52nd Street (album)
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| 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 (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bnk9kebt7q7x) |
| 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).
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Track listing
All songs by Billy Joel.
- "Big Shot" - 4:03
- "Honesty" - 3:53
- "My Life" - 4:44
- "Zanzibar" - 5:13
- "Stiletto" - 4:42
- "Rosalinda's Eyes" - 4:41
- "Half a Mile Away" - 4:08
- "Until the Night" - 6:35
- "52nd Street" - 5:04
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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
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Awards
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1979 Grammy Awards
| Album of the Year | Billy Joel, Phil Ramone |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | Billy Joel |
