Tribute (Yanni album)

Tribute
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
Yanni chronology
Yanni Live at the Acropolis
(1994)		 Tribute
(1997)		 If I Could Tell You
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Allmovie.com [2]

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.[3]

Contents

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.[4] "That's how Yanni does many things," Anassian said in a 1998 interview with the Toledo Blade.[5] 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."[5] 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."[5]

Album

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" (writers Pamela Lynn, McNeill, Yanni; and performed by Vann Johnson) – 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

RIAA certification

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:[6]

Video

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"

RIAA certification

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:[6]

Sound

Personnel

Band

Vocalists

Conductor

Orchestra

Production

References

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Allmovie
  3. ^ "Chart history for Tribute". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r317997. Retrieved 2007-09-21. 
  4. ^ "Profile at Serve.com". serve.com. http://www.serve.com/gregl7/armen.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
  5. ^ a b c "Interview with Armen Anassian from the Toledo Blade". serve.com. 1998-02-01. http://www.serve.com/gregl7/armen.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
  6. ^ a b "Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum searchable database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2007-01-01. 

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