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If I Could Tell You
If I Could Tell You
Studio album by Yanni
Released	October 3, 2000
Studio	Yanni's home studio in Florida
Genre	Instrumental
Length	62:40
Label	Virgin
Producer	Yanni
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If I Could Tell You is the tenth studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released in October 2000 by Virgin Records. It peaked at #1 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart^[2] and #20 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year.^[3]^[4]

Background

In July 1998, Yanni completed his 1997–1998 world tour, staged in support of his 1997 live album Tribute.^[5] The tour's schedule left Yanni exhausted and marked a period of decline in his life and career, stemmed by his separation from a decade-long relationship with actress Linda Evans and the depression that followed. Yanni then put his career on hold for two years, during which he avoided interviews, lived with his parents for three months in his native Greece, and travelled.^[5] Sometime in 1999, while watching the sunrise, Yanni felt he had recovered enough to resume his music career. He returned to his Florida home and started work on material for a new studio album, his first of all original songs since his 1993 album In My Time.^[6] While writing he demanded to be left alone: "I instructed everyone: 'Don't talk to me. If you see me in the morning, say good morning and let me go'."^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]

In a review by Zac Johnson of Allmusic, Greek composer/musician Yanni has scaled back his grand musical architecture for If I Could Tell You, a sharp contrast to 1997's grandiose Tribute. The synthesized choral works seem almost sparse and frail, and the elements of world music that have been increasingly injected into his previous works are scaled back as well. Still present, however, are the straightforward melodies and overtly romantic themes that Yanni has been known (and in some cases disliked) for, but these too are less classically inspired and almost atmospheric. Unfortunately, this release may not be sweeping enough for those who fell in love with his romance novel soundtracks, and conversely it doesn't get dreamy enough to attract fans of ambient electronic musicians like Vangelis and Brian Eno. While it is somewhat surprising for Yanni to back away from the richly orchestrated works on Tribute and 1993's In My Time, the move shows a real sense of direction and growth that few give him credit for.^[8]

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Yanni.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On Sacred Ground"	7:08
2.	"The Flame Within"	5:53
3.	"Midnight Hymn"	5:49
4.	"November Sky"	4:43
5.	"With an Orchid"	5:05
6.	"Wishing Well"	5:43
7.	"A Walk in the Rain"	4:55
8.	"Highland"	5:53
9.	"If I Could Tell You"	5:51
10.	"In Your Eyes"	5:09
11.	"Reason for Rainbows"	6:01

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[9]

Music

Yanni – all instruments, including a Yamaha CF III S 9' concert grand piano and Yamaha DC7 E3-Pro Disklavier grand piano

Production

Yanni – production, engineering, mixing
Anthony Stabile – assistant engineer
Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California

Charts

Weekly Charts

Weekly chart performance for "If I Could Tell You"
Chart (2000)	Peak position
US New Age Album (Billboard)^[2]	1
US Billboard 200^[3]	20
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[10]	20
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)^[11]	20

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Yanni". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard Chart History - Yanni - New Age Album". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10.
^ ^a ^b "Yanni Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Chart history for If I Could Tell You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Segal, David (24 October 2000). "Yanni's back-and Ready for a Group Hug With the World". Los Angeles Times. p. F12. Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ethnicity World Tour 2003–2004 - Official concert program. Yanni. 2003.
^ AllMusic
^ Zac Johnson. "Review of If I Could Tell You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
^ If I Could Tell You (CD liner). Yanni. Virgin Records. 2000. 7243-8-49893-2-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link).
^ "Yanni Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Yanni Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

External links

[RIAA-1] "American album certifications – Yanni". Recording Industry Association of America.

[BillboardNewAge-2] "Billboard Chart History - Yanni - New Age Album". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10.

[Hot200-3] "Yanni Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[4] "Chart history for If I Could Tell You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-20.

[LAT00-5] Segal, David (24 October 2000). "Yanni's back-and Ready for a Group Hug With the World". Los Angeles Times. p. F12. Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[Ethnicity-6] Ethnicity World Tour 2003–2004 - Official concert program. Yanni. 2003.

[7] AllMusic

[AMG-8] Zac Johnson. "Review of If I Could Tell You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-10.

[AlbumNotes-9] If I Could Tell You (CD liner). Yanni. Virgin Records. 2000. 7243-8-49893-2-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link).

[ac_BillboardAlbumSales_Yanni-10] "Yanni Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[ac_BillboardCurrentAlbums_Yanni-11] "Yanni Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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-'''''If I Could Tell You''''' is the tenth studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer [[Yanni]], released in October 2000 by [[Virgin Records]]. It peaked at #1 on [[Billboard Magazine|Billboard's]] "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #20 on the "[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]" chart in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000099661|pure_url=yes}}
+'''''If I Could Tell You''''' is the tenth studio album by Greek keyboardist and composer [[Yanni]], released in October 2000 by [[Virgin Records]]. It peaked at #1 on [[Billboard Magazine|Billboard's]] "Top New Age Albums" chart<ref name="BillboardNewAge"/> and #20 on the "[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]" chart in the same year.<ref name="Hot200"/><ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000099661|pure_url=yes}}
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+|title=Chart history for ''If I Could Tell You''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2015-04-20 }}</ref>
 ==Background==
-In July 1998, Yanni completed his 1997–1998 world tour, staged in support of his 1997 live album ''[[Tribute (Yanni album)|Tribute]]''.<ref name=LAT00>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62472712/|title=Yanni's back-and Ready for a Group Hug With the World|first=David|last=Segal|date=24 October 2000|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=F12|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=3 November 2020}}</ref> The tour's schedule left Yanni exhausted and marked a period of decline in his life and career, stemmed by his separation from a decade-long relationship with actress [[Linda Evans]] and the depression that followed. Yanni then put his career on hold for two years, during which he avoided interviews, lived with his parents for three months in his native [[Greece]], and travelled.<ref name=LAT00/> Sometime in 1999, while watching the sunrise, Yanni felt he had recovered enough to resume his music career. He returned to his Florida home and started work on material for a new studio album, his first of all original songs since his 1993 album ''[[In My Time]]''.<ref name="Ethnicity">{{cite book| title = Ethnicity World Tour 2003–2004 - Official concert program|publisher = [[Yanni]]|year = 2003}}</ref> While writing he demanded to be left alone: "I instructed everyone: 'Don't talk to me. If you see me in the morning, say good morning and let me go'."<ref name=LAT00/>
+In July 1998, Yanni completed his 1997–1998 world tour, staged in support of his 1997 live album ''[[Tribute (Yanni album)|Tribute]]''.<ref name=LAT00>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62472712/|title=Yanni's back-and Ready for a Group Hug With the World|first=David|last=Segal|date=24 October 2000|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=F12|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref> The tour's schedule left Yanni exhausted and marked a period of decline in his life and career, stemmed by his separation from a decade-long relationship with actress [[Linda Evans]] and the depression that followed. Yanni then put his career on hold for two years, during which he avoided interviews, lived with his parents for three months in his native [[Greece]], and travelled.<ref name=LAT00/> Sometime in 1999, while watching the sunrise, Yanni felt he had recovered enough to resume his music career. He returned to his Florida home and started work on material for a new studio album, his first of all original songs since his 1993 album ''[[In My Time]]''.<ref name="Ethnicity">{{cite book| title = Ethnicity World Tour 2003–2004 - Official concert program|publisher = [[Yanni]]|year = 2003}}</ref> While writing he demanded to be left alone: "I instructed everyone: 'Don't talk to me. If you see me in the morning, say good morning and let me go'."<ref name=LAT00/>
 ==Critical reception==
-{{Album ratings
+{{Music ratings
 | rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
 | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000099661|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic]</ref>
 }}
-In a review by Zac Johnson of [[Allmusic]], Greek composer/musician [[Yanni]] has scaled back his grand musical architecture for ''If I Could Tell You'', a sharp contrast to 1997's grandiose ''[[Tribute (Yanni album)|Tribute]]''. The synthesized choral works seem almost sparse and frail, and the elements of world music that have been increasingly injected into his previous works are scaled back as well. Still present, however, are the straightforward melodies and overtly romantic themes that Yanni has been known (and in some cases disliked) for, but these too are less classically inspired and almost atmospheric. Unfortunately, this release may not be sweeping enough for those who fell in love with his romance novel soundtracks, and conversely it doesn't get dreamy enough to attract fans of ambient electronic musicians like [[Vangelis]] and [[Brian Eno]]. While it is somewhat surprising for Yanni to back away from the richly orchestrated works on ''Tribute'' and 1993's ''[[In My Time]]'', the move shows a real sense of direction and growth that few give him credit for.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |author=Zac Johnson |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000099661|pure_url=yes}}|title= Review of ''If I Could Tell You''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2015-05-10}}</ref>
+In a review by Zac Johnson of [[Allmusic]], Greek composer/musician [[Yanni]] has scaled back his grand musical architecture for ''If I Could Tell You'', a sharp contrast to 1997's grandiose ''[[Tribute (Yanni album)|Tribute]]''. The synthesized choral works seem almost sparse and frail, and the elements of world music that have been increasingly injected into his previous works are scaled back as well. Still present, however, are the straightforward melodies and overtly romantic themes that Yanni has been known (and in some cases disliked) for, but these too are less classically inspired and almost atmospheric. Unfortunately, this release may not be sweeping enough for those who fell in love with his romance novel soundtracks, and conversely it doesn't get dreamy enough to attract fans of ambient electronic musicians like [[Vangelis]] and [[Brian Eno]]. While it is somewhat surprising for Yanni to back away from the richly orchestrated works on ''Tribute'' and 1993's ''[[In My Time]]'', the move shows a real sense of direction and growth that few give him credit for.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |author=Zac Johnson |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000099661|pure_url=yes}}|title= Review of ''If I Could Tell You''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2015-05-10}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
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 '''Music'''
-*[[Yanni]] – all instruments, including a Yamaha CF III S 9' concert grand piano and Yamaha DC7 E3-Pro Disklavier grand piano
+* Yanni – all instruments, including a Yamaha CF III S 9' concert grand piano and Yamaha DC7 E3-Pro Disklavier grand piano
 '''Production'''
-*Yanni – production, engineering, mixing
+* Yanni – production, engineering, mixing
-*Anthony Stabile – assistant engineer
+* Anthony Stabile – assistant engineer
-*Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California
+* Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California
+==Charts==
-==RIAA certification==
-Recording Industry Association of America ([[RIAA]]) [[Music recording sales certification|Gold and Platinum]] database entries:<ref>{{cite web |url=  https://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp|title= Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum database|accessdate=2007-01-01 |format= |work= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061221102221/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |archivedate = 2006-12-21}}</ref>
-*('''G'''=Gold, '''P'''=Platinum, '''M'''=Multi-Platinum''')
-*YANNI	IF I COULD TELL YOU	11/20/00	VIRGIN RECORDS	'''G'''	ALBUM	SOLO	Std
+===Weekly Charts===
-==Certifications and sales==
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+|+Weekly chart performance for "If I Could Tell You"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+|US New Age Album ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="BillboardNewAge">{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910123122/https://www.billboard.com/artist/yanni/chart-history/NLP/ | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/yanni/chart-history/NLP/ | title=Billboard Chart History - Yanni - New Age Album | website=[[Billboard Magazine]] | archive-date=2022-09-10 | url-status=live}}</ref>
+|align="center"| 1
+|-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|20|artist=Yanni|album=If I Could Tell You|accessdate=December 14, 2023|refname="Hot200"}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|20|artist=Yanni|album=If I Could Tell You|accessdate=December 14, 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardCurrentAlbums|20|artist=Yanni|album=If I Could Tell You|accessdate=December 14, 2023}}
+|}
+==Certifications==
 {{certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Yanni|type=album|award=Gold|refname="RIAA"|certyear=2000}}
-{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Yanni|title=If I could tell you|award=Gold|certyear=2000|relyear=2000|salesamount=627,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72767/yanni-slates-ambitious-north-american-tour|title=Yanni Slates Ambitious North American Tour|publisher=Billboard|date=8 January 2003|accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref>}}
-{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.yanni.com/ Official Website]
+*{{Official website|https://www.yanni.com}}
 *{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000099661|label=''If I Could Tell You''}}
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Discography
Studio albums	Optimystique Keys to Imagination Out of Silence Chameleon Days Niki Nana Dare to Dream In My Time If I Could Tell You Ethnicity Yanni Voices / Yanni Voces Mexicanisimo / My Passion for Mexico Truth of Touch Inspirato Sensuous Chill In His Purest Form
Compilations	Reflections of Passion In Celebration of Life Romantic Moments A Collection of Romantic Themes In the Mirror Port of Mystery Devotion: The Best of Yanni Nightbird Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2 Love Songs Songs From the Heart Someday Winter Light The Private Years Snowfall The Very Best of Yanni Ultimate Yanni The Collection Super Hits Collections The Essential Yanni The Inspiring Journey Playlist: The Very Best of Yanni
Live and video releases	Live at the Acropolis Live at Royal Albert Hall Tribute Yanni Live! The Concert Event Yanni Voices Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Concert tours	1987 Concert Series 1988 Concert Series Reflections of Passion Revolution in Sound Dare to Dream Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993 Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1994 Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1995 Tribute World Tour 1998 Ethnicity Yanni Live! Yanni Voices Yanni in Concert Yanni: Live at El Morro An Evening with Yanni World Without Borders World Tour One Man's Dream World Tour 2015 North American Tour 2016 An Evening In Conversation With Yanni 2017 25th Anniversary 'Live At The Acropolis' Tour 2018