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Glass Houses

Glass Houses
Album by Billy Joel
Released March 1980
Recorded ???
Genre Rock
Length 34 min 35 sec
Record label Columbia
Producer Phil Ramone
Professional reviews
AMG 4.5/5 link
Billy Joel Chronology
52nd Street
(1978)
Glass Houses
(1980)
Songs in the Attic
(1981)

Glass Houses is an album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It features Joel's first song to peak at #1 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me." The album itself topped the Pop Albums chart for six weeks.

Contents

Track listing

all songs written by Billy Joel

  1. "You May Be Right" - 4:15
  2. "Sometimes a Fantasy" - 3:40
  3. "Don't Ask Me Why" - 2:59
  4. "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me" - 2:57
  5. "All for Leyna" - 4:15
  6. "I Don't Want to Be Alone" - 3:57
  7. "Sleeping With the Television On" - 3:02
  8. "C'Etait Toi (You Were the One)" - 3:25
  9. "Close to the Borderline" - 3:47
  10. "Through the Long Night" - 5:15

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Phil Ramone
  • Engineer: Jim Boyer
  • Assistant engineer: Bradshaw Leigh
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen
  • photography: Jim Houghton

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1980 Pop Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me" Pop Singles 1
1980 "Don't Ask Me Why" Adult Contemporary 1
1980 "Don't Ask Me Why" Pop Singles 19
1980 "Sometimes A Fantasy" Pop Singles 36
1980 "You May Be Right" Pop Singles 7

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1980 Glass Houses Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Last updated: 08-05-2005 20:38:12
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