| In Celebration of Life | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 12, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental | |||
| Length | 50:23 | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
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| Yanni chronology | ||||
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In Celebration of Life is the second compilation album and seventh album overall by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1991. The album peaked at #3 on Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart and at #60 on the Billboard 200 in the same year.[1] The album was supported by the Revolution in Sound Tour.
Yanni expresses the euphoria of life's greatest moments in this collection of 10 powerful and uplifting works. Like its predecessor, Reflections of Passion, it consisted mostly of songs taken from Yanni's four previous albums. Unlike Reflections of Passion, it did not include any new material nor any songs from Yanni's debut album, Optimystique. However, it did include one song ("Song for Antarctica") taken from a multi-artist benefit album, Polar Shift.
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Santorini" | Keys to Imagination | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Song for Antarctica" | Polar Shift | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Marching Season" | Chameleon Days | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Walkabout" | Chameleon Days | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Keys to Imagination" | Keys to Imagination | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Looking Glass" | Keys to Imagination | 6:41 |
| 7. | "Someday" | Niki Nana | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Within Attraction" | Out of Silence | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Standing in Motion" | Out of Silence | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Sand Dance" | Out of Silence | 5:09 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
In a review for AllMusic, Johnny Loftus called the album "a solid overview of the new age composer's initial work, displaying all of the tenets that have made his music so popular over the years." He concluded that "fans will have most, if not all of the material here, but newcomers might enjoy In Celebration of Life ."[3]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1991 | Norfolk | United States | Chrysler Hall |
| May 7, 1991 | Easton | State Theatre | |
| May 15, 1991 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | |
| May 26, 1991 | Denver | Paramount Theatre | |
| May 30, 1991 | San Diego | Copley Symphony Hall | |
| June 2, 1991 | Berkeley | Berkeley Community Theatre | |
| June 4, 1991 | San Rafael | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
