The Stranger

The Stranger
Studioalbum av Billy Joel
Utgivning29 september 1977
Längd42:13
SpråkEngelska
ProducentPhil Ramone
Billy Joel-kronologi
Turnstiles
(1976) 		The Stranger
(1977) 		52nd Street
(1978)

The Stranger är ett musikalbum av Billy Joel som släpptes 1977 på skivbolaget Columbia. Det blev betydligt mer framgångsrikt än hans föregående skiva Turnstiles och han fick hitsinglar med låtarna "Just the Way You Are", " She's Always a Woman", och "Movin' Out". Albumet blev år 2003 listat som nummer 67 i magasinet Rolling Stones lista The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Albumet är sedan 2008 invalt i Grammy Hall of Fame.[1]

Låtlista

Alla låtar skrivna av Billy Joel.

Sida 1
  1. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" – 3:30
  2. "The Stranger" – 5:10
  3. "Just the Way You Are" – 4:52
  4. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" – 7:37
Sida 2
  2. "Vienna" – 3:34
  3. "Only the Good Die Young" – 3:55
  4. "She's Always a Woman" – 3:21
  5. "Get It Right the First Time" – 3:57
  6. "Everybody Has a Dream/The Stranger (Reprise)" – 6:38

Listplaceringar

Lista (1978) Position
Australien Australien 3 (Kent Music Report)[2]
Frankrike Frankrike 15 [3]
Island Island 3 [4]
Kanada Kanada 2 (RPM)[5]
Nederländerna Nederländerna 36 [6]
Nya Zeeland Nya Zeeland 2 [7]
Storbritannien Storbritannien 24 (UK Albums Chart)[8]
USA USA 2 (Billboard 200)[9]

Källor

  • The Stranger på Allmusic
Noter
  1. ^ https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/hall-of-fame#s
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (1:a uppl.). ISBN 0-646-11917-6 
  3. ^ ”infodisc.fr, välj "Billy Joel" i listan”. http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=J. Läst 5 november 2021. 
  4. ^ ”Listplacering”. https://timarit.is/page/3376088#page/n26/mode/2up. Läst 5 november 2021. 
  5. ^ ”Listplacering”. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5525a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5525a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5525a. Läst 5 november 2021. 
  6. ^ ”Listplacering”. https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Stranger&cat=a. Läst 5 november 2021. 
  7. ^ ”Listplacering”. https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Stranger&cat=a. Läst 5 november 2021. 
  8. ^ ”Billy Joel Chart History” (på engelska). The Official UK Charts Company. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16696/billy-joel/. Läst 5 november 2021. 
  9. ^ ”Listplacering”. https://www.billboard.com/music/billy-joel/chart-history/TLP. Läst 5 november 2021. 
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Billy Joel
Studioalbum
Cold Spring Harbor · Piano Man · Streetlife Serenade · Turnstiles · The Stranger · 52nd Street · Glass Houses · The Nylon Curtain · An Innocent Man · The Bridge · Storm Front · River of Dreams · Fantasies & Delusions
Livealbum
Songs in the Attic · KOHЦEPT · 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert · 12 Gardens Live · Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Samlingsalbum
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1–3 · Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection · The Ultimate Collection · The Essential Billy Joel · Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel · My Lives · The Hits
Singlar
"She's Got a Way" · "Piano Man" · "You're My Home" · "Worse Comes to Worst" · "Travelin' Prayer" · "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" · "The Entertainer" · "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" · "Just the Way You Are" · "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" · "Only the Good Die Young" · "She's Always a Woman" · "Vienna"  · "The Stranger" · "My Life" · "Big Shot" · "Honesty" · "Until the Night" · "All for Leyna" · "You May Be Right" · "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" · "Don't Ask Me Why" · "Sometimes a Fantasy" · "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) · "She's Got a Way" (Live) · "Pressure" · "Allentown" · "Goodnight Saigon" · "Tell Her About It" · "Uptown Girl" · "An Innocent Man" · "The Longest Time" · "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" · "This Night" · "Keeping the Faith" · "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" · "The Night Is Still Young" · "Modern Woman" · "A Matter of Trust" · "This Is the Time" · "Baby Grand" · "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) · "We Didn't Start the Fire" · "Leningrad" · "I Go to Extremes" · "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" · "That's Not Her Style" · "And So It Goes" · "Shameless" · "All Shook Up" · "The River of Dreams" · "All About Soul" · "No Man's Land" · "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" · "To Make You Feel My Love" · "Hey Girl" · "All My Life" · "Christmas in Fallujah"
Filmer
Oliver & gänget · The Last Play at Shea
Relaterat
Diskografi · Movin' Out · The Hassles · Attila · Alexa Ray Joel · Christie Brinkley