River of Dreams

About River of Dreams

River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel (and his final studio album in the pop/rock genre), released on August 10, 1993. River of Dreams presented a much more serious tone from Joel than found in his previous albums, 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. After this album was released, Billy Joel has stopped recording new music as a performer although he went on to release subsequent amounts of new live albums along with new compilation albums as well as a one-off studio album featuring a classical-style solo piano performed by Hyung-ki "Richard" Joo titled Fantasies & Delusions which was released in 2001. more »