Yanni Voices (also released in Spanish as Yanni Voces) is the twelfth studio album and fifth live DVD by Yanni, released on Yanni/Wake label in 2009.
Background This was Yanni's first studio release in six years. In collaboration with producer Ric Wake, Yanni showcased vocal artists singing to his classic songs, blending fresh interpretations of vintage Yanni tracks with newly written material. It also introduces the four new vocalists at the center of the project: Leslie Mills, Chloe Lowery, Nathan Pacheco, and Ender Thomas.
Disney Pearl Imprint released Yanni Voices and its Buena Vista Concerts division produced an extensive tour that began in April 2009. The tour kicked off with a special concert filmed Live at the Forum (Mundo Imperial) in Acapulco Mexico. This concert is the subject of a television special that aired in March 2009 on PBS.
Yanni Voces features a collection of Spanish duets with Latin recording artists and the new vocalists of Yanni Voices. Special guest performers included Lucero, Cristian Castro and José José.
Charts and sales The album peaked at No. 20 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and reached No. 1 on its New Age albums chart. The Spanish version, Yanni Voces, debuted at #2 on Billboard's New Age chart, #5 on the Latin Pop chart, and #13 on the Latin overall chart.
Yanni Voices received a debut sales week figure of 26,000 units on the Billboard chart dated April 11, 2009, a figure that was not surpassed in the Billboard new age category through at least October 2014.
Track listing English version
Spanish version
Personnel Vocals Leslie Mills Chloe Lowery Nathan Pacheco Ender Thomas
2009 North America concert tour Set list "Open/Santorini" (Orchestra) "Unico Amore (Enchantment)" (Nathan) "Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)" (Chloe & Nathan) "Ritual De Amore (Desire)" (Ender) "Before the Night Ends" (Leslie) "Within Attraction" (Orchestra) "Change" (Chloe) "Bajo El Cielo De Noviembre (November Sky)" (Ender) "Mi Todo Eres Tu (Until the Last Moment)" (Chloe & Ender) "Vivi Il Tuo Sogno (Almost a Whisper)" (Nathan) "Duet" (Sam & Jason) "Theory of Everything" (Leslie) "Omaggio (Tribute)" (Nathan & Chloe) "Our Days" (Chloe & Leslie) "Susurro's En la Oscuridad" (Ender) "Kill Me with Your Love" (Chloe) "Cello" (Sasha) "Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C Minor)" (Nathan) "The Keeper" (Leslie) "Marching Season" (Charlie & Yanni) "Quedate Conmigo" (Chloe & Ender) "Niki Nana" (Chloe & Everyone)
Encore "Standing in Motion" (Orchestra) "Nostalgia" (Orchestra) "The Storm" (Orchestra) Tour dates Date City Country Venue United States and Canada Leg 1April 10, 2009 SunriseUnited States BB&T CenterApril 11, 2009TampaAmalie ArenaApril 13, 2009Gainesville O'Connell CenterApril 14, 2009Orlando Amway ArenaApril 15, 2009 Estero Germain ArenaApril 17, 2009Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaApril 18, 2009 Duluth Infinite Energy CenterApril 19, 2009North Charleston North Charleston ColiseumApril 21, 2009 Greenville Bi-Lo Center April 22, 2009 NashvilleBridgestone ArenaApril 24, 2009Raleigh PNC Arena April 25, 2009Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena Reading Wilkes-Barre Norfolk New York City Boston Bridgeport Manchester Quebec City Canada Montreal Toronto PittsburghUnited States Rochester Albany Atlantic City Mashantucket Minneapolis Chicago St. Louis Omaha Dayton Cleveland DetroitPalace of Auburn Hills Grand Rapids Columbus Kansas City Wichita Austin Houston
Tour musicians Charlie Adams - drums Benedikt Brydern - violin Ann Marie Calhoun - violin April Cap - oboe Jason Carder - trumpet Lauren Chipman - viola Yoel Del Sol - percussion Victor Espinola - Paraguayan harp Ming Freeman - keyboard Cesar Lemos - guitar Ilona Geller - viola Kerry Hughes - trumpet James Mattos - French horn Armen Movsessian - violin Sarah O'Brien - cello Sylvio Richetto - keyboard Anna Stafford - violin Dana Teboe - trombone Gabriel Vivas - bass Erika Walczak - violin Samvel Yervinyan - violin Alexander Zhiroff - cello
2009 "Yanni Live in Concert" (Mexico) Tour dates Date City Country Venue MexicoOctober 11, 2009PueblaMexicoAuditorio Siglo XXIOctober 13, 2009MonterreyArena MonterreyOctober 15, 2009León, GuanajuatoPoliforumOctober 16, 2009GuadalajaraAuditorio TelmexOctober 17, 2009GuadalajaraAuditorio TelmexOctober 19, 2009Mexico CityAuditorio NacionalOctober 20, 2009Mexico CityAuditorio NacionalOctober 21, 2009Mexico CityAuditorio Nacional
References
External links Official Website