Hits_Volume_1_(The_Piano_Guys_album)

Hits Volume 1
Hits Volume 1
Studio album by The Piano Guys
Released	December 1, 2011
Recorded	2011; Draper, Utah (TPG Studios); Sandy, Utah (Big Idea Studios)
Genre	Classical crossover
Length	45:44
Label	Self-released
Producer	Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt
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<i>Hits Volume 1</i>

Hits Volume 1

2011 studio album by The Piano Guys

Hits Volume 1 (sometimes referred to as YouTube Hits Vol. 1) is the debut studio album by American musical group the Piano Guys. It was self-released in December 2011 as a means to distribute high-quality audio recordings of their most popular YouTube videos at the time. Many of the songs have since been re-released on The Piano Guys and The Piano Guys 2.

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The final two tracks are listed as only available on the Limited Founder's Edition, but following the Piano Guys' record deal with Sony Masterworks, no other version of the album was released.

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[Moonlight-2] Inspired by/based upon Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata & the melody from his Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 2nd movement (Allegretto)

[CelloSong-3] Inspired by/based upon Johann Sebastian Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude in G

[RitD-4] Includes melody from Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from The Planets Suite

[CelloWars-5] Based upon original pieces/film score by John Williams: Imperial March, The Duel of the Fates, May the Force Be With You, Cantina Band, Star Wars (Main Theme)

[MoreThanWords-6] Includes melody from J.S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

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Hits Volume 1 (CD liner notes). The Piano Guys. Self-released. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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"Billboard Chart history for The Piano Guys". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Michael Meets Mozart"	Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson		5:18
2.	"Moonlight" (^{[upper-alpha 1]})	Nelson		3:28
3.	"Without You"	Taio Cruz, David Guetta, Frederic Riesterer, Rico Love, Raymond Usher, Giorgo Tuinfort	van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson	3:39
4.	"The Cello Song" (^{[upper-alpha 2]})	Nelson		3:18
5.	"Rolling in the Deep" (^{[upper-alpha 3]})	Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Paul Epworth	Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek	3:54
6.	"Cello Wars" (Radio Edit)	John Williams^{[upper-alpha 4]}	van der Beek, Nelson	3:11
7.	"O Fortuna" (from Carmina Burana)	Carl Orff	Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek	3:22
8.	"Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables)	Claude-Michel Schönberg	Schmidt, Nelson	4:17
9.	"Charlie Brown Medley" (Linus & Lucy/Track Meet)	Vince Guaraldi	Schmidt, Nelson	3:03
10.	"Rock Meets Rachmaninoff"	Schmidt		3:21
11.	"All of Me"	Schmidt		3:04

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
12.	"More Than Words" (Instrumental Version^{[upper-alpha 5]})	Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone	Nelson, Schmidt, van der Beek	3:58
13.	"Twinkle Lullaby"	Traditional	Schmidt, Nelson	1:51
Total length:				45:44

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard Classical Albums^[2]	7
US Billboard New Age Albums^[2]	1

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard Classical Albums^[2]	30
US Billboard New Age Albums^[2]	7

Hits_Volume_1_(The_Piano_Guys_album)

Hits Volume 1

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