Riverdance: Music from the Show

Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by Riverdance
Released 1995
Recorded Windmill Lane Studios
Genre Irish folk
Length 1:13:13
Label Celtic Heartbeat/Atlantic
Producer Bill Whelan

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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "Riverdance: Music from the Show – Releases". allmusic.com. 1995. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
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