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.
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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]
- "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:40
- "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
- "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
- "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:02
- "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:09
- "Slip into Spring" (Bill Whelan) – 3:44
- "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
- "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 4:58
- "Freedom" (Bill Whelan) – 3:40
- "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:19
- "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
- "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:03
- "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
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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]
- "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:40
- "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
- "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
- "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:09
- "Shivna" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
- "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:02
- "Slip into Spring" (Bill Whelan) – 3:44
- "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
- "American Wake" (The Nova Scotia Set) (Bill Whelan) – 3:07
- "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 4:58
- "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
- "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:03
- "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:19
- "Home and the Heartland" (Bill Whelan) – 3:25
- "The Harvest" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
- "Riverdance" (Reprise) (Bill Whelan) – 3:47
2003 release
Riverdance: Music From the Show | |
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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]
- "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:40
- "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
- "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
- "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:09
- "Shivna" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
- "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:02
- "Slip into Spring" (Bill Whelan) – 3:44
- "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:42
- "American Wake" (The Nova Scotia Set) (Bill Whelan) – 3:07
- "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 4:58
- "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
- "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:03
- "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:19
- "Home and the Heartland" (Bill Whelan) – 3:25
- "The Harvest" (Bill Whelan) – 3:38
- "Riverdance" (Reprise) (Bill Whelan) – 3:47
- "I Will Set You Free" (Bill Whelan) – 3:45
- "Endless Journey" (Bill Whelan) – 4:42
2005 release
Riverdance: Music From the Show | |
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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]
- "Reel Around the Sun" (Bill Whelan) – 8:42
- "The Heart's Cry" (Bill Whelan) – 2:26
- "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe" (Bill Whelan) – 5:44
- "Caoineadh Cú Chulainn" (Lament) (Bill Whelan) – 4:11
- "Shivna" (Bill Whelan) – 4:05
- "Firedance" (Bill Whelan) – 6:04
- "Slip into Spring"/"The Harvest" (Bill Whelan) – 5:01
- "Riverdance" (Bill Whelan) – 5:45
- "American Wake" (The Nova Scotia Set) (Bill Whelan) – 3:07
- "Lift the Wings" (Bill Whelan) – 3:00
- "Heal Their Hearts"/"Freedom" (Bill Whelan) – 6:26
- "Macedonian Morning" (Bill Whelan) – 2:56
- "Marta's Dance"/"The Russian Dervish" (Bill Whelan) – 6:04
- "Andalucía" (Bill Whelan) – 4:22
- "Riverdance" (Reprise) (Bill Whelan) – 4:32
Personnel
The recording included the following performers and production team:[1][5][9]
Musicians
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Singers
Irish dancers
Production
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Universal UND53076, 1997.
- "Past Winners Search". Grammy.Com.
- "Grammy Award® Winners: Best Musical Show Album". RateYourMusic.
- "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Releases". allmusic.com. 1995. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Atlantic 7567-80611-2, 1995.
- "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1995)". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1997)". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2003)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, DECCA 988 1298, 2005. "10th Anniversary Edition — Includes newly recorded music".
- "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2005)". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "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.