The Bridge - Billy Joel

Album by Billy Joel

Released 9 July 1986

Al Rubin
trumpet [6]
Billy Joel
Rhodes piano [9], electric guitar [3], lead vocals [2-3, 5], piano [1-3, 5-9], solo [8], synthesizer [1-2, 4, 6-9], vocal [8]
Bradshaw Leigh
associate [3]
Cyndi Lauper
vocal [8]
Dave Bargeron
trombone [6]
David Brown
12 string guitar [8], electric guitar [2, 8], guitar [1, 4, 6, 9]
David Dickson
associate [3]
Dean Parks
guitar [5]
Don Brooks
harmonica [8]
Doug Stegmeyer
bass [1, 4, 6-8], electric bass guitar [2-3]
Eddie Daniels
alto saxophone [6]
Fred Tenny
associate [3]
Jeff Bova
additional [8], orchestrator [7], synthesizer [8]
Jim Boyer
engineer
Jimmy Bralower
percussion [4]
John McCurry
guitar [9]
Liberty DeVitto
drums (drum set) [1-4, 6-9], percussion [9]
Mark Rivera
alto saxophone [7], tenor saxophone [4]
Marvin Stamm
trumpet [6]
Michael Brecker
tenor saxophone [6]
Neil Jason
bass [9]
Neil Stubenhaus
electric bass guitar [5]
Patrick Williams
arranger [5]
Peter Hewlett
background vocals [1]
Phil Ramone
producer
Philippe Saisse
orchestrator [7]
Ray Charles
lead vocals [5], piano [5]
Rob Mounsey
additional [1], orchestrator [2, 4, 6], synthesizer [1]
Ron Carter
acoustic bass guitar [6]
Ronnie Cuber
baritone saxophone [6]
Russell Javors
guitar [1-2, 4, 6, 9]
Steve Boyer
associate [3]
Steve Winwood
Hammond organ [9]
Vinnie Colaiuta
drums (drum set) [5]