"The River" is a song by

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. It was released as a single in Australia and the UK, where it reached #79 in the

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, #99 in Australia, and was a

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in Canada and the USA.splendor solis er
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Accessed 17 April 2007 The music video was shot in Toronto, directed by

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and features a cameo by Roy Harper.Stuart Chatwood, In Tangents The Tea Party Collection 2000, CD, EMI Music Canada, Mississauga. "The River" was the band's first single and is a standard three-piece rock composition with a lot of Wah-wah pedal. An acoustic version with

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, santur and drums was recorded in August 1995 at Studio Morin Heights (

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) for '' Alhambra'' but appears as a B-side on the "

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" single and the European '' Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000'' album.

Track listing

#"The River (radio edit)" #"The River (album)" #"Winter Solstice" #" Watching What the Rain Blows in"

Charts

References

External links

The music video
Songs about rivers 1993 debut singles The Tea Party songs 1993 songs Chrysalis Records singles Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi {{1990s-rock-song-stub