River of Dreams
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| 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, NY |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 49:10 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Billy Joel Danny Kortchmar Joe Nicolo David Thoener |
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This article is about the Billy Joel album. For its title song, see The River of Dreams.
River of Dreams is the twelfth and final studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1993. This is the last pop album made by Joel, 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 album cover was a painting by Joel's wife at the time, Christie Brinkley.
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[edit] Track listing
- All songs written and composed by Billy Joel
- "No Man's Land" – 4:48
- "The Great Wall of China" – 5:45
- "Blonde Over Blue" – 4:55
- "A Minor Variation" – 5:36
- "Shades of Grey" – 4:10
- "All About Soul" – 5:59
- "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" – 3:32
- "The River of Dreams" – 4:05
- "Two Thousand Years" – 5:19
- "Famous Last Words" – 5:01
[edit] Chart positions and certifications
[edit] Album
| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Weeks | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
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| 1993 | Australia | ARIA Charts | 1 (4 weeks) | |||
| 1993 | United States | The Billboard 200 | 1 (3 weeks) | 56 | 5xPlatinum[1] | 5,000,000+ |
| 1993 | Switzerland | 2[2] | 28 | Platinum[3] | 50,000 | |
| 1993 | Austria | 2[2] | 26 | |||
| 1993 | Japan | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 100) | 3 | 17[4] | Platinum | 220,000+[5] |
| 1993 | United Kingdom | UK Albums Chart | 3 | 10 | Gold | 100,000+ |
| 1993 | New Zealand | Recording Industry Association of New Zealand | 6[2] | 13 | ||
| 1993 | Canada | 3x Platinum [6] | 300,000+ | |||
| 1993 | Norway | VG-lista | 9[2] | 6 | ||
| 1993 | Netherlands | Mega Album Top 100 | 23[2] | 39 | ||
| 1993 | Sweden | 30[2] | 10 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Country | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | Australia | "The River of Dreams" | ARIA Charts | 1 |
| 1993 | Austria | "The River of Dreams" | 2 | |
| 1993 | Switzerland | "The River of Dreams" | 2 | |
| 1993 | North America | "The River of Dreams" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1993 | United Kingdom | "The River of Dreams" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| 1993 | Germany | "The River of Dreams" | Media Control Top100 Singles | 4 |
| 1993 | France | "The River of Dreams" | SNEP Top 100 | 4 |
| 1993 | Netherlands | "The River of Dreams" | MegaCharts | 5 |
| 1993 | Sweden | "The River of Dreams" | 8 | |
| 1993 | Norway | "The River of Dreams" | VG-lista | 8 |
| 1993 | North America | "All About Soul" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| 1993 | North America | "All About Soul" | The Billboard AC | 6 |
| 1993 | United Kingdom | "All about Soul" | UK Singles Chart | 32 |
| 1993 | Germany | "All about Soul" | Media Control Top100 Singles | 51 |
| 1993 | United Kingdom | "No Man's Land" | UK Singles Chart | 50 |
| 1994 | North America | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 77 |
| 1994 | North America | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | The Billboard AC | 18 |
[edit] References
- ^ RIAA - Gold and Platinum - Top 100 Albums. riaa.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Billy Joel - River Of Dreams - hitparade.ch-. hitparade.ch. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community. hitparade.ch. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Japanese Charts-The Archives-. ukmix.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ a-ビリー・ジョエル (Yamachan Land: Albums Chart Daijiten -Billy Joel). Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Template:Http://www.cria.ca/cert db search.php
| Preceded by Sleepless in Seattle (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 28 - September 17, 1993 |
Succeeded by In Pieces by Garth Brooks |
| Preceded by The Lobbyist by Diesel |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album August 29 - September 25, 1993 |
Succeeded by Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell by Meat Loaf |
