First Love (Yiruma album)

First Love
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 2001
Recorded2001
Length55:49
Label
Yiruma chronology
Love Scene
(2001)
First Love
(2001)
Oasis & Yiruma
(2002)

First Love is the second studio album by South Korean pianist Yiruma, released in 2001.[1]

The best known track in the album is "River Flows in You",[2] which became popular after it was associated with a different song, "Bella's Lullaby", from the film Twilight (2008).[3] The song reached No. 20 in Germany and No. 11 in Austria,[4][5] and its video received over 100 million views on YouTube.[6]

The album reached No. 3 on Billboard's Top Classical Albums in 2020 after a change in chart rules allowing catalog albums to be included in current charts.[7][6]

Track listing

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First Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I" 4:10
2."May Be" 4:00
3."Love Me" 4:06
4."River Flows in You" 3:10
5."Passing By" 4:37
6."It's Your Day" 3:41
7."When the Love Falls"Michel Polnareff3:18
8."Left My Hearts" 3:12
9."Time Forgets..." 4:58
10."On the Way" 4:39
11."Till I Find You" 3:44
12."If I Could See You Again" 3:25
13."Dream a Little Dream of Me"Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt2:12
14."I..." 3:11
15."Farewell" 2:29

Charts

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Chart performance for First Love
Chart Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] 67
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[9] 4

References

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  1. ^ "Yiruma - First Love Album". AllMusic.
  2. ^ The Top Ten Most Calming Pieces To Play On Piano. Wise Publications. 2016. p. 87.
  3. ^ Maddy Shaw Roberts (27 February 2019). "Yiruma's River Flows in You: from its meaning to its starring role in the Twilight saga". Classic FM.
  4. ^ "Yiruma: River Flows in You". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  5. ^ "Yiruma - River Flows in You". austriancharts.com.
  6. ^ a b "How Yiruma Made It to the Top of the Classical Albums Chart For 17 Weeks". Billboard. 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Yiruma Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "이루마 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon.
  9. ^ "New Age Albums". Billboard.
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