Billy Joel
A Voyage on the River of Dreams


Tracks:

Disc 1 (River of Dreams - Studio Album):

1. No Man's Land
2. The Great Wall of China
3. Blonde Over Blue
4. A Minor Variation
5. Shades of Grey
6. All About Soul
7. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
8. The River of Dreams
9. Two Thousand Years
10. Famous Last Words

Disc 2 (Billy Joel Live):

1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. No Man's Land
3. The Ballad of Billy the Kid
4. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
5. The River of Dreams
6. A Hard Day's Night

Disc 3 (Questions & Answers Disc):

1. Q & A recorded at Princeton University

Line up:

Billy Joel: Vocals, Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Hammond, Organs, Keyboards, Synthesizer
David Rosenthal: Keyboards
Zachary Alford: Drums
Phillip Ballou: Choir, Chorus
Katreese Barnes: Choir, Chorus
Tommy Byrnes: Guitar
Richie Cannata: Tenor Sax
Dennis Collins: Choir, Chorus
Schuyler Deale: Bass
Lew Del Gatto: Orchestra Manager
Liberty DeVitto: Drums
Will Downing: Choir, Chorus
Laurence Etkin: Trumpet
Wrecia Ford: Vocals
Diane Garisto: Choir, Chorus
Arno Hecht: Baritone Sax
Lonnie Hillyer: Bass
Jeff Jacobs: Synthesizer
Stephanie James: Choir, Chorus
Devora Johnson: Choir, Chorus
Jef Lee Johnson: Bass
Steve Jordan Drums
Curtis Rance King, Jr.: Choir Conductor, Choir Contractor
Doug Kleeger Technical Support
Dan Kortchmar: Guitar
Andy Kravitz: Percussion
Osvaldo Melindez: Trombone
Ira Newborn: Orchestration
Jim Saporito: Percussion
Marlon Saunders: Choir, Chorus, Vocals
Frank Simms: Background Vocals
George Simms: Background Vocals
T.M. Stevens: Bass
Crystal Taliefero: Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
Chuck Treece: Bass
Mike Tyler: Guitar
Leslie West: Guitar
Brenda White-King: Choir, Chorus
B. David Witworth: Vocals

Record Label / Year of Release:

Columbia 1994

Notes:

River of Dreams is the 12th studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1993. This is the last pop album made by Joel, and presented a much more serious tone as a whole, dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love; it was rumored that the themes of trust and betrayal, particularly certain lyrics from the songs "A Minor Variation" and "The Great Wall of China," stem from Joel's legal disputes with his former manager and ex-brother-in-law, Frank Weber, who reportedly embezzled millions of dollars from Joel and used dubious accounting practices to cover it up.

The album cover was a painting by Joel's then-wife, Christie Brinkley. In 1993, Rolling Stone gave her the Top Picks award for "The Best Album Cover of the Year". It was released in 1994 in Australia as a 3CD Box Set. David Rosenthal plays on the live tracks on the 2nd disc of this release.

David Rosenthal: "Originally only released in Australia, this compilation includes the River of Dreams CD, a CD of five live tracks that I played on during the River of Dreams tour, and a CD of one of Billy's college lectures."