''In Celebration of Life'' is the second compilation album and seventh album overall by Greek keyboardist and composer

Yanni Yiannis Chryssomallis ( el, Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni ( ), is a Greek-American composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer. Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand ...

, released on the

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label in 1991. Like its predecessor, ''

Reflections of Passion ''Reflections of Passion'' is the first compilation album and sixth album overall by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on May 15, 1990 by Private Music. It is a selection of tracks from his five previous studio albums, released betwe ...

'', it consisted mostly of songs taken from Yanni's four previous albums. Unlike ''Reflections of Passion'', it did not include any new material nor any songs from Yanni's debut album, ''

Optimystique ''Optimystique'' is the debut studio album by Greek keyboardist, composer, and producer Yanni, released in 1980 independently. It was re-released in 1984 by Varèse Sarabande and in 1989 by Private Music. Liner notes Track listing Personnel ...

''. However, it did include one song ("Song for Antarctica") taken from a multi-artist benefit album, ''

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''. The album peaked at #3 on ''

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s Top New Age Albums chart and at #60 on the

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in the same year. The album was supported by the Revolution in Sound Tour.

Track listing

Personnel

*All music produced by

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*All music composed by Yanni *Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Los Angeles, CA *All music published by 23rd Street Publishing, Inc (ASCAP) *Management: Jeff D. Klein *Cover Photography by Kevin Mazur *Inside Photography by

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Critical reception

In a review for

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, Johnny Loftus called the album "a solid overview of the new age composer's initial work, displaying all of the tenets that have made his music so popular over the years." He concluded that "fans will have most, if not all of the material here, but newcomers might enjoy ''In Celebration of Life'' ."

Revolution in Sound Tour

Tour dates

The band

* Charlie Adams – drums *

Osama Afifi Osama Afifi has been a professional bassist since 1983. He has recorded and performed live with many artists such as U.S. and Canadian tours with Yanni during the "Reflections of Passion", "In Celebration of Life, Revolution in Sound", and "Dar ...

– bass guitar *

Charlie Bisharat Charlie Bisharat is an American violinist known as a member of Shadowfax and for his work in film and with other New Age Jazz artists. He was born in Inglewood, CA in 1963 to parents who immigrated to the United States from Palestine in the 1950 ...

- violin * Karen Briggs - violin * Michael Bruno – percussion * Amy Shiotani – keyboards *

Bradley Joseph Bradley Joseph (born 1965) is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, while his musical style ranges from "quietly pensive mood music ...

– keyboards * Sachi McHenry – cello

Certifications

References

External links

Official Website
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