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.
"[2] Fogelberg described the album as "pessimism tempered with deeper spiritual optimism"[3] and "eclectic," and said his songwriting influences were Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn and South African Johnny Clegg, both of whom incorporated political concerns into their works.
River of Souls addresses concerns about the environment in "Holy Road", and the homeless in "Faces of America", and war in "A Voice for Peace".
He also noted that he wrote "Serengeti Moon" about 10 years ago, before Paul Simon's "Graceland" came out, and "thought, what am I going to do with this?