| Truth of Touch | ||||
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| Released | February 8, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Crossover, easy listening, new-age Electronic | |||
| Length | 61:59 | |||
| Label | Yanni/Wake | |||
| Producer | Yanni | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | 👁 Star 👁 Star 👁 Star 👁 Half star 👁 Image [1] |
Truth of Touch is the fourteenth studio album by keyboardist and composer Yanni, released by Yanni/Wake label in 2011.
Track listing
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Arranged by Yanni
- Engineered by Yanni, Silvio Richetto & Travis Meck
- Additional Arrangements 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Truth of Touch (CD liner). Yanni. Sony Music. 2011. 8-86978-51282-6.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b 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
[edit]- Official website
- Truth of Touch at AllMusic
- Interview, "Conversation with Yanni" (March 10, 2011), questions from various journalists (Webcite archive)
