River of Dreams

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River of Dreams
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, NY
Genre	Rock
Length	49:13
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Billy Joel Danny Kortchmar Joe Nicolo David Thoener
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Billy Joel chronology
Storm Front (1989)	River of Dreams (1993)	2000 Years: The Millennium Concert (2000)

River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1993. (see 1993 in music). This is the last pop album made by Joel (making the album's last track, "Famous Last Words", oddly prophetic), and presented a much more serious tone as a whole, 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 "All About Soul" 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 from Joel and used dubious accounting practices to cover it up. The title track reached #3 on the U.S. charts, while "All About Soul" and "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" reached #29 and #77, respectively. This is probably his album with the least 'lead piano' in its songs. It has quite a bit of guitar.

The album itself peaked at #1 on the charts.

The album cover was a painting by Joel's wife at the time, Christie Brinkley.

[edit] Track listing

1. "No Man's Land" (Joel) – 4:48
2. "The Great Wall of China" (Joel) – 5:45
3. "Blonde Over Blue" (Joel) – 4:55
4. "A Minor Variation" (Joel) – 5:36
5. "Shades of Grey" (Joel) – 4:10
6. "All About Soul" (Joel) – 5:59
7. "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" (Joel) – 3:32
8. "The River of Dreams" (Joel) – 4:05
9. "Two Thousand Years" (Joel) – 5:19
10. "Famous Last Words" (Joel) – 7:25

[edit] Charts

Country	Charts			Sales
	Peak position	Weeks	Certification
United States	1(3)	56	5xPlatinum
Switzerland	2	28
Austria	2	26[1]
United Kingdom	3	26	Platinum
Japan	3	17		226,480
Sweden	30	10

v • d • e Billy Joel Albums
Studio Albums
Cold Spring Harbor – Piano Man – Streetlife Serenade – Turnstiles – The Stranger – 52nd Street – Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain – An Innocent Man – The Bridge – Storm Front – River of Dreams – My Lives
Greatest Hit Collections
Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 – Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection – The Essential Billy Joel – Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 – Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
Live Albums
Songs in the Attic – КОНЦЕРТ – 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert – 12 Gardens Live
Other Albums and Projects
Fantasies & Delusions (performed by Richard Joo) – Movin' Out
See also: Billy Joel