Wonders (album) explained

Wonders
Type:studio
Artist:The Piano Guys
Cover:The Piano Guys Wonders.jpg
Genre:Classical crossover
Label:Portrait
Producer:Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt[1]
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Wonders is the fifth studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Portrait Records. The album reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album to date.

The album also features the beginning of their "Wonders of the World" quest, beginning at the Great Wall of China for their video "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"[2] and the "Christ the Redeemer" statue in Rio for their video "The Mission/ How Great Thou Art".[3]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Per liner notes

The Piano Guys
Additional musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 88
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US Top New Age Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 10
US Top New Age Albums (Billboard)[7] 5

Notes and References

  1. Wonders . . 2014 . CD liner notes . Portrait Records.
  2. News: Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends - The Piano Guys. The Piano Guys. 2017-03-27. en-US.
  3. News: The Mission: How Great Thou Art - The Piano Guys. The Piano Guys. 2017-03-27. en-US.
  4. Web site: Triple J Has Australia's Number One Album. Noise11. Gavin. Ryan. October 18, 2014. October 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the piano guys|chart=New Age Albums}} The Piano Guys Album & Song Chart History]. Billboard Top New Age Albums for The Piano Guys. 5 January 2015.
  6. 2014 Year End Charts - Top Classical Albums. . 5 January 2015 .
  7. 2014 Year End Charts - Top New Age Albums. . 5 January 2015 .