52nd Street (album)

52nd Street is the sixth studio album by Billy Joel and released on 11 October, 1978 through Columbia Records. It topped the album charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. It is a follow-up to his breakthrough album The Stranger and won 2 Grammy Awards.

52nd Street
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 1978 (1978-10-11)
RecordedJuly–August 1978
StudioA&R Recording, Inc., 799 7th Avenue at 52nd Street, New York City
Genre
Length40:26
LabelFamily Productions/Columbia
ProducerPhil Ramone
Billy Joel chronology
The Stranger
(1977)
52nd Street
(1978)
Glass Houses
(1980)
Singles from 52nd Street
  1. "My Life"
    Released: October 28, 1978
  2. "Big Shot"
    Released: January 1979
  3. "Until the Night"
    Released: March 1979
  4. "Honesty"
    Released: May 1979

Track listing

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

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