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River of Dreams
Rock · 1993 · 10 tracks

River of Dreams

Billy Joel

A weary, soulful farewell to the pop charts. Gritty guitar rock meets tender piano elegies, capturing the friction between suburban sprawl and inner peace.

August 5, 1993 · Sony Records Int'l

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A weary but resolute meditation on aging, social change, and finding peace in the quiet moments.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
No Man’s Land
4:49
02
The Great Wall of China
5:47
03
Blonde Over Blue
4:55
04
A Minor Variation
5:36
05
Shades of Grey
4:12
06
All About Soul
6:01
07
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
3:34
08
The River of Dreams
4:08
09
Two Thousand Years
5:21
10
Famous Last Words
4:55
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift from the gritty, cynical rock of the opening tracks to the pure, heart-wrenching solo piano of Lullabye.
The rhythmic, polyphonic vocal layering in the title track that mimics a spiritual awakening.
The weary, final-sounding piano chords that close out Famous Last Words, signaling the end of an era.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does River of Dreams sound next to the rest of Billy Joel's catalogue?

Autumn Walk+4.0σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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