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Before The Stranger, Billy Joel was on the verge of being dropped by his record label Columbia Records. After the unexpected success of Joel's second album, Piano Man (1973), his subsequent albums were commercially disappointing. Turnstiles, Joel's 1976 release, had peaked at only number 122 on the Billboard 200 chart. [1]
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
"The Stranger" is a song by rock artist Billy Joel and the title track from his 1977 album of the same name. [3] The song was released as a single in Japan where it became very popular and peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart, selling more than 471,000 copies, charting as well in Australia, New Zealand and France. [ 4 ]
Here is the discography of American singer-songwriter Billy Joel.He has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles, and 45 music videos.
Dino Dan is a Canadian television series created by J. J. Johnson (also a director). The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada on January 4, 2010, and ended on August 23, 2019. In the US, the series premiered on the Nick Jr. Channel on October 17, 2010.
"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger. It has been described as "a characteristic Joel observation on New York life." [2] In 2021, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the 324th [3] greatest song of all time. The song was also described as "a seven-minute epic" [4] by American Songwriter.
Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection (2000) – studio + live compilation; Billy Joel - 2000 Years: The Millenium Concert (2001) – 2×CD live; Billy Joel - 12 Gardens: Live (2006) – 2×CD; Billy Joel - The Stranger: 30th Anniversary edition [+ bonus DVD] (2008) Billy Joel - The Stranger: The original album; Live at Carnegie Hall 1977 (2008)
52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1978, by Columbia Records. [2] Presenting itself as the follow-up to his breakthrough studio album, The Stranger, Joel tried to give the new album a fresh sound, hiring various jazz musicians to differentiate it from his previous studio albums.