Dare to Dream (Yanni album)

Dare to Dream
Studio album by Yanni
Released	March 17, 1992
Genre	Instrumental
Length	59:05
Label	Private Music
Producer	Yanni
Yanni chronology
Romantic Moments (1992) Dare to Dream (1992) In My Time (1993)

Dare to Dream (stylised as DARE to dream) is the eighth studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released in March 1992 on Private Music. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart and at number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart in the same year. It went gold within two months of its release and was nominated for a Grammy.

Background

Yanni says that the title of the album, Dare to Dream, "comes from the realization that, people not only don't go after their dreams but they're actually afraid to dream at all. If you're afraid to dream, nothing will ever come to you".

The album was followed by the sell-out, 65-city Dare to Dream concert tour which challenged audiences "not to be afraid to dream". On the concert tour, Yanni also advised the fans not to let their worries rob them of the joy of life, and encourages them to "dare to dream" - which is, of course, the theme of the album.

Album

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

In a review by Johnny Loftus, "Dare to Dream is Yanni's first new material in three years and finds the new age composer fitting his unflinchingly romantic arrangements into tighter song structures. The surging synth backgrounds, insistent piano lines and general grandiosity that mark Yanni's sound are still intact. But tracks like "A Love for Life" or "Nice to Meet You" harness that famously epic energy in smaller stables. This tactic works especially well on the latter track, which is led by the wail of an electric fiddle. Elsewhere, Yanni plucks the heartstrings with "In the Mirror" and "So Long My Friend" – two weepy ballads that cascade like sheets of rain on a lonely city street. The seven-minute "You Only Live Once" becomes the only really epic piece on Dare to Dream, and it's pleasant enough. However, it illustrates the main drawback to Dream, which is Yanni's reliance on the shifting sands of synthesizers to do his bidding."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once Upon a Time"	3:51
2.	"A Love for Life"	5:07
3.	"Nice to Meet You"	5:35
4.	"So Long My Friend"	3:47
5.	"You Only Live Once"	7:19
6.	"To the One Who Knows"	5:37
7.	"Face in the Photograph"	3:47
8.	"Felitsa"	4:45
9.	"Desire"	5:00
10.	"Aria"	3:58
11.	"A Night to Remember"	5:47
12.	"In the Mirror"	4:07

Personnel

• All music composed by Yanni except "Aria" [Note: "Aria" is based around a short part of the 19th century French opera, Lakmé, by Léo Delibes. Concept for "Aria" by Malcolm McLaren and Yanni.]
• Recorded at Yanni's private studios
• Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
• Acoustic, electronic drums and percussion by Charlie Adams
• Acoustic violin on "So Long My Friend" and "Nice to Meet You" by Charlie Bisharat
• Vocals on "Aria" by Mona Lisa
• Engineered and produced by Yanni

(Personnel as described in CD liner notes.)

The Dare to Dream concert tour

Dates

April – June 1992

Cities

65 cities

Set list

Selections from Reflections of Passion, In Celebration of Life and Dare to Dream

The band and concert

This 2 hour and 15 minute concert is performed completely live and showcases the broad range of Yanni's music through a unique marriage of acoustic and electronic sound. Yanni and two additional keyboardists (Bradley Joseph and Julie Homi), are backed by a rhythm section headed by Charlie Adams on drums, with Michael Bruno on percussion and Osama Afifi on bass, and a string section featuring Charlie Bisharat and Karen Briggs on violin, and Sachi McHenry on cello. A highlight of the concert was his piece dedicated to his mother. His band left the stage; the spotlight focused on Yanni at the piano, surrounded just by the violinists and cellist. Yanni introduced the piece sharing a story from his childhood. When he was a boy, his mother would always sing a song to him before he would go to sleep. The cello in this touching composition resembled a human voice singing. Also, he dedicated his song, "To the One Who Knows" from his "Dare to Dream" CD to his father, calling him his "greatest teacher in life". From his father, he learned about unconditional love.

• Charlie Adams – drums
• Osama Afifi – bass guitar
• Charlie Bisharat – violin
• Karen Briggs – violin
• Michael Bruno – percussion
• Julie Homi – keyboards
• Bradley Joseph – keyboards
• Sachi McHenry – cello

Tour production

• Yanni's Manager: Jeff D. Klein
• Booking Agent: Fred Bohlander, Monterey Peninsula Artists
• Tour Manager: Vincent Corry
• Prod. Mgr/Designer: David "Gurn" Kaniski
• House Sound Mixer: Tommy Sterling
• Stage Monitor Mixer: Paul Serault
• Stage Manager: Peter Feldman
• Drum/Bass Tech: Jeff Buswell
• Keyboard Tech: Peter Maher
• Vari-lite Operator: Bryan Faris
• Sound Tech: Tracy Kuntsmann
• Lighting Crew Chief: Gus Thomson
• Lighting Tech: Tod Metz
• Tour Accountant: Diane Kramer, Numbers, Inc.
• Set Construction: George & Goldberg
• Wardrobe: Lynn Bugai
• Yanni's Assistant: Susan Smela
• Tour Publicity: Dione Dirito

Special Thanks

• Yanni thanks E-mu Systems for providing the state-of-the-art sound generating equipment, including 4 Emulator IIIs, Proteus 1 and 2s, and 2 Procussion units used in the performance.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
April 4, 1992	Charleston	United States	Gaillard Performance Hall
April 5, 1992	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
April 6, 1992	Birmingham		Alabama Theatre
April 8, 1992	St. Petersburg		Mahaffey Theater
April 9, 1992	Fort Lauderdale		Broward Center for the Performing Arts
April 10, 1992	Orlando		Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
April 11, 1992	Jacksonville		Florida Theatre
April 12, 1992	Pensacola		Saenger Theatre
April 15, 1992	Charlotte		Ovens Auditorium
April 16, 1992	Raleigh		Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
April 17, 1992	Asheville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
April 18, 1992	Knoxville		Tennessee Theatre
April 21, 1992	Allentown		Symphony Hall Theatre
April 22, 1992	Fairfax		GMU Center for the Arts
April 23, 1992	Harrisburg		Zembo Mosque
April 24, 1992	Pittsburgh		Palumbo Center
April 25, 1992	Rochester		Auditorium Theatre
April 26, 1992	Upper Darby		Tower Theater
April 28, 1992	Hartford		The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
April 30, 1992	Asbury Park		Paramount Theatre
May 1, 1992	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
May 2, 1992	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
May 3, 1992	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center
May 4, 1992	Schenectady		Proctor's Theatre
May 7, 1992	Columbus		Palace Theatre
May 8, 1992	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Amphitheatre
May 9, 1992	Cleveland		Palace Theatre
May 10, 1992	Dayton		Dayton Memorial Hall
May 11, 1992	Grand Rapids		DeVos Performance Hall
May 13, 1992	Toronto		Massey Hall
May 15, 1992	Detroit		Fox Theatre
May 16, 1992	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
May 17, 1992	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
May 19, 1992	Louisville		Macauley's Theatre
May 20, 1992	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
May 21, 1992	Minneapolis		Orpheum Theatre
May 22, 1992	Minneapolis		Orpheum Theatre
May 26, 1992	Madison		Oscar Mayer Theatre
May 27, 1992	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
May 28, 1992	Tulsa		Brady Theater
May 30, 1992	Dallas		McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
May 31, 1992	Houston		Jones Hall
June 3, 1992	Santa Fe		Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
June 4, 1992	Denver		Denver Center for the Performing Arts
June 6, 1992	Salt Lake City		Symphony Hall
June 8, 1992	Tucson		Tucson Community Center
June 10, 1992	Phoenix		Symphony Hall
June 11, 1992	San Diego		Copley Symphony Hall
June 12, 1992	Los Angeles		Wiltern Theatre
June 13, 1992	Los Angeles		Wiltern Theatre
June 17, 1992	San Jose		Center for the Performing Arts
June 18, 1992	Santa Rosa		Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
June 19, 1992	Sacramento		Sacramento Theatre Company
June 20, 1992	Berkeley		Berkeley Community Theatre

Miscellaneous

The music "Once Upon a Time" was adopted by TVB as the background music of world weather from July 28, 1991, to December 31, 2009.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Official Website
• Dare to Dream at AllMusic