Hits Volume 1

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Hits Volume 1
Hits Volume 1 - The Piano Guys album cover.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)
Recorded2011; Draper, Utah (TPG Studios); Sandy, Utah (Big Idea Studios) [1]
Genre Classical crossover
Length45:44
Label Self-released
Producer Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt [1]
The Piano Guys chronology
Hits Volume 1
(2011)
The Piano Guys
(2012)

Hits Volume 1 (sometimes referred to as YouTube Hits Vol. 1) is the debut studio album by American musical group the Piano Guys. It was self-released in December 2011 as a means to distribute high-quality audio recordings of their most popular YouTube videos at the time. Many of the songs have since been re-released on The Piano Guys and The Piano Guys 2 .

Contents

The final two tracks are listed as only available on the Limited Founder's Edition, but following the Piano Guys' record deal with Sony Masterworks, no other version of the album was released.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Michael Meets Mozart" Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson  5:18
2."Moonlight" ( [upper-alpha 1] )Nelson 3:28
3."Without You" Taio Cruz, David Guetta, Frederic Riesterer, Rico Love, Raymond Usher, Giorgo Tuinfortvan der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:39
4."The Cello Song" ( [upper-alpha 2] )Nelson 3:18
5."Rolling in the Deep" ( [upper-alpha 3] ) Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Paul Epworth Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek3:54
6."Cello Wars" (Radio Edit) John Williams [upper-alpha 4] van der Beek, Nelson3:11
7."O Fortuna" (from Carmina Burana) Carl Orff Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek3:22
8."Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables) Claude-Michel Schönberg Schmidt, Nelson4:17
9."Charlie Brown Medley" (Linus & Lucy/Track Meet) Vince Guaraldi Schmidt, Nelson3:03
10."Rock Meets Rachmaninoff"Schmidt 3:21
11."All of Me"Schmidt 3:04
Limited Founder's Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
12."More Than Words" (Instrumental Version [upper-alpha 5] ) Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek3:58
13."Twinkle Lullaby"TraditionalSchmidt, Nelson1:51
Total length:45:44
Notes [1]
  1. Inspired by/based upon Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata & the melody from his Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 2nd movement (Allegretto)
  2. Inspired by/based upon Johann Sebastian Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude in G
  3. Includes melody from Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from The Planets Suite
  4. Based upon original pieces/film score by John Williams: Imperial March, The Duel of the Fates, May the Force Be With You, Cantina Band, Star Wars (Main Theme)
  5. Includes melody from J.S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Personnel

Per liner notes [1]

The Piano Guys
Additional musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard Classical Albums [2] 7
US Billboard New Age Albums [2] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Billboard Classical Albums [2] 30
US Billboard New Age Albums [2] 7

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hits Volume 1 (CD liner notes). The Piano Guys. Self-released. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Billboard Chart history for The Piano Guys". Billboard . Retrieved 27 May 2013.