River of Dreams
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| Studio album by Billy Joel | ||||||||||
| Released | August 10, 1993 | |||||||||
| Recorded | The Boathouse at the Island Boatyard, Shelter Island, NY Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, NY The Hit Factory, New York City, New York, 1993 |
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| Genre | Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 49:10 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||
| Producer | Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar, Joe Nicolo, David Thoener | |||||||||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Deseret News | (Positive) |
| Entertainment Weekly |
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| The New York Times | (Not rated) |
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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.
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".
All songs written and composed by Billy Joel.
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
All songs written and composed by Billy Joel, except where noted
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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