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
Released	1995
Recorded	Windmill Lane Studios
Genre	Irish folk
Length	1:03:13
Label	Celtic Heartbeat/Atlantic
Producer	Bill 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
Released	1997
Recorded	Windmill Lane Studios
Genre	Irish folk
Length	1:12:16
Label	Celtic Heartbeat/Decca
Producer	Bill 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
Released	2003
Recorded	Windmill Lane Studios
Genre	Irish folk
Length	1:20:43
Label	Celtic Heartbeat/Universal
Producer	Bill 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
Released	2005
Recorded	Windmill Lane Studios
Genre	Irish folk
Length	1:12:25
Label	Celtic Heartbeat/Universal
Producer	Bill 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]

Musicians Cormac Breatnach – tin whistle Máire Breatnach – fiddle Ronan Browne – uilleann pipes Robbie Casserly – bass, drums Áine Uí Cheallaigh – vocals Anthony Drennan – guitar Noel Eccles – percussion Kenneth Edge – soprano sax Juan Reina Gonzalez – cantor Robbie Harris – bodhrán David Hayes – keyboards Tom Hayes – bodhrán, spoons Eileen Ivers – fiddle Declan Masterson – low whistle Michael McGlynn – conductor Des Moore – acoustic guitar Máirtín O'Connor – accordion Prionsias O'Duinn – conductor Eoghan O'Neill – bass guitar Nikola Parov – gadulka, kaval Desi Reynolds – drums, tom-tom Rafael Riqueni – guitar Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes, tin whistle

Singers Anúna Brian Dunphy Lynn Hilary Michael Samuels The Riverdance Singers Irish dancers Jean Butler (tracks 3 and 16) Michael Flatley (tracks 1, 3 and 16) Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe (tracks 1, 3 and 16) Production Andrew Boland – engineer, mixing, remixing Ciaran Cahill – assistant engineer Conan Doyle – assistant engineer Nick Ingman – orchestration Rob Kirwan – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering Willie Mannion – assistant engineer Conal Markey – assistant engineer Alastair McMillian – assistant engineer Bill Whelan – arranger, composer, orchestration, producer, remixing

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^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. 

External links

• Official website