Riverdance: Music from the Show

The recording was engineered and mixed at Windmill Lane Studios in 1995.Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Universal UND53076, 1997. In 1997, it won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album for 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=19|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=Grammy.Com}}{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/list/obelisk/grammy_award__winners__best_musical_show_album/|title=Grammy Award® Winners: Best Musical Show Album|publisher=RateYourMusic}} 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.{{cite web

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|date= 1995

|accessdate= 14 January 2017}} Notably, the "Cloudsong" and "Riverdance" segments are placed under one track going by the name of the latter.

Track listing from the original release in 1995:Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, Atlantic 7567-80611-2, 1995.{{cite web

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|title = Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1995)

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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

The album was re-released four times, with a different cover and a slightly different track list each time.

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Track listing from the second release, in 1997:{{cite web

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|title = Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (1997)

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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

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Track listing from the third release, in 2003, which was the Japanese version and included two bonus tracks:{{cite web

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|title = Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2003)

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|accessdate= 16 January 2017}}

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

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Track listing from the fourth release, in 2005, labelled as "10th Anniversary Edition, with newly recorded music":Sleeve notes from Riverdance: Music From The Show, Celtic Heartbeat, DECCA 988 1298, 2005. "10th Anniversary Edition — Includes newly recorded music".{{cite web

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|title = Riverdance: Music from the Show – Track listing (2005)

|website = amazon.co.uk

|accessdate= 16 January 2017}}

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

The recording included the following performers and production team:

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• Cormac Breatnach – tin whistle
• Máire Breatnach – fiddle
• Ronan Browne – uilleann pipes
• Robbie Casserly – bass, drums
• Áine Uí Cheallaigh – vocals
• Anthony Drennan – guitar
• Noel Eccles – percussion
• Kenneth Edge – soprano sax
• Juan Reina Gonzalez – cantor
• Robbie Harris – bodhrán
• David Hayes – keyboards
• Tom Hayes – bodhrán, spoons
• Eileen Ivers – fiddle
• Declan Masterson – low whistle
• Michael McGlynn – conductor
• Des Moore – acoustic guitar
• Máirtín O'Connor – accordion
• Prionsias O'Duinn – conductor
• Eoghan O'Neill – bass guitar
• Nikola Parov – gadulka, kaval
• Desi Reynolds – drums, tom-tom
• Rafael Riqueni – guitar
• Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes, tin whistle

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• Anúna
• Brian Dunphy
• Lynn Hilary
• Michael Samuels
• The Riverdance Singers

• Jean Butler (tracks 3 and 16)
• Michael Flatley (tracks 1, 3 and 16)
• Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe (tracks 1, 3 and 16)

• Andrew Boland – engineer, mixing, remixing
• Ciaran Cahill – assistant engineer
• Conan Doyle – assistant engineer
• Nick Ingman – orchestration
• Rob Kirwan – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Willie Mannion – assistant engineer
• Conal Markey – assistant engineer
• Alastair McMillian – assistant engineer
• Bill Whelan – arranger, composer, orchestration, producer, remixing

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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Riverdance: Music from the Show}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Bill Whelan|title=Riverdance|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1996|relyear=1995|access-date=28 November 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Bill Whelan|title=Riverdance - Music from the Show|award=Gold|certyear=2013|certmonth=07|relyear=1995|id=10184-3073-2|access-date=7 August 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Bill Whelan|title=Riverdance|award=Platinum|certyear=2000|relyear=1997|access-date=3 May 2019}}

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• [http://riverdance.com/ Official website]

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