The Piano Guys (album)

The Piano Guys
Studio album by The Piano Guys
Released October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
Recorded 2011–12; Draper, Utah (TPG Studios); Sandy, Utah (Big Idea Studios); Salt Lake City, Utah (MetCom Studios)[1]
Genre Classical crossover
Length 52:51
Label Portrait, Sony Masterworks
Producer Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt[1]
The Piano Guys chronology
Hits Volume 1
(2011)		 The Piano Guys
(2012)		 The Piano Guys 2
(2013)

The Piano Guys is the second studio album, and first on a major record label, by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 2, 2012 through Sony Masterworks. The album is composed primarily of covers and mashups of classical and popular music.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s) Length
1. "Titanium / Pavane" ([upper-alpha 1])Sia Furler, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nick Van De Wall, Gabriel FauréAl van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson 4:50
2. "Peponi (Paradise)"  Guy Berryman, Jonathon Buckland, William Champion, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, Alex Boyé[upper-alpha 2]van der Beek, Boyé, Nelson 4:10
3. "Code Name Vivaldi" ([upper-alpha 3])John James Powell, Antonio Vivaldivan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 4:06
4. "Beethoven's 5 Secrets" ([upper-alpha 4])Ryan B. Tedder, Ludwig van BeethovenNelson, van der Beek, Kayson Brown 5:09
5. "Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts" ([upper-alpha 5])Harold Arlen, Joseph Brackettvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 3:44
6. "Cello Wars"  John Williamsvan der Beek, Nelson 3:31
7. "Arwen's Vigil"  van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson  3:55
8. "Moonlight" ([upper-alpha 6])Nelson, van der Beek, Beethovenvan der Beek, Nelson 3:28
9. "A Thousand Years"  David Hodges, Christina Perrivan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 4:36
10. "Michael Meets Mozart"  van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson  5:20
11. "The Cello Song" ([upper-alpha 7])Johann Sebastian Bach, Nelson, van der Beekvan der Beek, Nelson 3:16
12. "Rolling in the Deep" ([upper-alpha 8])Adele Adkins, Paul Epworthvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 3:52
13. "What Makes You Beautiful"  Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoubvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 2:54
Total length:
 52:51
Notes[1]
  1. ↑ Inspired by Fauré: Pavane
  2. ↑ Swahili lyrics by Alex Boyé
  3. ↑ Inspired by Vivaldi: Double Concerto in G Minor, RV 531
  4. ↑ Inspired by Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
  5. ↑ Inspired by Brackett: Simple Gifts
  6. ↑ Inspired by Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata and Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Second movement
  7. ↑ Inspired by Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude
  8. ↑ Contains elements of The Planets "Jupiter Theme" by Gustav Holst; Inspired by Holst: The Planets "Jupiter Theme"

Personnel

Per liner notes[1]

The Piano Guys
Additional musicians

Commercial performance

As of June 2013, the album had sold more than 135,000 copies in the United States.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 65
German Albums Chart[4] 51
US Billboard 200[5] 44
US Billboard Classical Albums[5] 1
US Billboard New Age Albums[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[5] 16
US Billboard New Age Albums[5] 6
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[6] 3
US Billboard New Age Albums[7] 1
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[8] 8
US Billboard New Age Albums[9] 4

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[10] October 2, 2012 CD, Digital download Sony Masterworks
Canada[11] October 23, 2012
Europe[12] January 18, 2013

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Piano Guys (CD liner notes). The Piano Guys. Sony Masterworks. 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1568544/the-piano-guys-cover-adele-taylor-swift-in-chart-beat-meet-greet
  3. ↑ "Austrian chart history for The Piano Guys". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "German chart overview - The Piano Guys". musicline.de (in German). media control. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Billboard Chart history for The Piano Guys". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-classical-albums
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-new-age-albums
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/classical-albums
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/new-age-albums
  10. ↑ "The Piano Guys: Amazon.com: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Piano Guys: Amazon.ca: Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "The Piano Guys [+digital booklet]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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