Dare to Dream (Yanni album)

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Dare to Dream
Dare to Dream cover
Studio album by Yanni
Released 1992
Genre Contemporary instrumental
Easy listening
Soft adult contemporary
Length 59:05
Label Private Music
Producer Yanni
Professional reviews
Yanni chronology
In Celebration of Life
(1991)
Dare to Dream
(1992)
In My Time
(1993)

Dare to Dream, is Yanni's eighth album, released on the Private Music label in 1992, (see 1992 in music). The album peaked at #2 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #32 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year.[1] It went gold within two months of its release and was nominated for a Grammy.

The album was followed by the sell-out, 65-city Dare to Dream concert tour which challenged audiences "not to be afraid to dream".[2]

His newest album, "Dare to Dream", says Yanni, "comes from a realization that not only don't people go after their dreams, they are often afraid to dream at all. If we don't dare to dream, we can't shape our future".[3]

Contents

[edit] Album

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Once Upon a Time" – 3:53
  2. "A Love for Life" – 5:10
  3. "Nice to Meet You" – 5:37
  4. "So Long My Friend" – 3:50
  5. "You Only Live Once" – 7:22
  6. "To the One Who Knows" – 5:40
  7. "Face in the Photograph" – 3:49
  8. "Felitsa" – 4:47
  9. "Desire" – 5:02
  10. "Aria" – 4:00
  11. "A Night to Remember" – 5:48
  12. "In the Mirror" – 4:07

[edit] Personnel

  • All music composed and produced by Yanni

[edit] RIAA certification

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:[4]

  • (G=Gold, P=Platinum, M=Multi-Platinum)
  • YANNI DARE TO DREAM 08/06/92 PRIVATE MUSIC G ALBUM SOLO Std
  • YANNI DARE TO DREAM 05/05/94 PRIVATE MUSIC P ALBUM SOLO Std

[edit] The Dare to Dream concert tour

[3]

[edit] Dates

Early 1992

[edit] Cities

65 cities

[edit] Set list

[edit] The band

This 2 hour and 15 minute concert is performed completely live and showcases the broad range of Yanni's music through a unique marriage of acoustic and electronic sound. Yanni and two additional keyboardists (Bradley Joseph and Julie Homi), 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.[3]

[edit] Tour production

  • Yanni's Manager: Jeff D. Klein
  • Booking Agent: Fred Bohlander, Monterey Peninsula Artists
  • Tour Manager: Vincent Corry
  • Prod. Mgr/Designer: David "Gurn" Kaniski
  • House Sound Mixer: Tommy Sterling
  • Stage Monitor Mixer: Paul Serault
  • Stage Manager: Peter Feldman
  • Drum/Bass Tech: Jeff Buswell
  • Keyboard Tech: Peter Maher
  • Vari-lite Operator: Bryan Faris
  • Sound Tech: Tracy Kuntsmann
  • Lighting Crew Chief: Gus Thomson
  • Lighting Tech: Tod Metz
  • Tour Accountant: Diane Kramer, Numbers, Inc.
  • Set Construction: George & Goldberg
  • Wardrobe: Lynn Bugai
  • Yanni's Assistant: Susan Smela
  • Tour Publicity: Dione Dirito
  • Special Thanks
  • Yanni thanks E-mu Systems for providing the state-of-the-art sound generating equipment, including 4 Emulator IIIs, Proteus 1 and 2s, and 2 Procussion units used in the performance.[3]

[edit] Miscellaneous

The music Once Upon A Time was adopted by TVB as the background music of world weather since July 28, 1991.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chart history for Dare to Dream. AMG. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993, official concert program.
  3. ^ a b c d (1992) Dare to Dream - Official concert program. Yanni. 
  4. ^ Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum searchable database. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

[edit] External links