River of Souls

River of Souls is the twelfth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in September 1993. The album features a variety of genres ranging from Celtic, Brazilian, country, and African soft rock. It received mostly positive reviews from fans and critics alike, praising the instrumentation and vocals. However, some of the song's topics, which included war and politics, were not well received.

River of Souls
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1993
Recordedc.1993
GenreSoft rock, folk, pop rock
Length52:28
LabelFull Moon
ProducerDan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from the West
(1991)
River of Souls
(1993)
No Resemblance Whatsoever
(1995)
Singles from River of Souls
  1. "Magic Every Moment"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

  1. "Magic Every Moment" – 4:22
  2. "All There Is" – 4:34
  3. "The Minstrel" – 4:42
  4. "Faces of America" – 6:09
  5. "Holy Road" – 6:01
  6. "Serengeti Moon" – 4:45
  7. "Higher Ground" – 5:50
  8. "A Love Like This" – 3:57
  9. "River of Souls" – 6:11
  10. "A Voice for Peace" – 5:51

Personnel

  • Dan Fogelberg – vocals, keyboards (1, 3, 6, 7, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 5), bass guitar (1, 3–7), synth steel drum (1), horn arrangements (1, 5), electric guitar (2, 4, 8), percussion (2–4, 6, 7, 9, 10), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8, 10), Hammond B3 organ (4), mandolin (4), drum programming (4–8, 10), cymbal (5, 9), cowbell (5), sampling (7), lead guitar (8, 10), classical guitar (9), synth flute (9), synth strings (9), rhythm guitar (10)
  • Vince Melamed – synth marimba (1)
  • Michael Hanna – keyboards (2)
  • Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (5, 10)
  • Bill Payne – acoustic piano (9)
  • Robert McEntree – electric guitar (7, 8)
  • Larry Kleinfretless bass (2), bass guitar (9)
  • Mike Porcaro – bass guitar (2)
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar (8, 10)
  • Mike Botts – drums (1), shaker (1), bass drum (3), hi-hat (3), cymbal (8, 10)
  • Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4), cymbal (3, 6, 7)
  • Carlos Vega – drums (7)
  • Lenny Castrocongas (1, 5), shaker (1), timbales (5)
  • Alex Acuña – congas (2, 9), udu (2, 9, shaker (9), triangle (9), woodblock (9)
  • Pam Boulding – hammered dulcimer (3)
  • Bill Bergman – saxophone (1, 5), horn arrangements (1, 5)
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupkabaritone saxophone (1, 5)
  • Dennis Farias – trumpet (1, 5)
  • Daniel Fornero – trumpet (1, 5)
  • Philip Boulding – pennywhistle (3), Celtic harp (3)
  • Gene Elders – fiddle (4)
  • David Campbell – orchestra arrangements (3), conductor (3, 8), string arrangements (8)
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (5, 7)
  • Oren Waters – backing vocals (5–7)
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (5–7)
  • Maxine Anderson – backing vocals (6)
  • Ronald Kunene – backing vocals (6)
  • Abner Mariri – backing vocals (6)
  • Lebohang Morake – backing vocals (6)
  • Josef Powell – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Producer – Dan Fogelberg
  • Executive Producer – Remington Buckaroo Boone
  • Engineers – Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis, Dave Reynolds, Elliot Scheiner and James Tuttle.
  • Assistant Engineers – Neal Avron, Anastasia Fogelberg, Dave Glover, Mike Kloster and Kevin Nimmo.
  • Recorded at Mountain Bird Studios (Boulder, CO) and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed by Elliot Scheiner at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mix Assistant – Tom Winslow
  • Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).
  • Art Direction and Design – John Kosh and Brian Wittman
  • Photography – Henry Diltz

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 164

References

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