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River of Dreams
River of Dreams
Studio album by Billy Joel
Released	August 10, 1993
Studio	The Boathouse at the Island Boatyard, Shelter Island; Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York; The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Pop
Length	49:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar, Joe Nicolo, David Thoener
Billy Joel chronology
A Voyage on the River of Dreams
	Australian 1994 box set cover
Singles from River of Dreams
	"The River of Dreams"; Released: July 1993; "All About Soul"; Released: October 1993; "No Man's Land"; Released: February 1994 (UK); "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"; Released: March 1994;

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	B+^[3]
Deseret News	(favorable)^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)^[5]
The Los Angeles Times	^[6]
The New York Times	(not rated)^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]

River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 10, 1993. River of Dreams presented a more serious tone than found in Joel's 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.^[9] It was Joel's fourth and last album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart, a position it held for three consecutive weeks.

River of Dreams is the last rock album Joel has released to date, as his next album, Fantasies & Delusions (2001), features classical compositions with solo piano performed by Hyung-ki "Richard" Joo. Since River of Dreams, Joel has recorded occasional pop/rock singles and continues to play live.

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".^[10]

The same cover, in 2024, was named one of the worst 50 album covers of all time by Rolling Stone.^[11]

Background

In the summer of 1992, Billy Joel held a series of writing and recording sessions on Shelter Island, New York;^[12] these sessions eventually produced seven tracks,^[13] self-produced by Joel.^[14]

Joel was dissatisfied with the results, and so, on the recommendation of Don Henley, he brought in session guitarist Danny Kortchmar for another take on the songs. Kortchmar agreed to produce, provided he be allowed to use session musicians on the recordings, to which Joel agreed. Only one song from the Shelter Island sessions, "Shades of Grey", would make the final album in its original produced form.^[14]

In a 2018 interview with Vulture, Joel expressed disappointment that the album did not yield any hit singles beyond the title track. He further attributed his decision to stop releasing pop albums to the lack of airplay. "The thing was, I put a lot of work into River of Dreams and it was as if the business had left me behind because there are substantial songs on that album that never went anywhere. So I said, 'What's the point of putting myself through writing and recording if it doesn't mean what it's supposed to mean out there in the world?'"^[15]

Track listing

All songs were 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" – 6:01
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" – 3:32
"The River of Dreams" – 4:05
"Two Thousand Years" – 5:19
"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.^[16] This box set made the charts in Australia (No. 33) and New Zealand (No. 47), the only places besides Japan where the set was officially released.^[17]

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

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

Disc three (Questions & Answers Disc)

"Q & A recorded at Princeton University"

Personnel

Billy Joel – lead vocals, clavinet (1, 4), Hammond organ (1, 4, 6, 8, 10), acoustic piano (2, 6–10), organ (2, 9), backing vocals (2), synthesizers (3, 8), keyboards (5)
Jeff Jacobs – synthesizers (2), additional programming (8)
Tommy Byrnes – guitars (1, 3, 5, 6)
Danny Kortchmar – guitars (1–4, 6, 8–10)
Leslie West – guitars (1, 2, 4)
Mike Tyler – guitars (8)
T.M. Stevens – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10)
Lonnie Hillyer – bass (3, 8)
Schuyler Deale – bass (5)
Jeff Lee Johnson – bass (8)
Chuck Treece – bass (8)
Zachary Alford – drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Liberty DeVitto – drums (5)
Steve Jordan – drums (9, 10)
Jim Saporito – percussion (2)
Andy Kravitz – percussion (8)
Arno Hecht – baritone saxophone (4)
Richie Cannata – tenor saxophone (4)
Osvaldo Melindez – trombone (4)
Laurence Etkin – trumpet (4)
Ira Newborn – orchestrations (2, 6–8)
Lewis Del Gatto – orchestra manager (2, 6–8)
Frank Simms – backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
George Simms – backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
Color Me Badd – guest vocals (6)
Wrecia Ford – backing vocals (6, 8)
Marlon Saunders – backing vocals (6, 8)
Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals (6, 8), vocal arrangement (6, 8)
B. David Witworth – backing vocals (6, 8)
Curtis Rance King Jr. – choir conductor and contractor (6)
Choir on "All About Soul" – Phillip Ballou, Katreese Barnes, Dennis Collins, Will Downing, Frank Floyd, Diane Garisto, Stephanie James, Devora Johnson, Marlon Saunders and Corliss Stafford

Production

Producers – Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 1–4 & 6–10); Billy Joel (Track 5).
Associate Producer on Track 5 – David Thoener
Co-Producer on Track 8 – Joe Nicolo
A&R – Don DeVito
Production Coordinator – Bill Zampino
Engineers – Carl Glanville (Tracks 1–7, 9 & 10); Joe Nicolo and Phil Nicolo (Track 8).
Assistant Engineers – Dan Hetzel and Brian Vibberts (Tracks 1–7, 9 & 10); Dick Grobelny (Track 8).
Recorded by Jay Healy, Bradshaw Leigh, Bob Thrasher and Dave Wilkerson.
Mixing – Niko Bolas (Tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10); David Thoener (Track 5); Joe Nicolo and Phil Nicolo (Track 8).
Assistant Mixing on Track 8 – Dick Grobelny
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Technical Support – Andrew Baker*, Lester Baylinson, Steve Bramberg, Laura Delia, Jon "J.D." Dworkow*, Greg Garland, Peter Goodrich, David Hewitt, Dave Hofbauer, Doug Kleeger, Howie Mendelson, Larry DeMarco, Artie Smith and Courtney Spencer.
Art and Commerce – Jeff Schock
Art Direction – Christopher Austopchuk
Cover Artwork – Christie Brinkley
Design – Sara Rotman
Photography – Glen Erler

Aftermath

River of Dreams stands as Billy Joel's most recent studio album of original material in the pop/rock genre. Joel has often stated that the album was designed to stand as his final record and that while he still composes music, he no longer writes within the pop/rock music vein and has no more interest in the recording industry.^[18] Joel's succeeding studio album Fantasies & Delusions, released in 2001, was an instrumental album of classical piano pieces containing no pop songs whatsoever. In 2019, a group of Billy Joel fans created a petition at Change.org asking him to put out at least one more studio album with new songs of original materials in the pop/rock genre,^[19] but it obtained less than 300 signatures, and some of the signatories stated that they wanted Joel to record cover songs or remakes of his earlier hits rather than new material.^[20]

Accolades

Grammy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	River of Dreams	Album of the Year^[21]	Nominated
	"The River of Dreams"	Song of the Year^[21]	Nominated
		Record of the Year^[21]	Nominated
		Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male^[21]	Nominated

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *River of Dreams*
Chart (1993–94)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[22]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[23]	2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[24]	6
Danish Albums (IFPI)^[25]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[26]	23
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)^[27]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[28]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[29]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[30]	33
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)^[31]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[32]	9
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)^[33]	17
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[34]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[35]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[36]	9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[37]	6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[38]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[39]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[40]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[41]	3
US Billboard 200^[42]	1
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)^[43]	3

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for *River of Dreams*
Chart (1993)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[44]	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[45]	14
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[46]	27
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[47]	89
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)^[27]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[48]	21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[49]	79
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)^[50]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[51]	17
UK Albums (OCC)^[52]	43
US Billboard 200^[53]	23

1994 year-end chart performance for *River of Dreams*
Chart (1994)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[54]	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[55]	93
US Billboard 200^[56]	34

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for *River of Dreams*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[57]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[58]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[59]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[60]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)^[63]	Platinum	241,000^[a]^[61]^[62]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[65]	Gold	50,000^[64]
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[66]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[67]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[68]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[69]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[70]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

^ Combined sales of standard edition and its expanded reissue.

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[61] Combined sales of standard edition and its expanded reissue.

[amg-1] River of Dreams at AllMusic

[2] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.

[3] Obee, Dave (August 22, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.

[4] Boren, Ray (June 18, 1989). "'RIVER OF DREAMS' FEATURES WELL-CRAFTED SONGS". Deseret News. Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.

[EW_review-5] Sandow, Greg (August 13, 1993). "River of Dreams Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2011.

[6] Willman, Chris (August 22, 1993). "BILLY JOEL – "River of Dreams"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2011.

[7] Holden, Stephen (August 8, 1993). "RECORDINGS VIEW; Billy Joel, A Pundit Of Suburbia". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2011.

[8] Manning, Kara (August 19, 1993). "Music Reviews: River of Dreams by Billy Joel". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008.

[9] Goldman, Andrew (May 24, 2013). "Billy Joel on Not Working and Not Giving Up Drinking". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[10] "Christie Brinkley biography". Official website. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2009.

[11] The 50 Worst Album Covers of All Time, by Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, July 19, 2024

[12] "River of Dreams article". ONE FINAL SERENADE: THE SONGS OF BILLY JOEL (BILLY JOEL FAN SITE). Retrieved July 13, 2019.

[13] Tony Walker (December 1, 2011), Billy Joel Shelter Island Sessions Part 1-No Mans Land-Large.m4v, retrieved July 13, 2019

[:0-14] Schruers, Fred (2014). Billy Joel. Crown Archetype. pp. 218–220. ISBN 978-0-8041-4019-5.

[15] Marchese, David (July 23, 2018). "Billy Joel on His Songwriting Silence, the Country Today, and His Ideal Farewell". Vulture. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[16] "Billy Joel – A Voyage On the River of Dreams Australia Box Set". Eil.com. October 14, 1994. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[17] Hung, Steffen (November 27, 1994). "Billy Joel – A Voyage On the River of Dreams". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[18] "Billy Joel on Turning 70, Donald Trump and Why He Writes Music Just For Himself Now". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

[19] "Fans are petitioning Billy Joel to release a new album". 98.7 The River. February 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.

[20] "We want Billy Joel to record and release a new studio album soon", Change.org.

[36GN-21] "THE 36TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : Grammy Nods: The Populists Lead the Way : Awards: Sting, who already has 10 Grammys, earns six nominations. The competition includes Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and R.E.M." Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1994. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

[ac_Australia_Billy_Joel-22] "Australiancharts.com – Billy Joel – River Of Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[ac_Austria_Billy_Joel-23] "Austriancharts.at – Billy Joel – River Of Dreams" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[group=-24] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2234". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[25] "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music and Media. American Radio History. October 30, 1993. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_Billy_Joel-26] "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Joel – River Of Dreams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[Europe-27] "1993 Year-End Sales Charts - Eurochart Hot 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music & Media. December 18, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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[ac_Germany4_Billy_Joel-29] "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Joel – River Of Dreams" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[30] "MAHASZ".

[31] "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved February 9, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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[37] "Hits of the World". Billboard. April 12, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

[38] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[ac_Sweden_Billy_Joel-39] "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Joel – River Of Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Billy_Joel-40] "Swisscharts.com – Billy Joel – River Of Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[ac_UK_Billy_Joel-41] "Billy Joel | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Billy_Joel-42] "Billy Joel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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[CAYearend93-46] "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993". RPM. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

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[48] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts: 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[JPYearend93-49] "1993年アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1993] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011.

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v t e Billy Joel
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 Fantasies & Delusions
Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" References "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" "Turn the Lights Back On"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Tomorrow Is Today" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Tours	The Nylon Curtain Tour An Innocent Man Tour The Bridge Tour Storm Front Tour River of Dreams Tour Face to Face Tours 1994 1995 1998 2001 2002 2003 2009 2010 Billy Joel in Concert
Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
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