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Riverdance: Music from the Show

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

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

Background

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The recording was engineered and mixed atWindmill Lane Studios in 1995.[1] In 1997, it won theGrammy Award for Best Musical Show Album for 1996.[2][3] The album was released five times: in 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2020, each time with a different cover, sometimes different versions or mixes of the songs, and a slightly different track list.[4] Notably, the "Cloudsong" and "Riverdance" segments are placed under one track going by the name of the latter.

Track listing

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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

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

1997 release

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Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
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

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Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
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

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Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
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

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

Musicians

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Singers

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Irish dancers

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Production

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  • 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

Charts

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Chart performance forRiverdance: Music from the Show
Chart (1995–1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]20
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16]8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18]15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19]3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]23
UK Albums (OCC)[22]31

Certifications

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Certifications forRiverdance: Music from the Show
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]2× Platinum140,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA)[25]Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^abcSleeve notes fromRiverdance: 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. ^ab"Riverdance: Music from the Show – Releases".allmusic.com. 1995. Retrieved14 January 2017.
  5. ^abSleeve notes fromRiverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Atlantic 7567-80611-2, 1995.
  6. ^"Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1995)".amazon.co.uk. Retrieved16 January 2017.
  7. ^"Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1997)".amazon.co.uk. Retrieved16 January 2017.
  8. ^"Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2003)".allmusic.com. Retrieved16 January 2017.
  9. ^abSleeve notes fromRiverdance: 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. Retrieved16 January 2017.
  11. ^"Australiancharts.com – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. ^"Austriancharts.at – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  13. ^"Ultratop.be – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  14. ^"Ultratop.be – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  15. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  16. ^"Bill Whelan: Riverdance - Music from the Show" (in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  17. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  18. ^"Charts.nz – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  19. ^"Norwegiancharts.com – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  20. ^"Swedishcharts.com – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  21. ^"Swisscharts.com – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  22. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  23. ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved28 November 2021.
  24. ^"British album certifications – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show".British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved7 August 2023.
  25. ^"American album certifications – Bill Whelan – Riverdance".Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved3 May 2019.

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