Niki Nana

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Niki Nana
Studio album by Yanni
Released	1989
Genre	Contemporary instrumental Easy listening Soft adult contemporary
Length	39:28
Label	Private Music
Producer	Yanni
Professional reviews
All Music guide
Yanni chronology
Chameleon Days (1988) Niki Nana (1989) Reflections of Passion (1990)

Niki Nana, is Yanni's fifth album, released on the Private Music label in 1989, (see 1989 in music). It peaked at #2 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart in the same year.^[1]

"Dedicated to Sotiri and Felitsa Hrisomallis".^[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Niki Nana (We're One) (Sterling, Yanni) – 5:19
2. "Dance With a Stranger" – 4:59
3. "Running Time" – 5:57
4. "Someday" – 4:34
5. "Human Condition" – 5:09
6. "First Touch" – 2:58
7. "Nightbird" – 6:00
8. "Quiet Man" – 4:32

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] Production

• Engineered by Yanni
• Assistant Engineer - Charlie Adams
• Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
• Original art: Duardo/Evans
• Photography for cover art: Mark Hanauer
• Back cover photography: Lynn Goldsmith
• Design by Norman Moore

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Niki Nana at Allmusic

v • d • e Yanni Studio albums Optimystique | Keys to Imagination | Out of Silence | Chameleon Days | Niki Nana | Reflections of Passion | In Celebration of Life | Dare to Dream | In My Time | If I Could Tell You | Ethnicity | Voices Live albums and Videography Yanni Live at the Acropolis | Yanni Live at Royal Albert Hall | Yanni One on One | Tribute | Yanni Live! The Concert Event Concert tours 1987 Concert Series | 1988 Concert Series | Reflections of Passion |  | Revolution in Sound | Dare to Dream | Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993 | Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1994 | Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1995 | Tribute | Ethnicity | Yanni Live! Compilations Romantic Moments | Devotion (The Best of Yanni) | The Private Years