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Recorded
  
1993

Artist
  
Billy Joel

Label
  
COLUMBIA

Length
  
49:10

Release date
  
10 August 1993

Genre
  
Rock music

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Released
  
August 10, 1993 (1993-08-10)

Studio
  
The Boathouse at the Island Boatyard, Shelter Island, NY Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, NY The Hit Factory, New York City, New York

Producer
  
Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar, Joe Nicolo, David Thoener

River of Dreams (1993)
  
Greatest Hits Volume III (1997)

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Album

Similar
  
Billy Joel albums, Rock music albums

Billy joel river of dreams original studio recording


River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album and last rock album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 10, 1993. He stopped recording new music as a performer after this album although he has subsequently released live albums, and composed the music for an instrumental album performed by Richard Joo. River of Dreams presented a much more serious tone from Joel than found in his previous albums, dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love. It was rumored that the themes of trust and betrayal, particularly certain lyrics from the songs "A Minor Variation" and "The Great Wall of China", stem from Joel's legal disputes with his former manager and ex-brother-in-law, Frank Weber, who reportedly embezzled millions of dollars from Joel and used dubious accounting practices to cover it up.

Contents

The album cover was a painting by Joel's then-wife, Christie Brinkley. In 1993, Rolling Stone gave her the Top Picks award for "The Best Album Cover of the Year".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billy Joel.

  1. "No Man's Land" – 4:48
  2. "The Great Wall of China" – 5:45
  3. "Blonde Over Blue" – 4:55
  4. "A Minor Variation" – 5:36
  5. "Shades of Grey" – 4:10
  6. "All About Soul" – 5:59
  7. "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" – 3:32
  8. "The River of Dreams" – 4:05
  9. "Two Thousand Years" – 5:19
  10. "Famous Last Words" – 5:01

A Voyage on the River of Dreams

A Voyage on the River of Dreams is an Australian 3-CD box set released in 1994, which includes the studio album, River of Dreams, along with a 6-track live CD from the '93–'94 River of Dreams Tour, plus a Questions & Answers CD recorded at Princeton University. This box set made the charts in Australia (#33) and New Zealand (#47), the only places besides Japan where the set was officially released.

Disc one (River of Dreams – Studio album) – as per original album

Disc two (Billy Joel Live) All songs written and composed by Billy Joel, except where noted

  1. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) – 5:08
  2. "No Man's Land" - 5:44
  3. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" - 5:52
  4. "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" - 3:40
  5. "The River of Dreams" - 5:28
  6. "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:20

Disc three (Questions & Answers Disc)

  1. "Q & A recorded at Princeton University"

Personnel

Production

  • A&R – Don DeVito
  • Art and Commerce – Jeff Schock
  • Art Direction – Christopher Austopchuk
  • Cover Art by Christie Brinkley
  • Design – Sara Rotman
  • Engineers – Carl Glanville (tracks 1-7, 9, 10), Joe Nicolo and Phil Nicolo (track 8), Dick Grobelny (assistant, track 8).
  • Engineer [Assistant, Cove City Sound Studios] – Dan Hetzel
  • Engineer [Assistant, The Hit Factory] – Brian Vibberts
  • Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Mixed by Niko Bolas (tracks 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), David Thoener (track 5), Joe Nicolo and Phil Nicolo (track 8).
  • Photography – Glen Erler
  • Producers – Danny Kortchmar (tracks 1-4, 6-10), Billy Joel (track 5), David Thoener (associate producer, track 5), Joe Nicolo (co-producer, track 8).
  • Production Coordinator – Bill Zampino
  • Recorded by [The Boathouse] – Bob Thrasher, Bradshaw Leigh, Dave Wilkerson, Jay Healy.
  • Technical Support – Andrew Baker*, Artie Smith, Courtney Spencer, Dave Hofbauer, David Hewitt, Doug Kleeger, Greg Garland, Howie Mendelson, Jon "J.D." Dworkow*, Larry DeMarco, Laura Delia, Lester Baylinson, Peter Goodrich, Steve Bramberg.

    • Songs

    1No Man's LandColor Me Badd - Will Downing4:49
    2The Great Wall of ChinaColor Me Badd - Will Downing5:47
    3Blonde Over BlueColor Me Badd - Will Downing4:55

    References

    River of Dreams Wikipedia
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