''Hits Volume 1'' (sometimes referred to as ''YouTube Hits Vol. 1'') is the debut

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by American musical group

the Piano Guys The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube, where in ...

. It was self-released in December 2011 as a means to distribute high-quality audio recordings of their most popular

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videos at the time. Many of the songs have since been re-released on ''

The Piano Guys The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube, where in ...

'' and ''

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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

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, no other version of the album was released.

Track listing

;Notes

Personnel

''Per liner notes'' ;The Piano Guys * Steven Sharp Nelson – Cello Guy * Jon Schmidt – Piano Guy *Al van der Beek – Music Guy *Paul Anderson – "The" Guy *Tel Stewart – Video Guy *Shaye Scott – Video Guy ;Additional musicians *Julie Nelson, Catherine Bohman, Alyssa Powers, Amy Talbot –

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on "O Fortuna"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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