Billy Joel – 52nd Street

Name: Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Rating: 3.8 (401 reviews)

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Label:	Columbia – 35609
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	Canada
Released:	Oct 1978
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Latin Jazz

Tracklist

A1	Big Shot	4:01
A2	Honesty Acoustic Guitar – David Spinozza Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Robert Freedman*	3:50
A3	My Life Backing Vocals – Peter Cetera	4:43
A4	Zanzibar Marimba, Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard	5:10
B1	Stiletto	4:39
B2	Rosalinda's Eyes Acoustic Guitar [Nylon String] – Hugh McCracken Marimba, Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri Percussion – Ralph MacDonald Recorder [Sopranino Recorder] – George Marge	4:40
B3	Half A Mile Away Arranged By [Horns] – Dave Grusin Backing Vocals – Zack Sanders* Guitar – Eric Gale Percussion – Ralph MacDonald	4:06
B4	Until The Night Acoustic Guitar [Nylon String] – Hugh McCracken Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Robert Freedman* Percussion – David Friedman	6:35
B5	52nd Street	2:27

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Distributed By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – Impulsive Music
Copyright © – April Music Inc.
Recorded At – A & R Recording, Inc.
Mixed At – A & R Recording, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Mastered At – Customatrix
Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
Published By – Impulsive Music
Published By – April Music

Credits

Bass, Backing Vocals – Doug Stegmeyer
Cover [Design] – John Berg
Drums – Liberty DeVitto
Engineer [Assistant] – David Martone
Engineer, Remix – Jim Boyer
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Steve Khan
Mastered By [Album Credit] – Ted Jensen
Photography By – Jim Houghton
Piano, Vocals – Billy Joel
Producer – Home Run (4)
Producer [Associate to Mr. Ramone] – Kathy Kurs
Producer, Remix – Phil Ramone
Saxophone, Organ, Clarinet – Richie Cannata
Violin [Concertmaster] – David Nadien
Written-By – Billy Joel

Notes

Released with a printed inner photo/credits-sleeve

CBS Canada date code J8 = October 1978

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Spine, CBS Canada date code): J8
Rights Society: ASCAP
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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	52nd Street (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS	CBS 83181, FC 35609	UK	1978
Recently Edited	52nd Street (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing)	Family Productions	FC 35609, 35609	US	1978
Recently Edited	52nd Street (Cassette, Album, Dolby)	CBS	40-83181	Europe	1978
	52nd Street (LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 83181	Europe	1978
	52nd Street (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS	CBS 83181	Portugal	1978