Riverdance: Music from the Show

Riverdance: Music from the Show is an album of the music composed by Bill Whelan for the Riverdance theatrical show, and performed by the show's own musicians and singers.

Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
Released1995
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios
GenreIrish folk
Length1:03:13
LabelCeltic Heartbeat/Atlantic
ProducerBill Whelan

Background

The recording was engineered and mixed at Windmill Lane Studios in 1995.[1] In 1997, it won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album for 1996.[2][3] The album was released four times: in 1995, 1997, 2003 and 2005, each time with a different cover, sometimes different versions or mixes of the songs, and a slightly different track list.[4]

Track listing

Track listing from the original release in 1995:[5][6]

  1. "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:40
  2. "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
  3. "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
  4. "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:02
  5. "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:09
  6. "Slip into Spring" (Bill Whelan) – 3:44
  7. "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
  8. "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 4:58
  9. "Freedom" (Bill Whelan) – 3:40
  10. "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:19
  11. "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
  12. "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:03
  13. "Hope To The Suffering" (Bill Whelan) – 4:52

Re-releases

The album was re-released three times, with a different cover and a slightly different track list each time.[4]

1997 release
Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
Released1997
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios
GenreIrish folk
Length1:12:16
LabelCeltic Heartbeat/Decca
ProducerBill Whelan

Track listing from the second release, in 1997:[1][7]

  1. "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:40
  2. "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
  3. "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
  4. "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:09
  5. "Shivna" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
  6. "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:02
  7. "Slip into Spring" (Bill Whelan) – 3:44
  8. "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
  9. "American Wake" (The Nova Scotia Set) (Bill Whelan) – 3:07
  10. "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 4:58
  11. "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
  12. "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:03
  13. "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:19
  14. "Home and the Heartland" (Bill Whelan) – 3:25
  15. "The Harvest" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
  16. "Riverdance" (Reprise) (Bill Whelan) – 3:47

2003 release
Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
Released2003
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios
GenreIrish folk
Length1:20:43
LabelCeltic Heartbeat/Universal
ProducerBill Whelan

Track listing from the third release, in 2003, which was the Japanese version and included two bonus tracks:[8]

  1. "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:40
  2. "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
  3. "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
  4. "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:09
  5. "Shivna" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
  6. "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:02
  7. "Slip into Spring" (Bill Whelan) – 3:44
  8. "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
  9. "American Wake" (The Nova Scotia Set) (Bill Whelan) – 3:07
  10. "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 4:58
  11. "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
  12. "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:03
  13. "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:19
  14. "Home and the Heartland" (Bill Whelan) – 3:25
  15. "The Harvest" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
  16. "Riverdance" (Reprise) (Bill Whelan) – 3:47
  17. "I Will Set You Free" (Bill Whelan) – 3:45
  18. "Endless Journey" (Bill Whelan) – 4:42

2005 release
Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
Released2005
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios
GenreIrish folk
Length1:12:25
LabelCeltic Heartbeat/Universal
ProducerBill Whelan

Track listing from the fourth release, in 2005, labelled as "10th Anniversary Edition, with newly recorded music":[9][10]

  1. "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:42
  2. "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
  3. "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:44
  4. "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:11
  5. "Shivna" (Bill Whelan) – 4:05
  6. "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:04
  7. "Slip into Spring"/"The Harvest" (Bill Whelan) – 5:01
  8. "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:45
  9. "American Wake" (The Nova Scotia Set) (Bill Whelan) – 3:07
  10. "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 3:00
  11. "Heal Their Hearts"/"Freedom" (Bill Whelan) – 6:26
  12. "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
  13. "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:04
  14. "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:22
  15. "Riverdance" (Reprise) (Bill Whelan) – 4:32

Personnel

The recording included the following performers and production team:[1][5][9]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Universal UND53076, 1997.
  2. "Past Winners Search". Grammy.Com.
  3. "Grammy Award® Winners: Best Musical Show Album". RateYourMusic.
  4. "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Releases". allmusic.com. 1995. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Atlantic 7567-80611-2, 1995.
  6. "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1995)". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1997)". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2003)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, DECCA 988 1298, 2005. "10th Anniversary Edition — Includes newly recorded music".
  10. "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2005)". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  11. "American album certifications – Bill Whelan – Riverdance". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 May 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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