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52nd Street (album)

52nd Street
Album by Billy Joel
Released October, 1978
Recorded A & R Recording, Inc., New York City
Genre Rock
Length 40 min 26 sec
Record label Columbia
Producer Phil Ramone
Professional reviews
AMG 4/5 link
Billy Joel Chronology
The Stranger
(1977)
52nd Street
(1978)
Glass Houses
(1980)

52nd Street is the sixth studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1978. (see 1978 in music).

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Billy Joel.

  1. "Big Shot" - 4:03
  2. "Honesty" - 3:53
  3. "My Life" - 4:44
  4. "Zanzibar" - 5:13
  5. "Stiletto" - 4:42
  6. "Rosalinda's Eyes" - 4:41
  7. "Half a Mile Away" - 4:08
  8. "Until the Night" - 6:35
  9. "52nd Street" - 5:04

Personnel

  • Billy Joel - piano, vocals
  • Doug Stegmeyer - bass, background vocals
  • Liberty DeVitto - drums
  • Richie Cannata - saxophones, organ, clarinet
  • Steve Khan - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet on "Zanzibar"
  • Mike Mainieri - vibes and marimba on "Zanzibar" and "Rosalinda's Eyes"
  • David Spinozza - acoustic guitar on "Honesty"
  • Donnie Dacus - background vocals on "My Life"
  • Peter Cetera - background vocals on "My Life"
  • David Friedman - orchestral chimes and percussion on "Until the Night"
  • Ralph MacDonald - percussion on "Rosalinda's Eyes" and "Half a Mile Away"
  • Eric Gale - electric guitar on "Half a Mile Away"
  • Frank Floyd - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
  • Babi Floyd - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
  • Zack Sanders - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
  • Milt Grayson - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
  • Ray Simpson - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
  • George Marge - sopranino recorder on "Rosalinda's Eyes"
  • Hugh McCracken - nylon string guitar on "Until the Night" and "Rosalinda's Eyes"
  • Robert Freedman - horn and string orchestration on "Until the Night" and "Honesty"
  • Dave Grusin - horn orchestration on "Half a Mile Away"
  • David Nadien - concertmaster

Awards

1979 Grammy Awards

Album of the Year Billy Joel, Phil Ramone
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Billy Joel
Last updated: 05-07-2005 09:58:32
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