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Studio album by Billy Joel
Released October 11, 1978
Recorded July–August 1978
Studio A & R, New York City
Genre
Rockjazz rock
Length 40:26
Label Family Productions/Columbia
Producer Phil Ramone
Billy Joel chronology
The Stranger
(1977) 52nd Street
(1978) Glass Houses
(1980)

52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1978, by Columbia Records.[2] Presenting itself as the follow-up to his breakthrough studio album, The Stranger, Joel tried to give the new album a fresh sound, hiring various jazz musicians to differentiate it from his previous studio albums.[3]

The album`s title is a reference to 52nd Street, a popular street location in Midtown Manhattan for jazz musicians, beginning during the Great Depression and continuing through to the 1950s. Joel`s label was headquartered within the CBS Building on West 52nd Street at the time of the album`s release. The studio where recording took place was also on 52nd Street, one block away from where Joel`s label was headquartered.[citation needed]

52nd Street was an instant commercial success, becoming Joel`s first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200, a spot it held for eight consecutive weeks. Three songs reached the Top 40 in the United States, contributing to the album`s success: `My Life` (number 3), `Big Shot` (number 14), and `Honesty` (number 24).[4] It was similarly well received by critics, earning two Grammy awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Album of the Year at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards.[5] The latter Grammy was presented to its producer, Phil Ramone. Upon Ramone`s death, 52nd Street`s Album of the Year Grammy was passed on to Joel.

The album was among the first commercially released on the compact disc format, reaching store shelves on October 1, 1982, in Japan (it was one of 50 CDs released that day, including The Stranger, but bore the first catalogue number in the sequence, 35DP-1, and so is frequently cited as the first to be released).[6] In keeping with this history, it was also the first release when Sony returned to manufacturing vinyl records in 2018.[7]

All songs written and composed by Billy Joel.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. `Big Shot` 4:03
2. `Honesty` 3:52
3. `My Life` 4:44
4. `Zanzibar` 5:13
Side two
No. Title Length
1. `Stiletto` 4:42
2. `Rosalinda`s Eyes` 4:41
3. `Half a Mile Away` 4:08
4. `Until the Night` 6:35
5. `52nd Street` 2:27
Song notes
The song `Rosalinda`s Eyes` was inspired by Joel`s mother, Rosalind Nyman Joel.[20]

Personnel
Billy Joel – vocals, acoustic piano, Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
Richie Cannata – organ, saxophones, clarinet
Steve Khan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
David Spinozza – acoustic guitar (2)
David Brown – electric guitar (3)
Russell Javors – acoustic guitar (3)
Hugh McCracken – nylon guitar (6, 8)
Eric Gale – electric guitar (7)
Doug Stegmeyer – bass, backing vocals
Liberty DeVitto – drums
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone and marimba (4, 6)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6, 7)
David Freidman – orchestral chimes and percussion (8)
Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn and trumpet (4)
George Marge – sopranino recorder (6)
Robert Freedman – horn and string orchestrations (2, 8)
Dave Grusin – horn orchestrations (7)
David Nadien – concertmaster (2, 7, 8)
Peter Cetera – backing vocals (3)
Donnie Dacus – backing vocals (3)
Frank Floyd – backing vocals (7)
Babi Floyd – backing vocals (7)
Milt Grayson – backing vocals (7)
Zack Sanders – backing vocals (7)
Ray Simpson – backing vocals (7)
Production
Phil Ramone – producer, mixing
Kathy Kurs – associate producer
Carol Peters – associate producer
Jim Boyer – engineer, mixing
David Martone – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY)
John Berg – cover design
Jim Houghton – photography