First Love (Yiruma album) explained

First Love
Type:	studio
Artist:	Yiruma
Cover:	Yiruma - firstlove.png
Released:	December 1, 2001
Recorded:	2001
Length:	55:49
Label:	Stomp Music Sony Music Korea
Prev Title:	Love Scene
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Oasis & Yiruma
Next Year:	2002

First Love is the second studio album by South Korean pianist Yiruma, released in 2001.^[1]

The best known track in the album is "River Flows in You",^[2] which became popular after it was associated with a different song, "Bella's Lullaby", from the film Twilight (2008).^[3] The song reached No. 20 in Germany and No. 11 in Austria,^{[4] [5]} and its video received over 100 million views on YouTube.^[6]

The album reached No. 3 on Billboards Top Classical Albums in 2020 after a change in chart rules allowing catalog albums to be included in current charts.

Charts

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Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[7]	67
US New Age Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yiruma - First Love Album . AllMusic .
2. Book: The Top Ten Most Calming Pieces To Play On Piano. 87 . Wise Publications . 2016 .
3. Web site: Yiruma's River Flows in You: from its meaning to its starring role in the Twilight saga . 27 February 2019. Classic FM . Maddy Shaw Roberts.
4. Web site: Yiruma: River Flows in You. Offizielle Deutsche Charts .
5. Web site: Yiruma - River Flows in You . austriancharts.com .
6. Web site: How Yiruma Made It to the Top of the Classical Albums Chart For 17 Weeks . 7 July 2020 . Billboard .
7. Web site: 이루마 Album Chart. ko. Gaon.
8. New Age Albums. Billboard.