River of Dreams

River of Dreams
Studio album by Billy Joel
Publication (s)	5th August 1993
Label (s)	Columbia Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Rock / pop
Title (number)	10
running time	49:10
production	Danny Kortchmar (except track 5) Billy Joel (Track 5) Joe Nicolo (Track 5) David Thoener (co-produced Track 8)
Studio (s)	The Boathouse at the Island Boatyard, Shelter Island , New York
chronology Storm Front (1989) River of Dreams Greatest Hits Volume III (1997)

River of Dreams is the twelfth and so far last pop studio album by the American musician Billy Joel .

Emergence

In its entirety, “River of Dreams” is much more serious than its predecessors, since many pieces are about trust, long-lasting love, but also betrayal and resentment. Rumor has it that the musician took his inspiration for the composition of pieces like "All About Soul" and "The Great Wall of China" from the arguments with Frank Weber, his former manager and ex-brother-in-law, who allegedly tried to get the musician's money to embezzle, and to disguise this through dubious accounting practices.

The album cover was designed by Billy Joel's then wife, ex-model Christie Brinkley .

Track list

1. No Man's Land - 4:48
2. The Great Wall of China - 5:45
3. Blonde Over Blue - 4:55
4. A minor variation - 5:36
5. Shades of Gray - 4:10
6. All About Soul - 5:59
7. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - 3:32
8. The River of Dreams - 4:05
9. Two Thousand Years - 5:19
10. Famous Last Words - 5:01 am

Both the music and the lyrics of all tracks were written by Billy Joel.

Chart placements

album River of Dreams OFF: 1 - 31 weeks AUT: 2 - 26 weeks CH: 2 - 28 weeks JAP: 3 - 17 weeks NL: 23 - 39 weeks NOR: 9 - 6 wks. NZ: 6 - 13 weeks SWE: 30 - 10 wk. UK: 3 - 10 weeks USA: 1 - 56 weeks

Singles The River of Dreams OFF: 1 AUT: 2 CH: 2 D: 4 Q: 4 NL: 5 NOR: 8 SWE: 8 UK: 3 USA: 3

All about soul D: 51 UK: 32 USA: 29 No Man's Land UK: 50 Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) USA: 77

Individual evidence

1. ↑ release date
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} hitparade.ch, chart positions River Of Dreams
3. ↑ Yamachan Land: Albums Chart Daijiten -Billy Joel ( Memento from February 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )