# Dare to Dream (Yanni album)

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."

### 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 Monalisa Young
* 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

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