Optimystique was recorded in 1980 and released for the first time in 1984. I considered re-recording or reworking the material before re-releasing it again, but the album has a very special sound representative of a particular time early in my career which I wanted to preserve. For me, it is a piece of my history I remember fondly.[2]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Sphynx"
4:10
2.
"Butterfly Dance"
6:24
3.
"Strings"
3:47
4.
"Twilight"
7:32
5.
"The Chase"
5:08
6.
"Farewell"
2:44
7.
"Turn of the Tide"
3:54
8.
"The Magus"
4:45
Liner notes from Yanni's first album Optimystique (1984, 1989) say he recorded the album in 1980, when he would have been age 25.
