effect created by Russell Brower
  • Acoustic, electronic drums and percussion - Charlie Adams

    • Production

  • All music composed and produced by Yanni
  • Produced by Peter Baumann

    • Songs

    1Niki Nana (We're One)5:21
    2Dance With a Stranger5:03
    3Running Time6:01

    References

    Niki Nana Wikipedia
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