Sep 10, 2016 - Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973/2013) FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz Time – 43:15 minutes 979 MB Genre: Pop, Rock Studio Master, Official.

• ' / ' Released: November 2, 1973 • ' Released: 1974 • ' Released: 1974 • ' Released: April 1974 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating C D+ positive Piano Man is the second by American recording artist, released on November 9, 1973. The album emerged from legal difficulties with Joel's former label Family Productions, and ultimately became his breakthrough album. The, a fictionalized retelling of Joel's experiences with people he met as a lounge singer in, peaked at No. 25 on the and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. ' and ' peaked at Nos.

77 and 80 on the Hot 100, respectively, while the album itself peaked at No. The album was certified gold by the in 1975, but Joel only received $8000 in (US$37,249 in 2018 dollars ). Contents • • • • • • • • • • Legacy edition [ ] Columbia Records released a two-disc legacy version of Piano Man in November 2011. Presenti cvetokorrekcii dlya adobe premiere 2017. This edition included a slightly truncated live 1972 radio broadcast of early songs that Joel performed and recorded at the Philadelphia-based Sigma Sound Studios. This radio broadcast was extremely important to the success of Joel's music career because, after the show was recorded, the live recording of ' was played by the station and quickly became 'the most requested song in the station's history'.

Once the popularity of this live recording was known, people working for heard the recording and signed Joel to the label. The radio broadcast included three songs ('Long, Long Time', 'Josephine' and 'Rosalinda') that were never on any of Joel's studio albums. Track listing [ ] All songs written.

Title Length 1. 'Ain't No Crime' 3:20 4.

' 5:35 Another side No. Title Length 6. 'Stop in Nevada' 3:40 8. 'If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)' 3:35 9.

'Somewhere Along the Line' 3:17 10. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

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