Optimystique

Optimystique
Studio album by Yanni
Released	1984 (Atlantic) 1989 (Private Music)
Genre	Contemporary instrumental Easy listening Soft adult contemporary
Length	37:50
Label	1984 (Atlantic); 1989 (Private Music)
Producer	Yanni
Yanni chronology
Optimystique (1984) Keys to Imagination (1986)

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Allmusic	[1]

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.^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Sphynx" – 4:05
2. "Butterfly Dance" – 6:21
3. "Strings" – 3:43
4. "Twilight" – 7:22
5. "The Chase" – 5:04
6. "Farewell" – 2:43
7. "Turn of the Tide" – 3:52
8. "The Magus" – 4:40

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
• Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83830
2. ^ (1984) Album notes for Optimystique by Yanni [CD liner]. Private Music.

External links

• Official Website

• Optimystique at Allmusic