- pop rock, rock
- 49 min
- 10 tracks
- Columbia
River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 10, 1993. River of Dreams presented a more serious tone than found in Joel's previous albums, dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Calgary HeraldB+
- Deseret News(favorable)
- Entertainment Weekly10/12 ★
- The Los Angeles Times2/4 ★
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- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1No Man's Land4:49
- 2The Great Wall of China5:47
- 3Blonde Over Blue4:55
- 4A Minor Variation5:36
- 5Shades Of Grey4:12
- 6All About Soul6:01
- 7Lullabye3:34
- 8The River Of Dreams4:08
- 9Two Thousand Years5:21
- 10Famous Last Words4:55
10 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Billy Joel
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1993
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- HK
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