The Piano Guys (album)

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The Piano Guys
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
Recorded2011–12; Draper, Utah (TPG Studios); Sandy, Utah (Big Idea Studios); Salt Lake City, Utah (MetCom Studios) [1]
Genre Classical crossover
Length52:51
Label Portrait, Sony Masterworks
Producer Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt [1]
The Piano Guys chronology
Hits Volume 1
(2011)
The Piano Guys
(2012)
The Piano Guys 2
(2013)

The Piano Guys is the second studio album, and first on a major record label, by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 2, 2012 through Sony Masterworks. The album is composed primarily of covers and mashups of classical and popular music.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Titanium / Pavane" ( [upper-alpha 1] ) Sia Furler, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nick Van De Wall, Gabriel Fauré Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson 4:50
2."Peponi (Paradise)" Guy Berryman, Jonathon Buckland, William Champion, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, Alex Boyé [upper-alpha 2] van der Beek, Boyé, Nelson4:10
3."Code Name Vivaldi" ( [upper-alpha 3] ) John James Powell, Antonio Vivaldi van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson4:06
4."Beethoven's 5 Secrets" ( [upper-alpha 4] ) Ryan B. Tedder, Ludwig van Beethoven Nelson, van der Beek, Kayson Brown5:09
5."Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts" ( [upper-alpha 5] ) Harold Arlen, Joseph Brackett van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:44
6."Cello Wars" John Williams van der Beek, Nelson3:31
7."Arwen's Vigil"van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 3:55
8."Moonlight" ( [upper-alpha 6] )Nelson, van der Beek, Beethovenvan der Beek, Nelson3:28
9."A Thousand Years" David Hodges, Christina Perri van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson4:36
10."Michael Meets Mozart"van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 5:20
11."The Cello Song" ( [upper-alpha 7] ) Johann Sebastian Bach, Nelson, van der Beekvan der Beek, Nelson3:16
12."Rolling in the Deep" ( [upper-alpha 8] ) Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:52
13."What Makes You Beautiful" Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson2:54
Total length:52:51
International Version
No.TitleLength
14."Bring Him Home"4:15
15."Without You"3:36
16."Nearer My God to Thee"3:01
Notes [1]
  1. Inspired by Fauré: Pavane
  2. Swahili lyrics by Alex Boyé
  3. Inspired by Vivaldi: Double Concerto in G Minor, RV 531
  4. Inspired by Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
  5. Inspired by Brackett: Simple Gifts
  6. Inspired by Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata and Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Second movement
  7. Inspired by Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude
  8. Contains elements of The Planets "Jupiter Theme" by Gustav Holst; Inspired by Holst: The Planets "Jupiter Theme"

Personnel

Per liner notes [1]

The Piano Guys
Additional musicians

Commercial performance

As of June 2013, the album had sold more than 135,000 copies in the United States. [2]

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Singapore (RIAS) [10] Gold5,000*
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [12] October 2, 2012 CD, Digital download Sony Masterworks
Canada [13] October 23, 2012
Europe [14] January 18, 2013

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