Dare to Dream (Yanni album)
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| Studio album by Yanni | ||||
| Released | March 10, 1992 | |||
| Genre |
Contemporary instrumental Soft adult contemporary Easy listening | |||
| Length | 59:05 | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
| Producer | Yanni | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Dare to Dream is the eighth studio album by Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1992 (see 1992 in music). The album peaked at #2 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #32 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year.[2] It went gold within two months of its release and was nominated for a Grammy.
The album was followed by the sell-out, 65-city Dare to Dream concert tour which challenged audiences "not to be afraid to dream."[3]
"Dare to Dream," says Yanni, "comes from a realization that people not only don't go after their dreams, they are often afraid to dream at all. If we don't dare to dream, we can't shape our future".[4]
Album
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once Upon a Time" | 3:51 | |
| 2. | "A Love for Life" | 5:07 | |
| 3. | "Nice to Meet You" | 5:35 | |
| 4. | "So Long My Friend" | 3:47 | |
| 5. | "You Only Live Once" | 7:19 | |
| 6. | "To the One Who Knows" | 5:37 | |
| 7. | "Face in the Photograph" | 3:47 | |
| 8. | "Felitsa" | 4:45 | |
| 9. | "Desire" | 5:00 | |
| 10. | "Aria" (based on the 19th century French opera, Lakmé, by Léo Delibes.) | 3:58 | |
| 11. | "A Night to Remember" | 5:47 | |
| 12. | "In the Mirror" | 4:07 |
Personnel
- All music composed by Yanni except "Aria" [Note: "Aria" is loosely based upon a short, but very beautiful part of the 19th century French opera, Lakmé, by Léo Delibes. Concept for "Aria" by Malcolm McLaren and Yanni.]
- Recorded at Yanni's private studios
- Engineered by Yanni
- Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
- Acoustic, electronic drums and percussion by Charlie Adams
- Acoustic violin on "So Long My Friend" and "Nice to Meet You" by Charlie Bisharat
- Vocals on "Aria" by Mona Lisa
- Produced by Yanni
(Personnel as described in CD liner notes.)[5]
RIAA certification
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:[6]
- (G=Gold, P=Platinum, M=Multi-Platinum)
- YANNI DARE TO DREAM 08/06/92 PRIVATE MUSIC G ALBUM SOLO Std
- YANNI DARE TO DREAM 05/05/94 PRIVATE MUSIC P ALBUM SOLO Std
The Dare to Dream concert tour
Dates
April 4 - June 20, 1992
Cities
65 cities
The band
This 2 hour and 15 minute concert is performed completely live and showcases the broad range of Yanni's music through a unique marriage of acoustic and electronic sound. Yanni and two additional keyboardists (Bradley Joseph and Julie Homi), are backed by a rhythm section headed by Charlie Adams on drums, with Michael Bruno on percussion and Osama Afifi on bass, and a string section featuring Charlie Bisharat and Karen Briggs on violin, and Sachi McHenry on cello.[4]
- Charlie Adams – drums
- Osama Afifi – bass guitar
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Karen Briggs – violin
- Michael Bruno – percussion
- Julie Homi – keyboards
- Bradley Joseph – keyboards
- Sachi McHenry – cello
Tour production
- Yanni's Manager: Jeff D. Klein
- Booking Agent: Fred Bohlander, Monterey Peninsula Artists
- Tour Manager: Vincent Corry
- Prod. Mgr/Designer: David "Gurn" Kaniski
- House Sound Mixer: Tommy Sterling
- Stage Monitor Mixer: Paul Serault
- Stage Manager: Peter Feldman
- Drum/Bass Tech: Jeff Buswell
- Keyboard Tech: Peter Maher
- Vari-lite Operator: Bryan Faris
- Sound Tech: Tracy Kuntsmann
- Lighting Crew Chief: Gus Thomson
- Lighting Tech: Tod Metz
- Tour Accountant: Diane Kramer, Numbers, Inc.
- Set Construction: George & Goldberg
- Wardrobe: Lynn Bugai
- Yanni's Assistant: Susan Smela
- Tour Publicity: Dione Dirito
- Special Thanks
- Yanni thanks E-mu Systems for providing the state-of-the-art sound generating equipment, including 4 Emulator IIIs, Proteus 1 and 2s, and 2 Procussion units used in the performance.[4]
Tour dates
Miscellaneous
The music "Once Upon a Time" was adopted by TVB as the background music of world weather from July 28, 1991 to December 31, 2009.
References
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ "Chart history for Dare to Dream". AMG. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ↑ Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993, official concert program.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Dare to Dream - Official concert program. Yanni. 1992.
- ↑ Dare to Dream (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1992. 01005-82096-2.
- ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum searchable database". Retrieved 2007-01-01.