Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
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 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 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

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 four 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
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

Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
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

Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by
Riverdance
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

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

Charts

Chart performance for Riverdance: 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

Certifications for Riverdance: Music from the Show
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] 2× Platinum 140,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

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.
  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. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "British album certifications – Bill Whelan – Riverdance - Music from the Show". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "American album certifications – Bill Whelan – Riverdance". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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