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Billy Joel – 52nd Street

Billy Joel - 52nd Street album cover

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Label:Columbia – FC 35609, Columbia – 35609
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:Canada
Released:
Genre:Jazz, Rock, Pop
Style:Pop Rock, Ballad, Latin Jazz

Tracklist

A1Big Shot4:01
A2Honesty
Acoustic Guitar – David Spinozza
Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Robert Freedman*
3:50
A3My Life
Backing Vocals – Donnie Dacus, Peter Cetera
4:43
A4Zanzibar
Marimba, Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
5:10
B1Stiletto4:39
B2Rosalinda's Eyes
Acoustic Guitar [Nylon String] – Hugh McCracken
Marimba, Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Recorder [Sopranino Recorder] – George Marge
4:40
B3Half A Mile Away
Arranged By [Horns] – Dave Grusin
Guitar – Eric Gale
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
4:06
B4Until The Night
Acoustic Guitar [Nylon String] – Hugh McCracken
Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Robert Freedman*
Percussion – David Friedman
6:35
B552nd Street2:27
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Companies, etc.

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

Credits

  • Bass, Backing Vocals – Doug Stegmeyer
  • Cover [Design] – John Berg
  • Drums – Liberty DeVitto
  • Engineer [Assistant] – David Martone
  • Engineer, Remix – Jim Boyer
  • Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Steve Khan
  • Mastered By [Album Credit] – Ted Jensen
  • Photography By – Jim Houghton
  • Piano, Vocals – Billy Joel
  • Producer – Home Run (4)
  • Producer [Associate to Mr. Ramone] – Carol Peters, Kathy Kurs
  • Producer, Remix – Phil Ramone
  • Saxophone, Organ, Clarinet – Richie Cannata
  • Violin [Concertmaster] – David Nadien
  • Written-By – Billy Joel

Notes

Released with a printed inner photo/credits-sleeve

CBS Canada date code J8 = October 1978

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Spine, CBS Canada date code): J8
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Label): AL 35609
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Label): BL 35609
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side A, etched): AL-35609-1A-2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side B, etched): BL-35609-1B-2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side A, etched): ② AL-35609-2A-2HZ: 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side B, etched): ② ⑦ BL-35609-2C-2HZ: DM-
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side A, etched): AL-35609-1A-2HZ: ②
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side B, etched): BL-35609-1B-2HZ: o ②
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side A, etched): BL 35609-2A- 2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side B, etched): BL 35609-2B-2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side A, etched): AL-35609-2A- 2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side B, etched): BL-35609-2B- 2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: Side A, etched): AL-35609-2A-2HZ: 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: Side B, etched): BL-35609-2B-2HZ:
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: Side A, etched): AL-35609-2A- 2HZ: ③ 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: Side B, etched): BL-35609-2B-2HZ: 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8: Side A, etched (34 printed)): ② AL-35609-2A-2HZ: 34
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8: Side B, etched): ② ④ BL-35609-2C-2HZ: DM 8
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9: Side A, etched ): AL-35609-2A-2HZ: 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9: Side B, etched (30 printed)): ③ BL-35609-2B-2HZ: 0 30
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10: Side A, etched (19 printed)): AL-35609-2B-2HZ: DM 19
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10: Side B, etched (20 printed)): BL-35609-2C-2HZ: DM-20
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11: Side A, etched ): AL-35609-1A-2HZ: 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11: Side B, etched ): BL-35609-1B-2HZ: 0 ③

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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52nd Street (LP, Album, Stereo)CBS, CBSCBS 83181, FC 35609UK1978
52nd Street (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing)Columbia, Columbia, Family Productions, Family ProductionsFC 35609, 35609US1978
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52nd Street (Cassette, Album, Dolby)CBS40-83181Europe1978
52nd Street (LP, Album)CBSCBS 83181Europe1978
52nd Street (LP, Album, Stereo)CBSCBS 83181Portugal1978

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    Tobidou
    Belle production; j’ai mieux apprécié cet album à l’écoute aujourd’hui qu’à l’époque où je me le suis procuré.

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