The Private Years

The Private Years is a compilation project released by Private Music in 1999, (see 1999 in music). It is a Box set that features five of Yanni's albums for Private Music — Reflections of Passion, In Celebration of Life, Dare to Dream, In My Time, and Yanni Live at the Acropolis, as well as the DVD of his concert film Yanni Live at the Acropolis.

Track listing

1. "In the Morning Light" – 3:51
2. "One Man's Dream" – 2:46
3. "Before I Go" – 4:33
4. "Enchantment" – 3:54
5. "The End of August" – 4:52
6. "To Take...To Hold" – 4:03
7. "In the Mirror" – 4:05
8. "Felitsa" – 4:54
9. "Whisper in the dark" – 5:26
10. "Only a memory" – 4:19
11. "Until the Last Moment" – 6:22
12. "After the Sunrise" – 4:39
13. "The Mermaid" – 3:51
14. "Quiet Man" – 4:36
15. "Nostalgia" – 4:33
16. "Almost a Whisper" – 3:12
17. "The Rain Must Fall" – 4:39
18. "Acroyali" – 5:07
19. "Farewell" – 2:49
20. "Swept Away" – 5:12
21. "True Nature" – 4:32
22. "Secret Vows" – 4:00
23. "Flight of Fantasy" – 5:45
24. "A Word in Private" – 3:47
25. "First Touch" – 3:02
26. "Reflections of Passion" – 4:34
27. "Santorini" – 4:35
28. "Song for Antarctica" – 4:24
29. "Marching Season" – 5:36
30. "Walkabout" – 4:32
31. "Keys to Imagination" – 5:15
32. "Looking Glass" – 6:40
33. "Someday" – 4:35
34. "Within Attraction" – 4:10
35. "Standing in Motion" – 5:22
36. "Sand Dance" – 5:09
37. "Santorini" – 6:57
38. "Keys to Imagination" – 7:34
39. "Until the Last Moment" – 6:37
40. "The Rain Must Fall" – 7:24
41. "Acroyali/Standing in Motion" – 8:50
42. "One Man's Dream" – 3:35
43. "Nostalgia" – 7:46
44. "Swept Away" – 5:46
45. "Reflections of Passion" – 9:21
46. "Once upon a Time" – 3:53
47. "Alove for Life" – 5:10
48. "Nice to Meet You" – 5:37
49. "So Long My Friend" – 3:50
50. "You Only Live Once" – 7:22
51. "To the One Who Knows" – 5:40
52. "Face in the Photograph" – 3:49
53. "Felitsa" – 4:47
54. "Desire" – 5:02
55. "Aria" 4:00
56. "A Night to Remember" – 5:48
57. "In the Mirror" – 4:07

Personnel

Performers

• Charles Adams – drums
• Osama Afifi – bass
• Charlie Bisharat – violin
• Karen Briggs – violin
• Michael Bruno – percussion
• Ric Fierabracci – bass
• Endre Granat – violin
• Julie Homi – keyboards
• Bradley Joseph – keyboards
• Sachi McHenry – cello
• Mona Lisa – vocals
• Shardad Rohani – conductor

Production

• Peter Baumann – producer
• Charles Bellman – mastering
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• Richard Boukas – arranger
• Jeff Buswell – drums/bass technician
• Dione Dirito – publicity
• Bryan Faris
• Peter Feldman – stage manager
• Lynn Goldsmith – photography
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Tom Hanlon – stage manager
• David "Gurn" Kaniski – artwork, production coordination
• Curtis Kelly – monitor engineer
• Jeff D. Klein – management
• Diane Kramer – numerical editing, tour accountant
• Tracy Kunstmann – sound technician
• Peter Maher – keyboard technician
• Kevin Mazur – photography
• Tod Metz – lighting technician
• Norman Moore – artwork, art direction
• Andy Rose – recorder
• Lee Rose – video director
• Paul Serault – monitor mixer
• Jerry Steckling – engineer
• Tom Sterling – mixing
• Gus Thomson – lighting supervisor
• Yanni – producer, engineer, mixing

References

External links

• Official Website
• The Private Years at Allmusic