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In 1973, Billy Joel released his legendary 'Piano Man' album. Listen to Billy Joel perform the title track 'Piano Man'.

The Piano Man Billy Joel

One of the greatest American pianists and singers, William Martial Joel, was born in New York May 9, 1949. Aged four, he already started learning to play piano. He gave his first performance in 1965, as a member of The Echoes. In two years Billy joined another band, The Hassles. With only two albums released, this formation collapsed. The next step in Joel’s career was the creation of the Attila duet. The music they played was too complicated for the audience to accept and understand which destined their only album to be a desperate failure. Music misfortunes and troubles in personal life broke Joel’s spirit. He tried to poison himself, but survived with the help of doctors. In 1971, Billy launched his own career. The opening move was an extremely disadvantageous contract with the LA Family Productions. The first release became a real flop due to its poor recording.

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The track list of Joel’s promotional tour for his debut album included the new song Captain Jack. This composition made his personality interesting to the managers of Columbia Records. It took the singer many efforts to get rid of obligations imposed by the old contract, but in the end the victory was his. The opening track from Piano Man (1973) was Billy’s first big hit to enter Top 20. The album itself was not a good seller at once. It achieved great commercial success in several years after the rise of Joel’s star and eventually sold over four million copies. The subsequent release was a flop and forced Joel to go back to New York. There, he found himself new musicians. Billy’s next album, Turnstiles did not come up to his expectation despite having some remarkable songs like New York State of Mind, or Say Goodbye To Hollywood. Joel made a breakthrough with the 1977 release of The Stranger, one of the best Columbia Records products in the entire history of the company. This album featured four tracks entering Top 40. It earned Joel his first Grammy. The two following studio works were also good sellers and musically interesting. They presented a new variety of rock-n-roll performed basically with piano and drums without guitars.

In 1981, Billy Joel recorded his first live album, Songs in the Attic. It was a collection of primarily unknown songs penned by the musician at the beginning of his career. This release easily earned the platinum status. During the session for the next studio album, Billy experienced a bike crash and a divorce. Despite all the difficulties, he managed to produce a powerful release The Nylon Curtain, running seventh on Billboard. In 1985, Billy Joel delivered two volumes of his best hits. In two years, he became the first American musician to give a concert in the Soviet Union. The performance was recorded and released as the Концерт (Concert) album. The last studio effort by Joel was River of Dreams (1993), debuting first on Billboard. The singer continued his music career only as a concert performer. One of the reasons for stopping the studio activities was alcohol abuse Billy had been struggling with for years. Nevertheless, he remained The performance was recorded and released as the Концерт (Concert) album. The studio Album River of Dreams appeared in 1993, debuting first on Billboard. One of the reasons for holding up the studio activities was alcohol abuse Billy had been struggling with for years. But his record 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert was released in 2000, and in 2001 the studio album Fantasies & Delusions, including classical compositions, was issued. Record Piano Man: The Very Best Of appeared in 2004, and it included the best compositions if Billy. Compilation of songs performed during concerts at Madison Square Garden, titled 12 Gardens Live was released in 2006. Billy Joel remained a perfect stage performer touring alone and accompanied by Elton John. Billy Joel was inducted to the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

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The Bridge is the tenth studio album by Americansinger-songwriterBilly Joel, released on July 9, 1986. It was the last studio album produced by Phil Ramone as well as the last to feature Joel's long-time bassist Doug Stegmeyer and rhythm guitarist Russell Javors. The album yielded several successful singles, including 'A Matter of Trust' (peaking at No. 10), 'Modern Woman' (which also appeared on the Ruthless People soundtrack, peaking at No. 10), and 'This Is the Time' (peaking at No. 18).

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Joel began work on the album — on which two of his major influences (Ray Charles and Steve Winwood) made guest appearances — in 1985. Charles sang a duet with Joel on the song 'Baby Grand', and Winwood played Hammond organ on the song 'Getting Closer'. Other notable musicians who made guest appearances on the album include jazz musicians Ron Carter and Michael Brecker, who both played on the jazzy track 'Big Man on Mulberry Street.'

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The album also had some New wave influences. For instance, the first song, 'Running on Ice,' is heavily influenced by the music of The Police, and 'Modern Woman' borrows heavily from the styles of Huey Lewis and the News. The final song recorded for the album, 'Code of Silence,' featured Cyndi Lauper who contributed backing vocals and received co-writing credit for the lyrics; Joel would return the favor by contributing backing vocals on Lauper's song 'Maybe He'll Know' for her 1986 album True Colors.

The Bridge was Joel's last album to carry the 'Family Productions' logo which had appeared on all of Joel's albums up to that time as part of a deal that Columbia Records made to get Joel out of his first recording contract with Artie Ripp's Family Productions. In the closing song of the album — 'Getting Closer' — Joel makes several of what are clearly attacks and observations on the iron-clad contract with Ripp, with references to 'my stolen youth', 'all the conmen and their acrobats who stomped me in the ground,' and 'I must live up to contracts.'

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Critical reception[edit]

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990), Robert Christgau said: 'Maybe [Joel's] youthful lyricism, meaning his knack for the tearjerker, is abandoning him. … Here he's best when he's brassy and literal: failed wise guy in 'Big Man on Mulberry Street,' Ray Charles's coequal on 'Baby Grand.' And even at his most rockin' he's seventy-five years retro whether he likes it or not—whenever he doesn't hit it just right you want to quarantine him for life in Atlantic City.'^[7]

Track listing[edit]

All songs composed by Billy Joel, except 'Code of Silence' written by Joel and Cyndi Lauper.

Side one

1. 'Running on Ice' – 3:15
2. 'This Is the Time' – 4:59
3. 'A Matter of Trust' – 4:09
4. 'Modern Woman' – 3:48
5. 'Baby Grand' (duet with Ray Charles) – 4:02

Side two

1. 'Big Man on Mulberry Street' – 5:26
2. 'Temptation' – 4:12
3. 'Code of Silence' (backing vocals by Cyndi Lauper) – 5:15
4. 'Getting Closer' – 5:00

Personnel[edit]

• Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, electric guitar (3), Fender Rhodes (9)
• David Brown – guitar (1-4, 6, 8, 9), 12-string acoustic guitar (8)
• Russell Javors – guitar (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
• Liberty DeVitto – drums (1-4, 6-9), percussion (9)
• Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
• Mark Rivera – tenor saxophone (4), alto saxophone (7)

Additional personnel

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• Rob Mounsey – synthesizer (1), orchestration (2, 4, 6)
• Jeff Bova – synthesizer (3, 8), orchestration (7)
• Ray Charles – acoustic piano (5), lead vocals (5)
• Steve Winwood – Hammond B3 organ (9)
• Dean Parks – guitar (5)
• John McCurry – guitar (9)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (5)
• Ron Carter – acoustic bass (6)
• Neil Jason – bass guitar (9)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (5)
• Jimmy Bralower – percussion (4)
• Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (6)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (6)
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (6)
• Dave Bargeron – trombone (6)
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet (6)
• Alan Rubin – trumpet (6)
• Don Brooks – harmonica (8)
• Patrick Williams – arrangements (5)
• Philippe Saisse – orchestration (7)
• Peter Hewlett – backing vocals (1)
• Cyndi Lauper – harmony vocals (8)

Production[edit]

• Producer – Phil Ramone
• Production Coordinator – Joseph D'Ambrosio
• Engineer – Jim Boyer
• Associate Engineers – Steve Boyer, David Dickson, Bradshaw Leigh and Fred Tenny.
• Technical Support – Ricki Begin, Peter Bergren, Mark Betts, Steve Buller, Cary Butler, Gary Ciuzio, Ed Evans, Bruce Howell, Joe Lopes, Frank Rodriguez, Billy Rothschild, Joe Salvatto, Audrey Tanaka and Phil Vachon.
• Support System – Barry Bongiovi, Jim Flynn and The Power Station staff.
• Digitally recorded at The Power Station, Chelsea Sound and RCA Recording Studios (New York, NY); Evergreen Studios (Burbank, CA).
• Mixed at The Power Station (New York, NY).
• Mastering by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Acoustic Piano supplied by Yamaha.
• Design – Mark Larson
• Cover Painting – Brad Holland
• Photography – Patrick Demarchelier
• Sleeve Photos – Larry Busacca, Phil Ramone and Charles Reilly.

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

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Singles[edit]

References[edit]

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5. ^The Bridge at AllMusic
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8. ^Pond, Steve (1986-08-10). 'RECORD RACK > Billy Bites Off Too Much'. articles.latimes.com. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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17. ^ ^ab'Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1986' (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
18. ^ ^abOricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN4-87131-077-9.
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23. ^'Billy Joel > Artist > Official Charts'. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
24. ^Allmusic – The Bridge > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
25. ^'Album Search: Billy Joel – The Bridge'(ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
26. ^'RPM Top 100 Albums of 1986'. RPM. 1986-12-27. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
27. ^年間アルバムヒットチャート 1986年（昭和61年） [Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1986] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
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33. ^'British album certifications – Billy Joel – The Bridge'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.Select albums in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type The Bridge in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
34. ^'American album certifications – Billy Joel – The Bridge'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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