Truth of Touch
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| Truth of Touch | ||||
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| Studio album by Yanni | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Crossover, easy listening, new-age | |||
| Length | 61:59 | |||
| Label | Yanni/Wake | |||
| Producer | Yanni | |||
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Truth of Touch is the sixteenth studio album by Keyboardist Yanni, released on Yanni/Wake label in 2011 (see 2011 in music).
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Truth of Touch" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Echo of a Dream" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Seasons" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Voyage" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Flash of Color" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Vertigo" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Nine" | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Can't Wait" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Guilty Pleasure" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "O Luce Che Brilla Nell'oscurità" | 4:04 |
| 11. | "I'm So" | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Long Way Home" | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Yanni & Arturo" | 5:56 |
| 14. | "Mist of a Kiss" | 4:29 |
| 15. | "Secret" | 4:03 |
Production
- Arranged by Yanni
- Engineered by Yanni, Silvio Richetto & Travis Meck
- Additional Arangements by Miklos Malek on "Truth of Touch", "Seasons", "Voyage", "Flash of Color" and "Vertigo"
- Additional Production by Marc Russell & David Scheuer on "Secret"
- Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
- Art Direction: & Design: Norman Moore, DesignArtLA.com
- Photography: Silvio Richetto
(Production as described in CD liner notes.)[2]
AllMusic Review
Truth of Touch was Yanni's first album of new studio material since 2003’s Ethnicity, with Yanni said to be "returning to his instrumental roots". In contrast to the vocal-centric of Yanni Voices (2009), Truth of Touch is a largely instrumental album, and was said to constitute a "return to form" for Yanni, referring to his mid-1990s musical style. The album was said to include cinematic elements, with smooth jazz and tribal rhythms.
Rankings
- Peaked as #1 Billboard New Age album for 2011 and 2012[3]
- Peaked as #11 Billboard Independent Album for 2011[3]
- Was the #1 top-selling New Age album of 2011[4][5] and #10 in 2012[6]
References
- ↑ AllMusic
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanni / Billboard albums (WebCite archive), AllMusic's listing of Billboard's album data, sorted by peak.
- ↑ Bekheet, Diaa, "Yanni’s North America Tour, Truth of Touch" (WebCite archive), Voice of America News, Jazz Beat, January 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Year End Top Selling New Age Albums...as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan", Billboard, 2011.
- ↑ "Year End Top Selling New Age Albums...as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan", Billboard, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Truth of Touch at AllMusic
- Interview, "Conversation with Yanni" (March 10, 2011), questions from various journalists (Webcite archive)
