| Playlist: The Very Best of Yanni | ||||
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| Released | January 29, 2013 | |||
| Genre | New-age Easy listening Soft adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 74:30 | |||
| Label | Windham Hill | |||
| Producer | Yanni | |||
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Playlist: The Very Best of Yanni is a compilation album by keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Windham Hill label in 2013. This compilation is a remastered recordings. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once Upon a Time" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Chasing Shadows" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Flight of Fantasy" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "In the Mirror" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Marching Season" | 5:34 |
| 6. | "The Rain Must Fall" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Swept Away" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Nostalgia" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Aria" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "A Love for Life" | 5:06 |
| 11. | "To the One Who Knows" | 5:37 |
| 12. | "Santorini" (from Live at the Acropolis ) | 6:57 |
| 13. | "Acroyali/Standing in Motion" (from Live at the Acropolis ) | 8:37 |
| 14. | "Reflections of Passion" (from Live at the Acropolis ) | 5:03 |
Windham Hill's Playlist: The Very Best of Yanni collects 14 tracks from the new age keyboardist's long discography. While it may not be the most thorough Yanni compilation, and a few of his big singles are left off the track listing, it's a solid, 75-minute overview that should satisfy the needs of most. Highlights include the hit singles "A Love for Life", "Aria", and "Chasing Shadows.
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