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Storm Front is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 17, 1989. [14] It was Joel's third album to reach No. 1 in the U.S. and features "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song that cataloged a list of historical events, trends, and cultural icons from 1949 (when Joel was born) until 1989.
Sometimes a Fantasy. " Sometimes a Fantasy " is a song by Billy Joel, released in 1980 as the last single from his seventh studio album Glass Houses. The single peaked at No. 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is a "melodic, fast paced rocker" [1] and starts with Joel dialing a number on a telephone (which he is depicted doing on the ...
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.
Contents. You're Only Human (Second Wind) " You're Only Human (Second Wind) " is a song written and performed by Billy Joel that originally appeared on Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II in 1985. The song deals with teenage depression and suicide. It became a top-ten hit, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Billy Joel singles chronology. " Pressure " (1982) " Allentown " (1982) " Goodnight Saigon " (1983) " Allentown " is a song by American singer Billy Joel and the lead track on Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain. Released as the album's second single, it was accompanied by a conceptual music video. Upon its release, and especially in subsequent ...
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. " 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 ...
The song is the first track off the album and begins with the sound of broken glass, which is included to metaphorically signify the smashing of the glass house from which the album is named. "You May Be Right" is also on Billy Joel's Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II (on disc 2) and the live albums 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert , 12 ...
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s ...