In My Time

In My Time is the ninth studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1993. This album is a gentler collection of piano-focused pieces. The album attained Platinum status and was the second Grammy nomination for Yanni.[1] It peaked at #1 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #24 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year.[2]

This article is about the album by Yanni. For the album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra, see In My Time (Gerald Wilson album). For Dick Cheney's memoir, see In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir.
In My Time
Studio album by
Yanni
ReleasedApril 6, 1993
GenreInstrumental
Length49:10
LabelPrivate Music
ProducerYanni
Yanni chronology
Dare to Dream
(1992)		 In My Time
(1993)		 Live at the Acropolis
(1994)

The corresponding concert tour for the year was Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993.

"This was the kind of album I've been wanting to make for years," Yanni says, "a clear and honest album that would be consistent in its mood. I wanted the audience to feel the human being behind the music. One human being to another. For that reason, I intentionally kept the background instrumentation and production at a minimum."[3]

Album

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

In a review by Backroads Music/Heartbeats, "Yanni's latest is another extension of his creative spirit and stirring passion for life. Focusing on piano as his primary instrument, Yanni infuses his "signature" style with timeless, eloquent themes and plenty of romantic energy. No longer are rhythm and dynamic currents as vital to his sound, since he seems to have stopped fueling his music with 'rocket power'. His romantic outpourings lend a personal nature to In My Time, and this new effort should be received with enthusiasm far and wide. Yanni is uniquely expressive, and this new music is deeply touching on many levels."[5]

Additional notes

I also wish to thank my band: Osama Afifi (bass), Charlie Bisharat (violin), Karen Briggs (violin), Michael Bruno (percussion), Julie Homi (keyboards), Bradley Joseph (keyboards), Sachi McHenry (cello), and my crew.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."In the Morning Light"3:49
2."One Man's Dream"2:43
3."Before I Go"4:30
4."Enchantment"3:51
5."The End of August"4:51
6."To Take... To Hold"4:01
7."In the Mirror"4:04
8."Felitsa"4:51
9."Whispers in the Dark"5:24
10."Only a Memory"4:15
11."Until the Last Moment"6:22

Personnel
  • All music composed and produced by Yanni
  • Endre Granat – violin on "The End of August" and "Felitsa".

Production
  • Recorded at Yanni's private studios
  • Engineered by Yanni
  • Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
  • Art Direction & Design: Norman Moore
  • Photography: Lynn Goldsmith

RIAA certification

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database entries:[7]

  • (G=Gold, P=Platinum, M=Multi-Platinum)
  • YANNI IN MY TIME 07/08/93 PRIVATE MUSIC G ALBUM SOLO Std
  • YANNI IN MY TIME 05/05/94 PRIVATE MUSIC P ALBUM SOLO Std

Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993

Dates

1993

Cities

40 cities

Set list

The band

Tour production[3]
  • Management/Tour Direction: Vincent Corry
  • Production Manager: David "Gurn" Kaniski
  • Yanni's Personal Assistant: Susan Smela
  • Sound Engineer: Tommy Sterling
  • Keyboard Tech/Piano Tuner: Peter Maher
  • Backline Technician: Jeffrer Buswell
  • Lighting Crew Chief: Gus Thomson
  • Tour Production Assistant: Danny Hayes & Wade Chandler
  • Lighting and Stage Design: David Kaniski
  • Tour Accountant: Diane Kramer, Numbers, Inc.
  • Yanni's Wardrobe designed by Nolan Miller
  • Band Wardrobe: Lynn Bugai
  • Yamaha CFIII Concert Grand Courtesy of the Yamaha Corporation of America, Keyboard Division
  • Program Design: Norman Moore
  • Orchestrations and arrangements by Shardad Rohani, John Rinehimer, and Jeffrey Silverman.
  • Additional orchestration work by Chris Bankey.
  • Transcriptions and arrangement preparation by Shardad Rohani and Richard Boukas.

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Ethnicity World Tour 2003–2004 - Official concert program. Yanni. 2003.
  2. "Chart history for In My Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  3. Yanni (1993). Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993 - Official concert program.
  4. AllMusic
  5. Backroads Music. "Review of In My Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  6. In My Time (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1993. 01005-82106-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum searchable database". Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Yanni – In my time". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. "American album certifications – Yanni – In my time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 December 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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