Wonders (album)

Wonders

Studio album by The Piano Guys

Released

October 7, 2014

Genre

Classical crossover

Length

47:46

Label

Portrait

Producer

Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt^[1]

The Piano Guys chronology

A Family Christmas
(2013)

Wonders
(2014)

Uncharted
(2016)

Wonders is the fifth studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Portrait Records. The album reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album to date.

The album also features the beginning of their "Wonders of the World" quest, beginning at the Great Wall of China for their video "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"^[2] and the "Christ the Redeemer" statue in Rio for their video "The Mission/ How Great Thou Art".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Story of My Life"	Julian Bunetta, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, John Henry Ryan, Jamie Scott, Louis Tomlinson	Steven Sharp Nelson, Al van der Beek	4:34
2.	"Let It Go" (^{[upper-alpha 1]})	Kristen Anderson, Robert Lopez, Antonio Vivaldi	van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Nelson	4:05
3.	"Ants Marching /Ode to Joy" (^{[upper-alpha 2]})	David Matthews, Ludwig van Beethoven	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	2:52
4.	"Fathers' Eyes"	van der Beek, Nelson		4:00
5.	"Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends" (^{[upper-alpha 3]})	Henry Jackman, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, Frédéric Chopin	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	4:05
6.	"Summer Jam"	Schmidt, Nelson		3:54
7.	"Batman Evolution"	Neal Hefti, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Zimmer	van der Beek, Nelson	4:13
8.	"Don't You Worry Child" (featuring Shweta Subram)	Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Fragogiannis, Martin Lindström, Michel Zitron, Shweta Subram, Abhay Jodhpurkar	van der Beek, Nelson, Schmidt, Subram	4:05
9.	"Home"	Greg Holden, Drew Pearson	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	4:41
10.	"The Mission / How Great Thou Art"	Ennio Morricone, Traditional	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	3:11
11.	"Because of You"	van der Beek, Nelson		4:04
12.	"Pictures at an Exhibition" (^{[upper-alpha 4]})	Modest Mussorgsky, van der Beek, Nelson	van der Beek, Nelson	4:02
Total length:				47:46

iTunes Bonus Track^[4]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Love Story"	6:22

Target Exclusive Edition^[5]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Without You"
14.	"What Are Words"

Special Asian Edition^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"What Makes You Beautiful"	Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	2:53
2.	"Just the Way You Are"	Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Khari Cain, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	4:21
3.	"Titanium / Pavane" (^{[upper-alpha 5]})	Sia Furler, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nick Van De Wall, Gabriel Fauré	Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson	4:50
4.	"A Thousand Years"	David Hodges, Christina Perri	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	4:36
5.	"Rolling in the Deep" (^{[upper-alpha 6]})	Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Paul Epworth	Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek	3:52
6.	"Beethoven's 5 Secrets" (^{[upper-alpha 7]})	Ryan B. Tedder, Ludwig van Beethoven	Nelson, van der Beek, Kayson Brown	5:09
7.	"All of Me"	Schmidt		3:02
8.	"Waterfall"	Schmidt		3:04

Notes^[1]

↑ Inspired by Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) by Antonio Vivaldi
↑ Inspired by the "Ode to Joy" melody from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 by Ludwig van Beethoven
↑ Inspired by Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor by Frédéric Chopin
↑ Based upon and inspired by "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky
↑ Inspired by Fauré: Pavane
↑ Includes melody from Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from The Planets Suite
↑ Inspired by Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Personnel

Per liner notes^[1]

The Piano Guys

Steven Sharp Nelson – cello, percussion, additional piano and vocals
Jon Schmidt – piano, additional percussion and vocals
Al van der Beek – percussion, vocals, additional piano

Additional musicians

Shweta Subram – lead vocals on "Don't You Worry Child"
Jake Bowen – percussion on "Summer Jam"
Gigi Romney – additional percussion on "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	88
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	156
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	86
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	46
scope="row"	US Billboard 200^[11]	12
scope="row"	US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Top New Age Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[14]	10
US Top New Age Albums (Billboard)^[15]	5

References

1 2 3 Wonders (CD liner notes). The Piano Guys. Portrait Records. 2014.
↑ "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends - The Piano Guys". The Piano Guys. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
↑ "The Mission: How Great Thou Art - The Piano Guys". The Piano Guys. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
↑ "Wonders by The Piano Guys". Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
↑ "The Piano Guys - Wonders (Deluxe Edition) - Target Exclusive". Target Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
↑ "Wonders by The Piano Guys". Apple Inc. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (October 18, 2014). "Triple J Has Australia's Number One Album". Noise11. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – The Piano Guys – Wonders" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Officialcharts.de – The Piano Guys – Wonders". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Piano Guys – Wonders". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "The Piano Guys – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Piano Guys. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "The Piano Guys – Chart history" Billboard Top Classical Albums for The Piano Guys. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "The Piano Guys Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Top New Age Albums for The Piano Guys. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "2014 Year End Charts - Top Classical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "2014 Year End Charts - Top New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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