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Optimystique
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| Optimystique | ||
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| Studio album by Yanni | ||
| Released | 1984 (Atlantic); 1989 (Private Music) |
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| Genre | Contemporary instrumental Easy listening Soft adult contemporary |
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| Length | 37:50 | |
| Label | 1984 (Atlantic); 1989 (Private Music) |
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| Producer(s) | Yanni | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Yanni chronology | ||
| Optimystique (1984) |
Keys to Imagination (1986) |
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Optimystique, is Yanni's first album, released on the Atlantic label in 1984, and Private Music label in 1989, (see 1984 in music).
- From album liner:
- "OPTIMYSTIQUE" was recorded in 1980 and released for the first time in 1984. I considered re-recording or reworking the material before re-releasing it again, but the album has a very special sound representative of a particular time early in my career which I wanted to preserve. For me, it is a piece of my history I remember fondly. – – Yanni
Contents |
- "The Sphynx" – 4:05
- "Butterfly Dance" – 6:21
- "The Magus" – 4:40
- "Turn of the Tide" – 3:52
- "Twilight" – 7:22
- "Strings" – 3:43
- "The Chase" – 5:04
- "Farewell" – 2:43
- All music composed and produced by Yanni
- Yanni – Synthesizers and Keyboards
- Ernest LaViolette – Drums and Percussion
- Tom Sterling – Bass guitar on Twilight
- Dugan McNeill – Bass guitar on The Chase
- Tony Matsis – Bouzouki on Strings
- Bruce Kurno – Harps
- Produced by Jerry Steckling and Yanni
- Executive Producers: Mark MacPherson and Tom Paske
- Engineered by: Jerry Steckling
- Assistant Engineer: Chopper Black
- Recorded at Cookhouse Studios and Sound 80, Minneapolis
- Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles