Piano Man (Billy Joel album)
1973 studio album by Billy Joel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Piano Man is the second studio album by American recording artist Billy Joel, released on November 14, 1973, by Columbia Records.[8] The album emerged from legal difficulties with Joel's former label, Family Productions, and ultimately became his first breakthrough album.
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Released | November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14) | |||
Recorded | September 1973 | |||
Studio | Devonshire, Los Angeles, California | |||
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Length | 42:51 | |||
Label | Family Productions/Columbia | |||
Producer | Michael Stewart | |||
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Singles from Piano Man | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[4] |
Creem | D+[5] |
Disc | [6] |
Rolling Stone | positive[7] |
The title track, a fictionalized retelling of Joel's experiences with people he met as a lounge singer in Los Angeles, peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. "Travelin' Prayer" and "Worse Comes to Worst" peaked at No. 77 and 80 on the Hot 100, respectively, while the album itself peaked at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1975, but Joel received only $8000 in royalties (US$45,299 in 2023 dollars[9]).[10]