In Celebration of Life
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| Studio album by Yanni | ||||
| Released | November 12, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental | |||
| Length | 50:07 | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
| Producer |
Peter Baumann Yanni |
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| AllMusic |   |
In Celebration of Life is the seventh studio album by Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1991. The album peaked at #3 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #60 on the "Billboard 200" in the same year.
The corresponding concert tour in the same year was the Revolution in Sound tour.
In a review by Johnny Loftus of AllMusic, "In Celebration of Life draws from four early Yanni albums – Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, Chameleon Days and Niki Nana – and also includes the new "Song for Antarctica", recorded for the Polar Shift benefit album. The collection is 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. Opener "Santorini" features a powerful, sweeping melody, while "Marching Season" is driven by the relationship between an urgent piano line and a surging, synthesized string section. "Keys to Imagination" begins in a contemplative mood, but by song's end features the galloping keyboards and crashing percussion typical of Yanni's work. Fans will have most, if not all of the material here, but newcomers might enjoy In Celebration of Life as an overview of Yanni's early work. Fans may also want to search out the Polar Shift compilation, which features "Song for Antarctica", as well as music from heavyweights like Kitarō, Vangelis, and Enya."
(Personnel as described in CD liner notes.)
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:
1991
Selections from Reflections of Passion and In Celebration of Life
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