Billy Joel – The Stranger

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Label:	Columbia – PCX 34987
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	Canada
Released:	1977
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)	3:30
A2	The Stranger Percussion – Ralph MacDonald	5:08
A3	Just The Way You Are Acoustic Guitar – Steve Burgh Percussion – Ralph MacDonald Saxophone [Alto] – Phil Woods	4:50
A4	Scenes From An Italian Restaurant Accordion – Dominic Cortese Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken Guitar [Electric] – Steve Burgh	7:35
B1	Vienna Accordion – Dominic Cortese	3:32
B2	Only The Good Die Young	3:54
B3	She's Always A Woman Acoustic Guitar – Steve Burgh	3:19
B4	Get It Right The First Time Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken Percussion – Ralph MacDonald	3:54
B5	Everybody Has A Dream Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken Backing Vocals – Phoebe Snow Organ – Richard Tee Percussion – Ralph MacDonald	4:35

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Distributed By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Mastered 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.

Credits

Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm] – Mr. Steve Khan*
Bass – Doug Stegmeyer
Clarinet – Richie Cannata
Drums – Liberty Devitto
Engineer – Phil Ramone
Flute – Richie Cannata
Guitar [12-string] – Mr. Steve Khan*
Guitar [Electric] – Mr. Steve Khan*
Guitar [High String] – Mr. Steve Khan*
Keyboards [Electric] – Billy Joel
Orchestrated By – Patrick Williams
Organ – Richie Cannata
Piano [Acoustic] – Billy Joel
Producer – Phil Ramone
Saxophone [Soprano] – Richie Cannata
Saxophone [Tenor] – Richie Cannata
Synthesizer – Billy Joel
Vocals – Billy Joel

Notes

Issued with printed inner lyric sleeve

Alternate cover and Cat# from other Canadian Release

Spine:
- PCX 34987 / Billy Joel / The Stranger
- Shorewood [logo] Litho In Canada ( this spine does not have a CBS Canada date code )
- Columbia Stereo

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Both sides runout DM- etched, number stamped): DM-
Matrix / Runout (A side label): AL 34987
Matrix / Runout (B side label): BL 34987
Matrix / Runout (A side runout etched except 21 stamped): AL-34987-1G-2HZ: DM-21
Matrix / Runout (B side runout etched except 23 stamped): BL-34987-1E-2HZ: DM-23

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	CBS	SBP 237057	New Zealand	1977
Recently Edited	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
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	CBS/Sony	25AP 843	Singapore & Malaysia	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	Columbia	PC 34987, 34987	Canada	1977