The Stranger
Billy Joel
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Billy Joel | 3:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | The Stranger | Billy Joel | 5:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Billy Joel | 7:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Vienna | Billy Joel | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Only the Good Die Young | Billy Joel | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | She's Always a Woman | Billy Joel | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Get It Right the First Time | Billy Joel | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Everybody Has a Dream | Billy Joel | 6:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
iTunes Review
Years of often bleak lounge and club gigs had given "Piano Man" enough first-person edge to become his first significant hit, but Billy Joel finally crashed the big time in 1977 with this muscular commercial breakthrough, an album that still stands among his most confident and accomplished. If the collection's uber-slick signature ballad "Just the Way You Are" made him anathema to the nascent punk revolution, it nonetheless scored the ultimate Grammy honor as both Song and Record of the Year. Producer Phil Ramone brings out the latent '50s roots of songs like "Only the Good Die Young," while burnishing "Movin' Out" and the neo-classical melodicism of "She's Always a Woman to Me" to elegant perfection. There's a palpable edge to many of Joel's performances here; coupled with an ability to forge strong personas in his work that rivaled Randy Newman's, it's a collection whose best songs often blur the line between observation and autobiography.
Recent Customer Reviews
His Masterpiece!
by KISS Fan '96AC/DC had Back in Black, Michael Jackson had Thriller, Fleetwood Mac had Rumours and Billy Joel has the Stranger. This album is one that crosses over without selling out. He realeased it at the right time with the right mix of songs and it was a smash. As with many career defining albums, it has stood the test of time and changing musical tastes.
He had other albums that were as strong, perhaps 52nd Street or Glass Houses? But this one had ballads that were emotional, but not sappy (She's Got a Way and Just the Way You Are). It had complaints about life (Movin Out & the Stranger), and it had sexual desire and rebellion (Only the Good Die Young and Scenes....)
Other Joel albums can be avoided with the purchase of his greatest hits but this one is worth the investment for almost every listener.
It's perfect
by eu3431I can't say this album
You must buy it
Very gooooooood!!!!!!!!
One of the greatest albums ever. Period.
by guitarist in berkeleyI discovered this album lying on my moms desk a few years ago, and I immediately fell in love. From the infectious beat of Movin' Out, to the melodic, moving chord changes on Vienna, this album demonstrates that Billy Joel is one of the greatest rock pianists of all times. It is an absolute masterpeice; I would go as far to say that I would put it up there with Kind Of Blue on a list of the top 5 best albums ever. Just Beautiful
Biography
Born: May 09, 1949 in New York, NY [The Bronx]
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Billy Joel
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piano Man | The Essential Billy Joel | 5:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | We Didn't Start the Fire | The Essential Billy Joel | 4:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Only the Good Die Young (Single Version) | The Essential Billy Joel | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Uptown Girl | The Essential Billy Joel | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | It's Still Rock and Roll to Me | The Essential Billy Joel | 2:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $8.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Arena Rock, Pop, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
- Released: Sep 1977
- ℗ 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
