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''I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas'' is a live CD/DVD by American R&B recording artist, Beyoncé. It was filmed at the Encore Theater, Las Vegas by Ed Burke, on August 2, 2009, during a stint of Beyoncé's worldwide I Am... Tour (2009–2010). It features performances of over 30 songs, including her solo material, her recordings with the girl group Destiny's Child as well as behind-the-scenes footage. The album was made available in a DVD and a 2 CD/DVD deluxe format on November 23, 2009, and in a Blu-ray format on December 15, 2009. It was directed by Nick Wickham and produced by Emer Patten. Footage from the DVD titled ''Beyoncé – I Am... Yours'', aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on November 26, 2009. The special featured behind-the-scenes footage of Beyoncé's I Am... Tour and it was watched by over 5.2 million viewers. The album was also promoted by being broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and re-released in a form of a live instrumentals album. Upon its release, ''I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas'' received positive reviews from music critics, who generally praised the acoustic live performances of the songs. Beyoncé's vocals, the intimate performances, and the narrating story of the album were also complimented. The live version of "Halo" (2009), which is featured on the album, was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards. The album stayed at the top of the US ''Billboard'' Top Music Video chart for eight weeks, and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipment of 200,000 copies. It became Beyoncé's second number one DVD in the US and it has spent fifty two weeks on the chart. The album was also successful on the other DVD and albums charts across the world and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling over 15,000 copies. ==Background and synopsis== (詳細はrevue titled I Am... Yours at the Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas during a stint on her worldwide I Am... Tour (2009–2010). Her performance was backed by her all-female band, Suga Mama and an orchestra.〔 The show was choreographed by Beyoncé and Frank Gatson Jr.〔 Regarding her I Am... Yours revue, Beyoncé said, "I've always wanted to perform in Las Vegas, I've always wanted to do my own show there, because a lot of the icons that I look up to had amazing shows in Las Vegas. I thought if I'm going to have my own Las Vegas show, it has to be right and it has to have heart and soul and it has to be something memorable... My whole objective here is for people to see what they don't get to see. Just give me my band, give me a stage, some cool smoke and lights and you see the sweat, you see the pain, you see the love, you see the soul and it's about music."〔 The show begins with a narrator introducing Beyoncé to the audience. She appears from the back of the theater performing "Hello".〔 She greets the audience and makes her way towards the stage as she continues to perform. At the stage, Beyoncé sings "Halo". Next, she performs "Irreplaceable" and interacts with the audience.〔 She later moves into an acoustic medley, performing a down-tempo version of "Sweet Dreams", "Dangerously in Love 2" and "Sweet Love" (originally recorded by Anita Baker).〔 The medley leads into "If I Were a Boy" (which contains excerpts from "You Oughta Know") and "Scared of Lonely". The show continues with a performance of "That's Why You're Beautiful", intertwined with excerpts from "The Beautiful Ones" (originally recorded by Prince), "Satellites", and "Resentment". The first act concludes with Beyoncé performing a jazz-fused "Déjà Vu". Before the next act begins, three dancers appear and perform a tap sequence called "Bebop".〔 Beyoncé begins the second act by telling the story of her career, starting from when she was nine years old to her then-latest album ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' (2008). Beyoncé highlights one of the very first songs she remembers learning was Michael Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are".〔 She continues with a medley of Destiny's Child's hits songs, including "No No No", "Bug a Boo", "Bills, Bills, Bills", and "Say My Name" whilst in between the songs, she talks about the story behind them. The medley leads into "Work It Out" and "'03 Bonnie & Clyde, as she begins to talk about the start her solo career. As the set continues, Beyoncé explains how her record company felt her debut album did not have "one" hit song. She sarcastically remarks, "I guess they were kinda right... I had ''five''."〔 Beyoncé goes on to perform "Crazy in Love" (reminiscent of "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner), "Naughty Girl" and "Get Me Bodied". As the show draws to a close, Beyoncé performs "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"; she then exits the stage after thanking the audience for their presence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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