Niki Nana
| Niki Nana | ||||
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| Studio album by Yanni | ||||
| Released | August 24, 1989 | |||
| Genre |
Contemporary instrumental Easy listening Soft adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 39:28 | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
| Producer |
Peter Baumann Yanni | |||
| Yanni chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Niki Nana is the fifth studio album by Yanni, 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]
In 1992, lyrics in Greek were written for the track "Nightbird" by Greek lyricist Tasoula Thomaïdou. The song was called "Mia Ellada Fos" (A whole Greece of Light) and was performed by the Greek-Cypriot singer Konstantina in her personal album of the same name in 1992.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Niki Nana (We're One)" (Sterling, Yanni) | 5:19 | |
| 2. | "Dance with a Stranger" | 4:59 | |
| 3. | "Running Time" | 5:57 | |
| 4. | "Someday" | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Human Condition" | 5:09 | |
| 6. | "First Touch" | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "Nightbird" | 6:00 | |
| 8. | "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
References
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ "Chart history for Niki Nana". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ↑ Niki Nana (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1989.