| Yanni Voices | |
| Type: | studio |
| Longtype: | and concert film |
| Artist: | Yanni |
| Cover: | Yanni Voices.jpg |
| Released: | March 24, 2009 |
| Genre: | Opera Opera-Pop Classical Crossover |
| Length: | 60:28 |
| Label: | Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series |
| Producer: | Yanni Ric Wake |
| Prev Title: | Collections |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | The Essential Yanni |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Yanni Voices (also released in Spanish as Yanni Voces) is the twelfth studio album and fifth live DVD by Yanni, released on Yanni/Wake label in 2009.
This was Yanni's first studio release in six years. In collaboration with producer Ric Wake, Yanni showcased vocal artists singing to his classic songs, blending fresh interpretations of vintage Yanni tracks with newly written material.[1] It also introduces the four new vocalists at the center of the project: Leslie Mills, Chloe Lowery, Nathan Pacheco, and Ender Thomas.[1]
Disney Pearl Imprint released Yanni Voices and its Buena Vista Concerts division produced an extensive tour that began in April 2009. The tour kicked off with a special concert filmed Live at the Forum (Mundo Imperial) in Acapulco Mexico. This concert is the subject of a television special that aired in March 2009 on PBS.
Yanni Voces features a collection of Spanish duets with Latin recording artists and the new vocalists of Yanni Voices. Special guest performers included Lucero, Cristian Castro and José José.
The album peaked at No. 20 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and reached No. 1 on its New Age albums chart. The Spanish version, Yanni Voces, debuted at #2 on Billboard's New Age chart, #5 on the Latin Pop chart, and #13 on the Latin overall chart.[2]
Yanni Voices received a debut sales week figure of 26,000 units on the Billboard chart dated April 11, 2009, a figure that was not surpassed in the Billboard new age category through at least October 2014.[3]
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| United States and Canada Leg 1 | |||
| April 10, 2009 | Sunrise | United States | BB&T Center |
| April 11, 2009 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | |
| April 13, 2009 | Gainesville | O'Connell Center | |
| April 14, 2009 | Orlando | Amway Arena | |
| April 15, 2009 | Estero | Germain Arena | |
| April 17, 2009 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| April 18, 2009 | Duluth | Infinite Energy Center | |
| April 19, 2009 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | |
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| April 22, 2009 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | |
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| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| Mexico | |||
| October 11, 2009 | Puebla | Mexico | Auditorio Siglo XXI |
| October 13, 2009 | Monterrey | Arena Monterrey | |
| October 15, 2009 | León, Guanajuato | Poliforum | |
| October 16, 2009 | Guadalajara | Auditorio Telmex | |
| October 17, 2009 | Guadalajara | Auditorio Telmex | |
| October 19, 2009 | Mexico City | Auditorio Nacional | |
| October 20, 2009 | Mexico City | Auditorio Nacional | |
| October 21, 2009 | Mexico City | Auditorio Nacional | |