The Very Best Of Yanni

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Here's the scoop on this disc: it is a fine and satisfying survey of the years that Yanni spent while under contract to a major record conglomerate, BMG. It evenly samples different stages of the keyboardist's work from 1986 to 1994 (his thunderous early phase and his romantic-icon period of the early 1990s) and attractively groups some of his most memorable works in a single package (though by shifting back and forth between eras, the pacing at times is uneven). For a Yanni newcomer, this is a good introductory sampler of a major and worthwhile New Age artist. Just realize this: Yanni had nothing to do with this compilation. Nor has he had any involvement with any of the additional five samplers the company has rushed to market since Yanni jumped to another label in 1997. --Terry Wood The Very Best Of Yanni / Private Music Audio CD 2000 / 01934 11568 2 UPC 019341156826 /// The Very Best of Yanni is a compilation album by Keyboardist Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album peaked at #3 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart in the same year. //// Label: Private Music – 01934 11568 2 Format: CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 2000 Genre: Electronic Style: New Age, Modern Classical /// Tracklist: 1 Aria Other [Concept By] – Malcolm McLaren & Yanni Vocals – Mona Lisa 4:01 2 Looking Glass 6:42 3 In The Morning Light 3:51 4 Marching Season 5:38 5 Swept Away 4:45 6 One Man's Dream 2:46 7 The Mermaid Drums, Percussion – Charlie Adams 3:49 8 To The One Who Knows Drums [Acoustic], Electronic Drums, Percussion – Charlie Adams 5:39 9 Santorini 4:37 10 Acroyali Drums, Percussion – Charlie Adams 5:09 11 In The Mirror Drums [Acoustic], Electronic Drums, Percussion – Charlie Adams 4:09 12 Someday 4:37 13 Flight Of Fantasy 5:42 14 The End Of August 4:54 15 The Rain Must Fall 4:39 16 Face In The Photograph Drums [Acoustic], Electronic Drums, Percussion – Charlie Adams 3:45 Artwork [Art Direction & Design] – JRJ Associates Inc. Compilation Producer – Paul Williams (14) Compiled By – Sheila Volpe Keyboards – Yanni (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 7 to 11, 13, 16) Mastered By [Digitally Remastered] – Bill Lacey Other [Liner Notes] – Michael Hill Other [Special Thanks To] – Debbie Eisen, Mario Augusta Photography – Lynn Goldsmith Piano – Yanni (2) (tracks: 3 to 6, 12, 14, 15) Producer – Peter Baumann (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15), Yanni (2) Sequenced By – Buzz Ravineau Songwriter – Malcolm McLaren (tracks: 1), Yanni (2)