Billy Joel - 52nd Street
1978, CBS Inc. / Columbia Records
Joel faced high expectations on this album. 52nd Street was conceived as a day in Manhattan, and was named after the famous street of same name which hosted many of the world"s premier jazz venues and performers throughout the 1930s, 40"s, and 50"s. Fans purchased over seven million copies on the strength of the hits My Life (# 3), Big Shot (# 14), and Honesty (# 24). This helped 52nd Street become Joel"s first # 1 album. My Life eventually became the theme song for a new US television sitcom, Bosom Buddies, which featured actor Tom Hanks in one of his earliest roles. 52nd Street was the first album to be released on Compact Disc in Japan (1982). The album won Grammys for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male & Album of the Year. Despite all the cover art for the album showing Joel holding a trumpet, he does not play the instrument on the album, though two tracks on the album do feature trumpets. Freddie Hubbard plays two solos in Zanzibar and joins Jon Faddis in the horn section for Half A Mile Away.
Songs:
Big Shot
Honesty
My Life
Zanzibar
Stiletto
Rosalinda"s Eyes
Half A Mile Away
Until the Night
52nd Street
To view more information on this album please visit Billy Joel at Original Vinyl Records.
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