2x 12" Vinyl

52nd Street

Album by Billy Joel

Released 13 October 1978

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Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
1
Big Shot
4:01
3.9 ★
2
Honesty
3:50
3.6 ★
3
My Life
4:43
4.2 ★
4
Zanzibar
5:10
4.0 ★
5
Stiletto
4:39
3.7 ★
12" Vinyl 2
1
Rosalinda’s Eyes
4:40
3.6 ★
2
Half a Mile Away
4:06
3.8 ★
3
Until the Night
6:35
3.8 ★
4
52nd Street
2:27
3.9 ★

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Turnstiles

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Piano Man

Release credits

Babi Floyd
background vocals [2], guest [2]
Billy Joel
electric piano [3], lead vocals [1, 3], piano [1.1, 1.3, 2.3], vocal [3]
Dave Grusin
brass [2]
Dave Martone
assistant
David Friedman
chimes [3], guest [3], percussion [3]
David Spinozza
acoustic guitar [2]
Donnie Dacus
background vocals [3], guest [3]
Doug Stegmeyer
background vocals [3], bass [3], electric bass guitar [1, 3]
Eric Gale
electric guitar [2], guest [2]
Frank Floyd
background vocals [2], guest [2]
Freddie Hubbard
guest [4], trumpet [4]
George Marge
guest [1], sopranino recorder [1]
Hugh McCracken
acoustic guitar [1], classical guitar [3], guest [1, 3]
Jim Boyer
engineer, mix
Jim Houghton
photography
John Berg
design
Liberty DeVitto
drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3, 2.3]
Mike Mainieri
guest [2.1, 1.4], marimba [1.4, 2.1], vibraphone [2.1, 1.4]
Milt Grayson
background vocals [2], guest [2]
Peter Cetera
background vocals [3], guest [3]
Phil Ramone
mix, producer
Ralph MacDonald
guest [1-2], percussion [1-2]
Ray Simpson
background vocals [2], guest [2]
Richie Cannata
clarinet [3], organ [3], saxophone [1.1, 2.3]
Robert Freedman
brass [1.2, 2.3], strings [1.2, 2.3]
Steve Khan
acoustic guitar [3], electric guitar [3]
Steven Abdul Kahn
acoustic guitar [3], electric guitar [1]
Zachary Sanders
background vocals [2], guest [2]

Issues

5
(Combined release view)
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
5
52nd Street
CD (made in Japan)
1984
5
52nd Street
CD
1984
5
52nd Street
CD
1984
5
52nd Street
CD
1985
5
52nd Street
CD
2 May 1987
5
52nd Street
CD
1987
5
52nd Street
CD
21 July 1988
5
52nd Street
CD
1 December 1990
5
52nd Street
CD (longbox gold CD)
8 December 1992
5
52nd Street
CD
21 April 1993
5
52nd Street
CD
1993
5
52nd Street
Enhanced CD
20 October 1998
5
52nd Street
Cassette
20 October 1998
5
52nd Street
Enhanced CD
1998
5
52nd Street
Enhanced CD
1998
5
52nd Street
Enhanced CD
1998
5
52nd Street
CD
1998
5
52nd Street
Enhanced CD
21 January 1999
5
52nd Street
SACD (2 channels), SACD (multichannel)
1999
5
52nd Street
SACD
1999
5
52nd Street
SACD (2 channels), SACD (multichannel)
31 July 2001
5
52nd Street
SACD
11 October 2001
5
52nd Street
CD
3 November 2004
5
52nd Street
CD
19 April 2006
5
52nd Street
Blu-spec CD
24 December 2008
5
52nd Street
HDCD
2 November 2010
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
16 August 2011
5
52nd Street
Hybrid SACD (MFSL Remaster)
31 July 2012
5
52nd Street
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) (Special Limited Edition)
31 July 2012
5
52nd Street
Digital Media
2012
5
52nd Street
Enhanced CD
15 February 2013
5
52nd Street
Blu-spec CD
6 March 2013
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
27 May 2013
5
52nd Street
2x 12" Vinyl
2013
5
52nd Street
CD
2 August 2017
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl
21 March 2018
5
52nd Street
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) (40th Anniversary Edition)
17 October 2018
5
52nd Street
CD (DIDP 50001)
5
52nd Street
CD
5
52nd Street
CD
5
52nd Street
CD
5
52nd Street
12" Vinyl (price codes CB 271 and 57)
5
52nd Street
CD (glass mastered at Sony Music, Pitman)
5
52nd Street
CD (DIDP-5001, no "Now Made In The U.S.A." above UPC)