In Celebration of Life

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In Celebration of Life
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 1991
Genre Instrumental
Length50:23
Label Private Music
Producer
Yanni chronology
Reflections of Passion
(1990)
In Celebration of Life
(1991)
Romantic Moments
(1992)

In Celebration of Life is the second compilation album and seventh album overall by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1991. Like its predecessor, Reflections of Passion , 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 . However, it did include one song ("Song for Antarctica") taken from a multi-artist benefit album, Polar Shift .

Contents

The album peaked at #3 on Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart and at #60 on the Billboard 200 in the same year. [1] The album was supported by the Revolution in Sound Tour.

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Santorini" Keys to Imagination 4:35
2."Song for Antarctica" Polar Shift 4:24
3."Marching Season" Chameleon Days 5:36
4."Walkabout"Chameleon Days4:32
5."Keys to Imagination"Keys to Imagination5:16
6."Looking Glass"Keys to Imagination6:41
7."Someday" Niki Nana 4:36
8."Within Attraction" Out of Silence 4:11
9."Standing in Motion"Out of Silence5:22
10."Sand Dance"Out of Silence5:09

Personnel

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In a review for AllMusic, 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 ." [3]

Revolution in Sound Tour

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
May 5, 1991 Norfolk United States Chrysler Hall
May 7, 1991 Easton State Theatre
May 15, 1991 Detroit Fox Theatre
May 26, 1991 Denver Paramount Theatre
May 30, 1991 San Diego Copley Symphony Hall
June 2, 1991 Berkeley Berkeley Community Theatre
June 4, 1991 San Rafael Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium

The band

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Chart history for In Celebration of Life". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. In Celebration of Life (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1991. 01005-820 93-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 1 2 Johnny Loftus. "Review of In Celebration of Life". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. Revolution in Sound – Official concert program. Yanni. 1991.
  5. "American album certifications – Yanni – In Celebration of Life". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 9 December 2018.