The Stranger [Vinyl LP]

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Retrospectively, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine described The Stranger as "a concept album of sorts, an ode to the singer's native New York underscored by his paranoid obsession (and resistance) to change". He called the album "a rejection of the American Dream", highlighting the pessimism expressed in some of its songs' lyrics. [26] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised The Stranger as a highlight of Joel's discography, noting that its lyrical shortcomings are outweighed by Joel's musical flair, and ultimately concluding that Joel "rarely wrote a set of songs better than those on The Stranger, nor did he often deliver an album as consistently listenable". [18] Rolling Stone ranked The Stranger at number 67 on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [30] It also placed on the 2012 and 2020 editions of the list at numbers 70 and 169, respectively. [31] [32] In 2000, The Stranger was voted number 246 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. [33] billyjoelVEVO. "Billy Joel - Q&A: Have You Ever Rewritten Your Songs? (Berklee 1992)"– via YouTube.

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Staunton, Terry (September 2008). " The Stranger: 30th Anniversary Edition | Billy Joel". Record Collector. No.353 . Retrieved January 9, 2016. ORICON STYLE-ミュージック"[Highest position and charting weeks for The Stranger (30th Anniversary Edition) by Billy Joel]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014 . Retrieved September 7, 2013. Hernandez, Ernio (August 18, 2005). "Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel Musical Movin' Out of Broadway; Final Performance Dec. 11". Playbill . Retrieved October 16, 2020.

Browne, David (May 22, 2007). "Billy Joel: The Stranger". Blender. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010 . Retrieved October 19, 2015. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 22, 1979). Billboard.com – Year End Charts – Year-end Albums – The Billboard 200 . Retrieved May 1, 2014. {{ cite book}}: |last1= has generic name ( help) Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved May 31, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Billy Joel". Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Conclusion)" - "Get It Right the First Time" – "Everyone Has a Dream" a b "The Top 5 Billy Joel Songs, Ranked By Billy Joel". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. January 9, 2017. CBS . Retrieved December 10, 2018– via YouTube.

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Along with the rest of Joel's catalogue, the album was remastered and re-released in 1998, including a multimedia component that included four live videos.American album certifications – Billy Joel – The Stranger". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 19, 2022. a b c d e Joel, Billy (April 3, 2013). "Billy Joel Pays Tribute to Phil Ramone: 'He Was the King' ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 24, 2018. a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 on November 3, continuing an ongoing celebration of the legendary artist’s 50-plus years of musical magic, on-stage and in-the-studio. The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 is being released near the 50th anniversary of “Piano Man,” Billy Joel’s first signature song, released as a single on November 2, 1973 with the Piano Man album dropping a week later (November 9, 1973).

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From the time of its release in 1977 until 1985, The Stranger was Columbia Records’ biggest selling album. RPM Top 100 Albums of 1978". RPM. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013 . Retrieved September 8, 2013. New Zealand album certifications – Billy Joel – The Stranger". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved July 11, 2023. Spending six weeks at No.2 on the US Billboard 200, The Stranger is considered Joel's critical and commercial breakthrough. Four singles were released in the US, all of which became Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts: " Just the Way You Are" (No.3), " Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", " She's Always a Woman" (both No.17), and " Only the Good Die Young" (No.24). Other songs, such as " Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and " Vienna", have become staples of his career and are frequently performed in his live shows. The album won two awards at the 1978 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Just the Way You Are". It remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date, and surpassed Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water to become Columbia's best-selling album release, with more than 10 million units sold worldwide. Rolling Stone later named it one of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020 . Retrieved October 16, 2020. The Stranger was well-received by critics, particularly in retrospect, with many considering it to display some of Joel's best-written material. In a contemporary review of the album, Ira Mayer of Rolling Stone deemed it an improvement over Joel's previous studio efforts, praising its musical variety and Ramone's production. [28] In a less enthusiastic review, Village Voice critic Robert Christgau graded the album "B−" and held it slightly above Joel's previous works; speaking specifically of Joel himself, he wrote that the artist had "more or less grown up" with what he considered less egotistical songwriting, and that he is "now as likeable as your once-rebellious and still-tolerant uncle who has the quirk of believing that OPEC was designed to ruin his air-conditioning business". [29] MoFi's pressing is MUCH clearer, it really is like lifting a blanket off the speakers. Billy's voice especially is clear and center and feels like you're listening to him in the booth 5 feet away, not quite in the same room, but it still feels like it's just right there.