Billy Joel – The Stranger

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Label:	Columbia – PC 34987, Family Productions – PC 34987, Columbia – 34987
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:	Canada
Released:	1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Soft Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)	3:30
A2	The Stranger	5:08
A3	Just The Way You Are	4:50
A4	Scenes From An Italian Restaurant	7:35
B1	Vienna	3:32
B2	Only The Good Die Young	3:54
B3	She's Always A Woman	3:19
B4	Get It Right The First Time	3:54
B5	Everybody Has A Dream	4:35
B6	Untitled	1:57

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – Joelsongs
Manufactured By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Distributed By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Mixed At – A&R Studios
Mastered At – Customatrix
Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Published By – Joelsongs
Published By – Higher Music
Published By – Ripparthur Music
Published By – April Music Inc.

Credits

Accordion – Dominic Cortese (tracks: A4, B1)
Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken (tracks: A3, A4, B3 to B5), Steve Burgh (tracks: A3, B3)
Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods (tracks: A3)
Backing Vocals – Gwen Guthrie (tracks: B5), Lani Groves (tracks: B5), Patti Austin (tracks: B5), Phoebe Snow (tracks: B5)
Bass – Doug Stegmeyer
Drums – Liberty Devitto
Electric Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Steve Burgh (tracks: A4)
Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar [12 String Electric Guitar], Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm Guitar], Guitar [High String Guitar] – Mr. Steve Khan*
Engineer – Jim Boyer, Phil Ramone
Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Joel
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Patrick Williams
Organ – Richard Tee (tracks: B5)
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald (tracks: A2, A3, B4, B5)
Photography By – Jim Houghton
Piano [Acoustic Piano], Vocals, Keyboards [Electric Keyboards], Synthesizer – Billy Joel
Producer – Phil Ramone
Producer [Production Associate] – Kathy Kurs
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Organ – Richie Cannata

Notes

Issued with custom black & white lyric / credits / photo inner sleeve.

Produced in association with Home Run.

Ralph MacDonald appears courtesy of Marlin Records.
Patti Austin appears courtesy of CTI Records.
Richard Tee appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phil Woods appears courtesy of Gryphon Productions, Inc.

B6 is unlisted on cover and jacket - it is titled "The Stranger (Reprise)" on reissues, but is present on this pressing, though it is unbanded.

A and B-sides label: ℗ 1977 CBS Inc.
Sleeve, photo side: © 1977 CBS Inc.
Sleeve, lyrics side, top left: Published by Joelsongs
Sleeve, lyrics side, bottom right: All songs: © 1977 Joelsongs (BMI), except where noted

Back cover: Columbia 100 years recording sound 1877-1977 logo

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (B5): ASCAP
Rights Society (A1 to B4): BMI
Other (Printer's ID on spine): SPC logo
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 34987
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 34987
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: side A runout): o ② AL34987 . 1E . 2G
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: side B runout): ② BL - 34987 - 1B - 2G: o
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: side A runout): AL-34987-1B-2G: o
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: side B runout): ② BL-34987-1A-2G o
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: side A runout): AL-34987-1B-2G: o ②
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: side B runout): BL-34987-1A-2G: o ②
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: side A runout): AL-34987-1C-2G o
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: side B runout): BL-34987-1A-2G: o
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: side A runout): AL-34987-1G-2HZ: DM-14
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: side B runout): BL-34987-1E-2HZ: DM-15
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: side A runout): AL-34987-1D-2G:
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: side B runout): BL-34987-1B-2G:
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: side A runout): AL-34987-1D-2G:
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: side B runout): BL-34987-1B-2G: ②
Matrix / Runout (Variant 8: side A runout): AL-34987-1G-2HZ: DM-15
Matrix / Runout (Variant 8: side B runout): BL-34987-1E-2HZ: DM 7

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	CBS	SBP 237057	New Zealand	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS, CBS, CBS, CBS	CBS 82311, 82311, S CBS 82311, JC 34987	UK	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing)	Columbia, Family Productions, Columbia, Family Productions	JC 34987, 34987	US	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS/Sony	25AP 843	Japan	1977
New Submission	The Stranger (8-Track Cartridge, Album)	Columbia, Family Productions, Columbia, Family Productions	JCA 34987, 34987	US	1977

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Reviews

Matt_19 Oct 17, 2021
It sounds like a fantastic analogue pressing - lots of warmth and fullness. This was a well recorded and engineered album to begin with, and I love the sound out of this pressing!
musicnut72 Jan 31, 2021
Edited 2 years ago
Good sounding pressing. Very warm and full. I think the album in general was recorded and produced well overall, but this Canadian variation definitely impresses me (no pun intended).