| Ultimate Yanni | ||||
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| Released | January 21, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary instrumental | |||
| Length | 130:52 | |||
| Label | BMG Heritage | |||
| Producer | Yanni | |||
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Ultimate Yanni is a compilation album by keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the BMG Heritage label in 2003. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart in 2004 and at #74 on the "Billboard 200" in 2003. [1]
This album collects the highlights of Yanni's best-selling albums including Optimystique , Reflections of Passion , Dare to Dream , In My Time and a special version from his live album Live at the Acropolis . This is a remastered recordings. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
In a review by Heather Phares of AllMusic, "The most complete retrospective of Yanni's work since Devotion: The Best of Yanni in 1997 and The Very Best of Yanni in 2000, Ultimate Yanni comes close to living up to its title. The double-disc, 24-track set features digitally remastered versions of definitive songs like "Marching Season", "To the One Who Knows", "Reflections of Passion", "Aria", "Santorini" and "Flight of Fantasy", and also includes tracks from his earliest albums as well as his compositions for the Olympics, Tour de France, and Wide World of Sports." [4]
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Only Live Once" | 7:18 |
| 2. | "Flight of Fantasy" | 5:39 |
| 3. | "To the One Who Knows" | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Keys to Imagination" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Butterfly Dance" | 6:24 |
| 6. | "Nice to Meet You" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Santorini" | 6:47 |
| 8. | "Nostalgia" | 5:37 |
| 9. | "Aria" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Point of Origin" | 5:55 |
| 11. | "Nightbird" | 5:59 |
| 12. | "Chasing Shadows" | 5:42 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paths of Water" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Marching Season" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Reflections of Passion" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Looking Glass" | 6:38 |
| 5. | "A Word in Private" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "One Man's Dream" | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Felitsa" | 4:51 |
| 8. | "In the Mirror" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Desire" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "The Rain Must Fall" | 7:27 |
| 11. | "Running Time" | 5:56 |
| 12. | "Forbidden Dreams" | 3:55 |
(Production as described in CD liner notes.) [5]
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