Piano Man is a Rock album by Billy Joel, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 214 pressings tracked, owned by 93 collectors.
About
Billy Joel's 1973 breakthrough album came after various would-be jump-starts for the multi-talented Long Islander. He'd already committed a solo debut (the underwhelming <i>Cold Spring Harbor</i>) before landing at Columbia, which issued <i>Piano Man</i> to AM and FM radio acclaim. Joel's sound would prove to be an appealing tonic to fans of Elton John and James Taylor, who'd already broken the singer-songwriter sweepstakes open. Joel would go full circle over the ten years, writing everything from standards like "Just the Way You Are" and rockers like "You May Be Right" before returning to big statements on <i>The Nylon Curtain</i>. The big numbers here are, of course, the autobiographical title track (which seemed to yearn for Joel's mixed-blessing days of anonymity) and the cryptic, epic-length "Captain Jack."
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Travelin' Prayer4:10
- A2Piano Man5:37
- A3Ain't No Crime3:20
- A4You're My Home3:14
- A5The Ballad Of Billy The Kid5:35
Side B
- B1Worse Comes To Worst3:28
- B2Stop In Nevada3:40
- B3If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You)3:35
- B4Somewhere Along The Line3:17
- B5Captain Jack6:55
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- wistful
- heartland
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy ArmstrongFIDDLE VIOLIN
- Billy JoelKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, PERFORMER, WRITTEN BY, MUSIC BY, LYRICS BY KEYBOARDS, WRITTEN-BY
- Dean ParksGUITAR
- Emory Gordy, Jr.BASS BASS GUITAR
- Eric WeissbergBANJO PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, BANJO
- Fred HeilbrunBANJO
- Larry CarltonGUITAR
- Laura CreamerBACKING VOCALS
- Mark CreamerBACKING VOCALS
- Michael OmartianACCORDION ACCORDION, ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY, ACCORDION
- Rhys ClarkDRUMS
- Richard BennettGUITAR
- Ron TuttDRUMS
- Susan StewardBACKING VOCALS
- Susan Steward & CoBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- The CreamersBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Wilton FelderBASS BASS, KEYBOARDS BASS GUITAR
- Al HertzbergGUITAR
93 collectors on Gatefold own this · 214 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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