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{{Infobox Album |
{{Infobox album
| Name = Keys to Imagination
| name = Keys to Imagination
| Type = Studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Yanni]]
| artist = [[Yanni]]
| Cover = keystoimagination.jpg
| cover = Yanni-Keys to Imagination.png
| alt =
| Background = lightsteelblue
| Released = 1986
| released = September 1986
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Instrumental music|Contemporary instrumental]]<br />[[Easy listening]] <br />[[adult contemporary|Soft adult contemporary]]<br />[[New Age music|New age]]
| Length = 38:13
| venue =
| Label = [[Private Music]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Instrumental music|Instrumental]], [[space music]]<ref name="AMG"/>
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| Producer = [[Yanni]]
| length = 38:13
| Reviews = [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r83829|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic{{Rating|5|5}}]
| Last album = ''[[Optimystique]]''<br /> (1984)
| label = [[Private Music]]
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| producer = [[Yanni]]
|This album = '''''Keys to Imagination'''''<br />(1986)
| prev_title = [[Optimystique]]
| Next album = ''[[Out of Silence]]''<br />(1987)
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = [[Out of Silence (Yanni album)|Out of Silence]]
| next_year = 1987
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000651002|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic]</ref>
}}

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'''''Keys to Imagination''''' is the second studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer [[Yanni]], released on the [[Private Music]] label in 1986.

==Background & production==
In an interview with ''[[Cymbiosis]]'', Yanni said that he often spent 12–15 hours a day producing the album. Yanni also stated that his favorite part about producing the album was to activate "up to six or seven [slave] keyboards" and that "the most simple sounds on ''Keys to Imagination'' are made with at least two or three keyboards."<ref name=Cymbiosis/>


==Critical reception==
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'''''Keys to Imagination''''' is [[Yanni]]'s second album, released on the [[Private Music]] label in 1986 (see [[1986 in music]]).
In a review by Backroads Music/Heartbeats, "[[Yanni]]'s first [[Private Music]] release is a true masterpiece of dramatic synthesizer music. His music is lusty and brilliant, richly melodious and memorable, full of passion & life as befits his Greek heritage. One of the ultimate car-stereo albums, Yanni's flamboyant, superb style of compositions makes ''Keys to Imagination'' some of the most extravagant, hyperspace music we know."<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |author=Backroads Music |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=mw0000651002 |pure_url=yes}}|title= Review of ''Keys to Imagination'' |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=2015-10-15}}</ref> Mark Jacobs of ''[[Cymbiosis]]'', praised the album, writing "Yanni displays sensitivity and warmth that conveys emotions to the listener while still achieving excellent recorded sound; qualities that are sadly lacking on many 'Synthesizer' albums." Jacobs cited two songs, "Looking Glass" and "Santorini", which were also included in the corresponding cassette for the magazine.<ref name=Cymbiosis>{{cite journal|last1=Jacobs|first1=Mark|title=Yanni - New Orchestral Landscapes|journal=[[Cymbiosis]]|date=August 1987|volume=1|issue=3|pages=36–38|location=West Covina, California|issn=0895-6936|oclc=16743840}}</ref>


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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"The North Shore of Matsushima" &ndash; 5:08
| title1 = The North Shore of Matsushima
#"Looking Glass" &ndash; 6:35
| length1 = 5:08
#"Nostalgia" &ndash; 4:27
| title2 = Looking Glass
#"Santorini" &ndash; 4:34
| length2 = 6:35
#"Port of Mystery" &ndash; 4:49
| title3 = Nostalgia
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#"Keys to Imagination" &ndash; 5:13
| length3 = 4:27
#"Forgotten Yesterdays" &ndash; 3:30
| title4 = Santorini
#"Forbidden Dreams" &ndash; 3:57
| length4 = 4:34
| title5 = Port of Mystery
| length5 = 4:49
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| title6 = Keys to Imagination
| length6 = 5:13
| title7 = Forgotten Yesterdays
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = Forbidden Dreams
| length8 = 3:57
}}

;Notes
*"Port of Mystery" is most well-known around the web as being one of the background tracks used in The "Concept Unification" installation videotape from 1989, which instructed the process that replaced [[The Rock-afire Explosion]] animatronic band at [[ShowBiz Pizza Place]] with characters from [[Chuck E. Cheese's]] due to a licensing disagreement with [[Aaron Fechter|Creative Engineering]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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==Production==
==Production==
*Yanni recorded "Keys to Imagination" at his home studio in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
Yanni recorded ''Keys to Imagination'' at his home studio in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].

*Executive Producer: [[Peter Baumann]]
*Executive Producer: [[Peter Baumann]]
*Mixed by: [[Peter Baumann]], [[Jerry Steckling]], and [[Yanni]]
*Mixed by Peter Baumann, Jerry Steckling, and [[Yanni]]
*Engineer: [[Jerry Steckling]]
*Engineer: Jerry Steckling
*Assistant Engineer: [[Chris Bubacz]]
*Assistant Engineer: Chris Bubacz
*Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, by Bob Ludwig
*Mastered at Masterdisk ([[New York City]] by Bob Ludwig)
*Cover concept: [[Peter Baumann]]
*Cover concept: Peter Baumann
*Photo-Illustration: Stafford/Wehlacz for Prima Vista Studios
*Photo-Illustration: Stafford/Wehlacz for Prima Vista Studios
*Art Direction: Dale Wehlacz
*Art Direction: Dale Wehlacz
*Photography: Stafford
*Photography: Stafford
*Photocomposite: M. Bonner
*Photocomposite: M. Bonner


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.yanni.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.yanni.com/ Official Website]
* {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r83829|label=''Keys to Imagination''}}
*{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000651002|label=''Keys to Imagination''}}
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 6 March 2024

Keys to Imagination
Studio album by
Yanni
ReleasedSeptember 1986
GenreInstrumental, space music[1]
Length38:13
LabelPrivate Music
ProducerYanni
Yanni chronology
Optimystique
(1984) 		Keys to Imagination
(1986) 		Out of Silence
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Keys to Imagination is the second studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1986.

Background & production

[edit]

In an interview with Cymbiosis, Yanni said that he often spent 12–15 hours a day producing the album. Yanni also stated that his favorite part about producing the album was to activate "up to six or seven [slave] keyboards" and that "the most simple sounds on Keys to Imagination are made with at least two or three keyboards."[3]

Critical reception

[edit]

In a review by Backroads Music/Heartbeats, "Yanni's first Private Music release is a true masterpiece of dramatic synthesizer music. His music is lusty and brilliant, richly melodious and memorable, full of passion & life as befits his Greek heritage. One of the ultimate car-stereo albums, Yanni's flamboyant, superb style of compositions makes Keys to Imagination some of the most extravagant, hyperspace music we know."[1] Mark Jacobs of Cymbiosis, praised the album, writing "Yanni displays sensitivity and warmth that conveys emotions to the listener while still achieving excellent recorded sound; qualities that are sadly lacking on many 'Synthesizer' albums." Jacobs cited two songs, "Looking Glass" and "Santorini", which were also included in the corresponding cassette for the magazine.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The North Shore of Matsushima"5:08
2."Looking Glass"6:35
3."Nostalgia"4:27
4."Santorini"4:34
5."Port of Mystery"4:49
6."Keys to Imagination"5:13
7."Forgotten Yesterdays"3:30
8."Forbidden Dreams"3:57
Notes

Personnel

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  • All music composed and produced by Yanni

Production

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Yanni recorded Keys to Imagination at his home studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

  • Executive Producer: Peter Baumann
  • Mixed by Peter Baumann, Jerry Steckling, and Yanni
  • Engineer: Jerry Steckling
  • Assistant Engineer: Chris Bubacz
  • Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City by Bob Ludwig)
  • Cover concept: Peter Baumann
  • Photo-Illustration: Stafford/Wehlacz for Prima Vista Studios
  • Art Direction: Dale Wehlacz
  • Photography: Stafford
  • Photocomposite: M. Bonner

References

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  1. ^ a b Backroads Music. "Review of Keys to Imagination". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. ^ AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Jacobs, Mark (August 1987). "Yanni - New Orchestral Landscapes". Cymbiosis. 1 (3). West Covina, California: 36–38. ISSN 0895-6936. OCLC 16743840.
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