Niki Nana
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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.[2]
The liner notes dedicate the album to his father and mother respectively: "Dedicated to Sotiri and Felitsa Hrisomallis".[3]
Track listing
- "Niki Nana (We're One)" (Sterling, Yanni) – 5:19
- "Dance with a Stranger" – 4:59
- "Running Time" – 5:57
- "Someday" – 4:34
- "Human Condition" – 5:09
- "First Touch" – 2:58
- "Nightbird" – 6:00
- "Quiet Man" – 4:32
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 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
- 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
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