The Piano Guys (album) explained

The Piano Guys
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Piano Guys
Cover:	The Piano Guys album cover.jpg
Recorded:	2011–12; Draper, Utah (TPG Studios); Sandy, Utah (Big Idea Studios); Salt Lake City, Utah (MetCom Studios)
Genre:	Classical crossover
Length:	52:51
Label:	Portrait, Sony Masterworks
Producer:	Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt
Prev Title:	Hits Volume 1
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	The Piano Guys 2
Next Year:	2013

The Piano Guys is the second studio album, and first on a major record label, by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 2, 2012 through Sony Masterworks. The album is composed primarily of covers and mashups of classical and popular music.

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Per liner notes

The Piano Guys

• Steven Sharp Nelson - producer, electric, acoustic and steel cellos, piano and cello percussion, light saber on "Cello Wars", additional percussion, piano and vocals
• Jon Schmidt - piano, piano and vocal percussion, additional vocals and production
• Al van der Beek https://web.archive.org/web/20130912045451/http://thepianoguys.com/thepianoguys/al-van-der-beek-2/ - producer, percussion, additional piano, piano percussion and vocals
• Tel Stewart - videography
• Paul Anderson - videography, editing

Additional musicians

• Alex Boyé - lead vocals on "Peponi (Paradise)"
• Julie Ann Nelson - additional vocals on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
• Matthew John Nelson - additional vocals on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
• Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestration on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
• Kayson Brown - conducting on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"

Commercial performance

As of June 2013, the album had sold more than 135,000 copies in the United States.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	65
German Albums Chart	51
US Billboard 200	44
US Billboard Classical Albums	1
US Billboard New Age Albums	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard Classical Albums	16
US Billboard New Age Albums	6
Chart (2013)	Position
US Billboard Classical Albums^[2]	3
US Billboard New Age Albums^[3]	1
Chart (2014)	Position
US Billboard Classical Albums^[4]	8
US Billboard New Age Albums^[5]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	October 2, 2012	CD, Digital download	Sony Masterworks
Canada	October 23, 2012
Europe	January 18, 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard . The Piano Guys Cover Adele & Taylor Swift in Chart Beat Meet & Greet (Video) . Billboard . 2013-06-27 . 2017-05-05.
2. Web site: Billboard . Classical Albums - Year-End 2013 . Billboard . 2013-12-31 . 2017-05-05.
3. Web site: Billboard . New Age Albums - Year-End 2013 . Billboard . 2013-12-31 . 2017-05-05.
4. Web site: Billboard . Classical Albums - Year-End 2014 . Billboard . 2014-12-31 . 2017-05-05.
5. Web site: Billboard . New Age Albums - Year-End 2014 . Billboard . 2014-12-31 . 2017-05-05.