Album
Songs In The Attic
1981 · Rock
42 collectors on Gatefold own this
Songs In The Attic is a Rock album by Billy Joel, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 133 pressings tracked, owned by 42 collectors.
About
Despite his incredible success, Billy Joel didn't want to celebrate his moment by recording a predictable live album that trotted out all his hits. Instead, he chose his favorite overlooked songs from his first four solo albums. (His one early hit, "Piano Man," was left off this album for being too well-known.) Joel had a live band he believed in, and sure enough he made one of the best albums of his career. "She's Got a Way" (originally from his debut, <i>Cold Spring Harbor</i>) and "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (from <i>Turnstiles</i>) became hit singles in their live versions, and songs like "Everybody Loves You Now," "Summer, Highland Falls," "Los Angelenos," and "Captain Jack" receive definitive performances and spring to life in ways the studio albums only suggested. By the time he reaches "You're My Home"—a love letter to his girlfriend at the time—he sounds as if he's singing it for fans who welcomed him in ways he never felt in real life. A career highpoint.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)5:05
- A2Summer, Highland Falls3:03
- A3Streetlife Serenader5:17
- A4Los Angelenos3:48
- A5She's Got A Way2:44
- A6Everybody Loves You Now3:10
Side B
- B1Say Goodbye To Hollywood4:25
- B2Captain Jack7:16
- B3You're My Home3:07
- B4The Ballad Of Billy The Kid5:28
- B5I've Loved These Days4:35
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- raw
- driving
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy JoelLYRICS BY, MUSIC BY, LINER NOTES, VOCALS, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, HARMONICA VOCALS , PIANO , KEYBOARDS , LYRICS BY, MUSIC BY VOCALS, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER, HARMONICA
- David BrownELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR
- Doug StegmeyerBASS BASS GUITAR
- Liberty DeVittoDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Richie CannataORGAN, SAXOPHONE ORGAN, SAXOPHONE, FLUTE SAXOPHONE , FLUTE, ORGAN
- Russell JavorsACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
42 collectors on Gatefold own this · 133 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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