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52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 13, 1978. It was the first of four Joel albums to top the Billboard charts and earned him two Grammys (for a total of four).

Three songs reached the Top 40 in the United States, contributing to the album's success: "My Life" (#3), "Big Shot" (#14), and "Honesty" (#24).[3] It was similarly well-received by critics, earning the 1979 Grammy for Album of the Year.[4] This Grammy was presented to its producer, Phil Ramone. Upon Ramone's death, 52nd Street's Album of the Year Grammy was passed onto Joel.

Allmusic praises Joel for expanding stylistically on 1977's The Stranger, describing 52nd Street as "more sophisticated and somewhat jazzy."[5] (Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard guests on "Zanzibar".) The title is a reference to 52nd Street, which was one of New York City's jazz centers in the middle of the century. Joel's label was headquartered on 52nd Street (in the CBS Building) at the time of the album's release. The studio in which 52nd Street was recorded was also on 52nd Street, a block away from the CBS Building.

On October 1, 1982 52nd Street became the first album to be commercially released on compact disc by Sony Music Entertainment when it went on sale in Japan.[6] [7]In 2003, the album was ranked number 352 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billy Joel.

Side one
  1. "Big Shot" – 4:03
  2. "Honesty" – 3:56
  3. "My Life" – 4:44
  4. "Zanzibar" – 5:13
Side two
  2. "Stiletto" – 4:42
  3. "Rosalinda's Eyes" – 4:41
  4. "Half a Mile Away" – 4:08
  5. "Until the Night" – 6:35
  6. "52nd Street" – 2:27

Personnel

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1980 52nd Street Album of the Year[4] Won
Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male[4] Won
"Honesty" Song of the Year[9] Nominated

Charts

References

  1. ^ "52nd Street Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Billy Joel Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "allmusic ((( 52nd Street > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ^ a b c "Past Winners Search". grammy.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  5. ^ Allmusic review
  6. ^ "Rock on! The compact disc turns 30". CNN. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. ^ Milner, Greg (2009). Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music. Macmillan. p. 215. ISBN 0-571-21165-8.
  8. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Rolling Stone
  9. ^ "Rock On The Net: 22th Annual Grammy Awards - 1980". Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  10. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  11. ^ "austriancharts.at Billy Joel - 52nd Street". Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  12. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 21, February 17, 1979". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Billy Joel - 52nd Street". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  14. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  15. ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1979" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  16. ^ a-ビリー・ジョエル "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Billy Joel" (in Japanese). 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2011-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  17. ^ "charts.org.nz - Billy Joel - 52nd Street". Hung Medien, charts.org.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zea Land. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  18. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Billy Joel - 52nd Street". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  19. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  20. ^ "swedishcharts.com Billy Joel - 52nd Street". Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  21. ^ "Chart Stats - Billy Joel - 52nd Street". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-08-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "allmusic ((( 52nd Street > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  23. ^ "Album Search: Billy Joel" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Joel – 52nd Street". Music Canada.
  25. ^ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  26. ^ "French album certifications – Billy Joel – 52nd Street" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  27. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > April 1994 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (February 1994)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  28. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  29. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  30. ^ "American album certifications – Billy Joel – 52nd Street". Recording Industry Association of America.
  31. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1978". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  32. ^ "Austriancharts.st - Jahreshitparade 1979" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  33. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1979". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  34. ^ 1979年アルバム年間ヒットチャート "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1979" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-09-12. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  35. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1979 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  36. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  37. ^ Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  38. ^ "日本で売れた洋楽アルバムトップ23 (Top-23 international albums on the Japanese Oricon Year-End Charts 1980". Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2007-10-21. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2007-02-19 suggested (help)
Preceded by
Live and More by Donna Summer
Greatest Hits Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand
 Billboard 200 number-one album
November 18, 1978 – January 5, 1979
January 27 – February 2, 1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
A Canadian Tribute by Elvis Presley
Greatest Hits Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand
 Canadian RPM Chart number-one album
December 16, 1978 – January 6, 1979
February 10–17, 1979 		Succeeded by
Greatest Hits Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand
Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart
Preceded by Kent Music Report number-one album
December 25, 1978 – January 28, 1979 		Succeeded by
Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart
Preceded by New Zealand Chart number-one album
January 21–28, 1979 		Succeeded by
Greatest Hits Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand
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