Tribute (Yanni album)

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Tribute
Tribute cover
Live album and concert film by Yanni
Released November 4, 1997
Recorded Mar 1997 - May 1997
Genre Contemporary instrumental
Easy listening
Soft adult contemporary
Length 67:13
Label Virgin Records
Producer Yanni
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 3/5 stars
All Movie Guide 2/5 stars
Yanni chronology
Yanni Live at the Acropolis
(1994)		 Tribute
(1997)		 If I Could Tell You
(2000)

Tribute, recorded live at the Taj Mahal, India, and the Forbidden City, Beijing, China from March to May, 1997. (see 1997 in music). This album peaked at #1 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Album" chart at #21 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year.[1]

Contents

[edit] History

Tribute pays musical homage to India on several songs; Greek-born composer and keyboardist Yanni describes the album as a tribute to the builders of the Taj and the Forbidden City, as well as to the people of India and China. Yanni's ethereal keyboard work is backed by orchestra, vocalists, a choir, and various world instruments including didgeridoo, duduk, charango, and bamboo saxophone.

Yanni hired Armen Anassian as Conductor "on faith" --- as he had never watched him conduct an orchestra.[2] "That's how Yanni does many things," Anassian said in a 1998 interview with the Toledo Blade.[3] Anassian concedes that he had some doubts about the artist's plans to perform at India's Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City, for Tribute. "To be honest, a few years ago when he was talking about it, the idea was so amazing. I myself was very skeptical, understandably so. But the truth is, it happened. We did it."[3] Anassian said the Tribute video looks great but watching it on film cannot compare to actually being at the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City concerts. "It doesn't feel the same. It doesn't smell the same," he said with a laugh. "It's hard to put it in a nutshell. It was a life-changing experience."[3]

[edit] Album

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Deliverance" – 8:33
  2. "Adagio in C Minor" – 3:50
  3. "Renegade" – 7:14
  4. "Dance With a Stranger" – 6:45
  5. "Tribute" – 6:40
  6. "Prelude" – 2:27
  7. "Love Is All" (Lynn, Mcneill, Yanni) – 5:25
  8. "Southern Exposure" – 6:48
  9. "Waltz in 7/8" – 5:32
  10. "Nightingale" – 5:44
  11. "Niki Nana (We're One)" (Sterling, Yanni) – 8:15

[edit] RIAA certification

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

  • (G=Gold, P=Platinum, M=Multi-Platinum)
  • YANNI TRIBUTE 03/11/98 VIRGIN P ALBUM SOLO Std
  • YANNI TRIBUTE 03/11/98 VIRGIN G ALBUM SOLO Std

[edit] Video

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Deliverance"
  2. "Adagio In C Minor"
  3. "Renegade"
  4. "Waltz In 7/8"
  5. "Tribute"
  6. "Dance With A Stranger"
  7. "Nightingale"
  8. "Southern Exposure"
  9. "Prelude"
  10. "Love Is All"
  11. "Niki Nana (We're One)"
  12. "Santorini"

[edit] RIAA certification

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

  • (G=Gold, P=Platinum, M=Multi-Platinum)
  • YANNI TRIBUTE 03/11/98 VIRGIN M (2) VIDEO LONGFORM SOLO Std
  • YANNI TRIBUTE 03/11/98 VIRGIN P VIDEO LONGFORM SOLO Std
  • YANNI TRIBUTE 03/11/98 VIRGIN G VIDEO LONGFORM SOLO

[edit] Sound

"Tribute"

Title track from the album Tribute
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[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

[edit] Vocalists

[edit] Conductor

[edit] Orchestra

  • Corinne Chapelle
  • Beth Folsom
  • Julian Hallmark
  • Sayuri Kawada
  • Neal Laite
  • Ann Lasley
  • Wil Logan
  • Julie Metz
  • Pam Moore
  • Cheryl Ongaro
  • Delia Park
  • Irina Voloshina (violin)
  • German Markosian
  • Eugene Mechtovich
  • Cathy Paynter (viola)
  • John Krovoza
  • Sarah O'Brien (cello)
  • Lisa Pribanic
  • Alexander Zhiroff (cello)
  • April Aoki (harp)
  • Cheryl Foster (oboe)
  • Luis Aquino
  • Kerry Hughes (trumpet)
  • Paul Klintworth
  • Doug Lyons (French horn)
  • Rich Berkeley (trombone)

[edit] Production

  • All music composed and produced by Yanni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chart history for Tribute. AMG. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
  2. ^ Profile at Serve.com. serve.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  3. ^ a b c Interview with Armen Anassian from the Toledo Blade. serve.com (1998-02-01). Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  4. ^ a b Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum searchable database. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

[edit] External links

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