Billy Joel – The Stranger
Tracklist
| A1 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | 3:30 | |
| A2 | The Stranger | 5:08 | |
| A3 | Just The Way You Are | 4:50 | |
| A4 | Scenes From An Italian Restaurant | 7:35 | |
| B1 | Vienna | 3:32 | |
| B2 | Only The Good Die Young | 3:54 | |
| B3 | She's Always A Woman | 3:19 | |
| B4 | Get It Right The First Time | 3:54 | |
| B5 | Everybody Has A Dream | 4:35 | |
| B6 | The Stranger (Reprise) | 1:55 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Published By – Joelsongs
- Published By – Higher Music
- Published By – Ripparthur Music
- Recorded At – A & R Recording, Inc.
- Mixed At – A & R Recording, Inc.
- Made By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
- Bass – Doug Stegmeyer
- Drums – Liberty DeVitto
- Electric Guitar – Hiram Bullock
- Engineer – Jim Boyer
- Guitar [6 & 12 String Electric], Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm], Guitar [High String] – Mr. Steve Khan*
- Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Joel
- Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Patrick Williams
- Photography By – Jim Houghton
- Piano [Acoustic], Vocals, Keyboards [Electric], Synthesizer – Billy Joel
- Producer [Associate to Mr. Ramone] – Kathy Kurs
- Producer [In Association With] – Home Run (4)
- Producer, Engineer – Phil Ramone
- Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Organ – Richie Cannata
Notes
Ralph MacDonald appears courtesy of Marlin Records
Patti Austin appears courtesy of CTI Records
Richard Tee appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phil Woods appears courtesy of Gryphon Productions Inc.
S CBS 82311 and LC 0149 on label, CBS 82311 on spine, CB 271 54 on rear upper sleeve right, CBS 82311 on rear lower sleeve left, LC 0149 on rear lower sleeve right.
Label variation (no Family Productions logo)
Track B6 does not appear on sleeve or label.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
Made in England.
Patti Austin appears courtesy of CTI Records
Richard Tee appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phil Woods appears courtesy of Gryphon Productions Inc.
S CBS 82311 and LC 0149 on label, CBS 82311 on spine, CB 271 54 on rear upper sleeve right, CBS 82311 on rear lower sleeve left, LC 0149 on rear lower sleeve right.
Label variation (no Family Productions logo)
Track B6 does not appear on sleeve or label.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
Made in England.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 1, Side A): CBS.S 82311 A.4
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 1, Side B): CBS.S 82311 B.3
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 2, Side A): CBS-S-82311-A5
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 2, Side B): CBS S 82311 B3
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 3, Side A): CBS-S-82311-A6
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 3, Side B): CBS-S-82311-B4
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 4, Side A): CBS-S-82311-A5 C
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 4, Side B): CBS-S-82311-B4 A
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 5, Side A): CBS.S.82311.A1.
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 5, Side B): CBS.S.82311.A2.
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 6, Side A): CBS.S.82311 A3
- Matrix / Runout (Variation 6, Side B): CBS.S.82311.B3.
- Label Code: LC 0149
- Price Code: CB 271
- Other: 54
Other Versions (5 of 274)
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The Stranger (LP, Album) | CBS | SBP 237057 | New Zealand | 1977 | ||
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The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS | CBS 82311, 82311, S CBS 82311, JC 34987 | UK | 1977 | ||
| The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing) | Family Productions | JC 34987, 34987 | US | 1977 | |||
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The Stranger (LP, Album) | CBS/Sony | 25AP 843 | Singapore & Malaysia | 1977 | ||
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The Stranger (LP, Album) | Columbia | PC 34987, 34987 | Canada | 1977 |
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Reviews
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Released in September 1977
The Stranger is Billy Joel's the fifth studio album by American singer Billy Joel, released in September 1977 by Columbia Records.
From it's initial release through to July '78 it kept the radio airwaves happy with a supply of singles, starting with "Just the Way You Are" inspired by Joel's love for his wife at the time, Elizabeth Weber the melody came to him in a dream while he was working on The Stranger,which I've always found similar to "I'm Not In Love by 10cc,probably down to the overlapping harmonies and the Fender Rhodes piano,I love both these tracks,originally Joel considered keeping the song off the album,dismissing it as a "gloppy ballad" that was out-of-place compared to the rest of the album, producer Phil Ramone disagreed, and brought Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow into the studio to prove that it was worth including,upon hearing the song, the two artists both praised it, thus convincing him to feature the song.
Next we have "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" released November 1977, followed by "The Stranger" released: May 1978,
"Only the Good Die Young" released: May 1978 and finally "She's Always a Woman" released: July 1978
The Stranger was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Ramone, with whom he would work for five subsequent albums and I've always seen the album as the first in a trilogy, continuing with 52nd Street(1978) and finishing with Glass Houses(1980).
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