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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.

Riverdance: Music From the Show
Studio album by Riverdance
Released	1995
Recorded	Windmill Lane Studios
Genre	Irish folk
Length	1:03:13
Label	Celtic Heartbeat/Atlantic
Producer	Bill Whelan

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
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]

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	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	2× Platinum	140,000^
United States (RIAA)[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Official website

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