Keys to Imagination
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Keys to Imagination is Yanni
's second album, released on the Private Music
label in 1986 (see 1986 in music
).
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Yanni
Yanni , born Yiannis Hrysomallis is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has spent most of his life in the United States.He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time...
's second album, released on the Private Music
Private Music
Private Music is a United States record company founded in 1984 by experimental musician Peter Baumann, as a home for instrumental music. Initially signing such artists as Yanni, Suzanne Ciani, Patrick O'Hearn, and Baumann's former bandmates Tangerine Dream, the record label specialized in New Age...
label in 1986 (see 1986 in music
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
).
Track listing
- "The North Shore of Matsushima" – 5:08
- "Looking Glass" – 6:35
- "Nostalgia" – 4:27
- "Santorini" – 4:34
- "Port of Mystery" – 4:49
- "Keys to Imagination" – 5:13
- "Forgotten Yesterdays" – 3:30
- "Forbidden Dreams" – 3:57
Production
Yanni recorded "Keys to Imagination" at his home studio in Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
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- Executive Producer: Peter BaumannPeter BaumannPeter Baumann formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976...
- Mixed by: Peter BaumannPeter BaumannPeter Baumann formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976...
, Jerry Steckling, and YanniYanniYanni , born Yiannis Hrysomallis is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has spent most of his life in the United States.He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time... - Engineer: Jerry Steckling
- Assistant Engineer: Chris Bubacz
- Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, by Bob Ludwig
- Cover concept: Peter BaumannPeter BaumannPeter Baumann formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976...
- Photo-Illustration: Stafford/Wehlacz for Prima Vista Studios
- Art Direction: Dale Wehlacz
- Photography: Stafford
- Photocomposite: M. Bonner