Optimystique
{{Infobox album
| name = Optimystique
| type = studio
| artist = Yanni
| cover = Yanni-Optimystique1984cover.png
| alt =
| caption = 1984 release front cover
| released = 1984
| recorded = {{ubl|1980|Cookhouse Studios and Sound 80 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)}}
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 38:41
| label = Independent (1980)
Varèse Sarabande (1984)
Private Music (1989)
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Jerry Steckling
- Yanni
}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Keys to Imagination
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = Yanni-Optimystique1989cover.png
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 1989 release front cover
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000200176|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic]
}}
Optimystique is the debut studio album by Greek keyboardist, composer, and producer Yanni, released in 1980 independently. It was re-released in 1984 by Varèse Sarabande and in 1989 by Private Music.
Liner notes
{{cquote|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.{{cite AV media notes |title=Optimystique|others=Yanni |year=1989|type= CD liner|publisher=Private Music}}}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Yanni
|title1 = The Sphynx
|length1 = 4:13
|title2 = Butterfly Dance
|length2 = 6:26
|title3 = Strings
|length3 = 3:50
|title4 = Twilight
|length4 = 7:35
|title5 = The Chase
|length5 = 5:08
|title6 = Farewell
|length6 = 2:47
|title7 = Turn of the Tide
|length7 = 3:57
|title8 = The Magus
|length8 = 4:45
{{listen
| header = "Butterfly Dance" (1980)
| filename = Yanni ButterflyDance.ogg
| title = "Butterfly Dance"
| description = Early in his career Yanni focused heavily on the electronic side of music.Burnett, Richard, [http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/06/14/from-the-acropolis-to-america-yanni-still-sits-on-top-of-the-world/ "From the Acropolis to America, Yanni still sits on top of the world"] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120620162224/http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/06/14/from-the-acropolis-to-america-yanni-still-sits-on-top-of-the-world/ WebCite archive]), The Gazette (Montreal), June 14, 2012.
| format = Ogg
| pos = left
}}
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Personnel
- 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
Production
- 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, Minnesota
- Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.yanni.com/ Official Website]
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000200176|label=Optimystique}}
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