52nd Street

52nd Street

52nd Street

Album by Billy Joel

Released 13 October 1978

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Tracklist

1
Big Shot
4:03
3.9 ★
2
Honesty
3:54
3.6 ★
3
My Life
4:45
4.2 ★
4
Zanzibar
5:16
4.0 ★
5
Stiletto
4:42
3.6 ★
6
Rosalinda’s Eyes
4:42
3.6 ★
7
Half a Mile Away
4:09
3.8 ★
8
Until the Night
6:36
3.8 ★
9
52nd Street
2:31
4.0 ★

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Release credits

Babi Floyd
background vocals [7], guest [7]
Billy Joel
electric piano [3], lead vocals [1, 3], piano [1, 3, 8], vocal [8]
Dave Grusin
brass [7]
Dave Martone
assistant
David Friedman
chimes [8], guest [8], percussion [8]
David Spinozza
acoustic guitar [2]
Donnie Dacus
background vocals [3], guest [3]
Doug Stegmeyer
background vocals [8], bass [8], electric bass guitar [1, 3]
Eric Gale
electric guitar [7], guest [7]
Frank Floyd
background vocals [7], guest [7]
Freddie Hubbard
guest [4], trumpet [4]
George Marge
guest [6], sopranino recorder [6]
Hugh McCracken
acoustic guitar [6], classical guitar [8], guest [6, 8]
Jim Boyer
engineer, mix
Liberty DeVitto
drums (drum set) [1, 3, 8]
Mike Mainieri
guest [4, 6], marimba [4, 6], vibraphone [4, 6]
Milt Grayson
background vocals [7], guest [7]
Peter Cetera
background vocals [3], guest [3]
Phil Ramone
mix, producer
Ralph MacDonald
guest [6-7], percussion [6-7]
Ray Simpson
background vocals [7], guest [7]
Richie Cannata
clarinet [8], organ [8], saxophone [1, 8]
Robert Freedman
brass [2, 8], strings [2, 8]
Steve Khan
acoustic guitar [8], electric guitar [8]
Steven Abdul Kahn
acoustic guitar [3], electric guitar [1]
Zachary Sanders
background vocals [7], guest [7]

Issues

5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
13 October 1978
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
1978
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
1978
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl (Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS Inc./51 W 52 Street, N.Y., N.Y.)
1978
5
52nd Street
CD (1st edition, "gold face")
1 October 1982
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
1982
5
52nd Street
CD (2nd edition, "silver face")
1983
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CD (made in Japan)
1984
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CD
1984
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CD
1984
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CD
1985
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CD
2 May 1987
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CD
1987
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CD
21 July 1988
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CD
1 December 1990
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CD (longbox gold CD)
8 December 1992
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CD
21 April 1993
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CD
1993
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Enhanced CD
20 October 1998
5
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Cassette
20 October 1998
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Enhanced CD
1998
5
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Enhanced CD
1998
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Enhanced CD
1998
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CD
1998
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Enhanced CD
21 January 1999
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52nd Street
SACD (2 channels), SACD (multichannel)
1999
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SACD
1999
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SACD (2 channels), SACD (multichannel)
31 July 2001
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SACD
11 October 2001
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CD
3 November 2004
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CD
19 April 2006
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Blu-spec CD
24 December 2008
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HDCD
2 November 2010
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12" Vinyl
16 August 2011
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52nd Street
Hybrid SACD (MFSL Remaster)
31 July 2012
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Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) (Special Limited Edition)
31 July 2012
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Digital Media
2012
5
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Enhanced CD
15 February 2013
5
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Blu-spec CD
6 March 2013
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12" Vinyl
27 May 2013
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2x 12" Vinyl
2013
5
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CD
2 August 2017
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52nd Street
12" Vinyl
21 March 2018
5
52nd Street
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) (40th Anniversary Edition)
17 October 2018
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CD (DIDP 50001)
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CD
5
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CD
5
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CD
5
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12" Vinyl (price codes CB 271 and 57)
5
52nd Street
CD (glass mastered at Sony Music, Pitman)