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Billy Joel - An Innocent Man Audio CD

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Billy Joel Band: Billy Joel
Title: An Innocent Man
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Release Date: 1998-10-20
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Easy Money 2: Innocent Man 3: Longest Time 4: This Night 5: Tell Her About It 6: Uptown Girl 7: Careless Talk 8: Christie Lee 9: Leave a Tender Moment Alone 10: Keeping the Faith

A Golden Oldie
It arrived very quickly in the mail in perfect condition. I was nostalgic for this album, which I loved when my children were small, and was delighted to see it on Amazon.


I love Billy Joel, but this album was the only one I didn't care for.
My favorite song on here is probably the title track and "Leave A Tender Moment Alone. Billy tries a doo-wop theme with this album, and it is clearly evident in more than 50% of the songs. " I have always been ticked off that Joel is probably best known for "Uptown Girl," which is probably his crappiest song ever. I truly hope that this song isn't forever associated with Billy in music history. I understand what he was trying to do in re-creating a retro-50's theme, but to me it lacks his quality of songwriting and song variation that we see in the albums surrounding this one (Nylon Curtain & The Bridge). Sorry to upset some die hard fans here, but come on, if this album is in the top 5 of your Billy Joel collection, youv'e probably been "Sleeping With The Television On" for too long already!.


Billy's Gold
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Highlights include the heartfelt love plea "An Innocent Man", The feel-good "Tell Her About It", very much in the style of Joel's late 70s work, the upbeat "Uptown Girl" with it's doo-wop background and the jiving "Keeping The Faith". Slightly toning down the rock feel of Nylon Curtains and re-establishing the jazzy feel with a doo-wop influence seen in the laid back "The Longest Time," "This Night," and "Careless Talk.
Billy Joel is one artist who managed to blaze across the 70's, 80s and 90's without ever losing his pace, keeping rhythm with the musical fashions while maintaining his own distinctive Joel style and making sure his music remains classic forever.


A Fantastic Tribute To The Pioneers Of Rock And Roll.
The result wound up as a full-on tribute to Motown, The Four Seasons, street corner Doo Wop groups, Little Richard, Carole King, and ptjer sounds of his youth. After 1982's dark "The Nylon Curtain" brought him critical success but disdain commercially, Billy Joel looked to the music of his youth as inspiration for his next project.

The album's six hit singles - the Motown raveup "Tell Her About It," (# 1 on The Hot 100), the immortal Frankie Valli inspired "Uptown Girl," the uplifting Carole King meets Ben E. King meets John Lennon title track (# 10), the charming a capella "The Longest Time," (# 14), the reggae tinged bopper "Keeping The Faith," (# 18), and the soulful, Ray Charles inspired "Leave A Tender Moment Alone" (# 27) - are among the finest pop singles ever crafted, delicately structured and perfectly executed. All prove Billy's indespensable genius in the pop world. His ability to sell a song is surpassed only by Sinatra.

The non-singles definitely hold their own. "Easy Money" kicks the album off in high gear with its fast pace and rip roaring horn and organ licks. The mid tempo "Careless Talk" and the Little Richard inspired rocker "Christie Lee" are solid tracks, but it's "This Night" that is the keeper. A Platters inspired love song, it's a wonderful, soulful ballad with a chorus lifted from Beethoven and a melody perfect for dancing, even if it's "Only a slow dance. " The harmonies on the chorus are almost Heavenly.

"An Innocent Man" is a pure pop masterpiece filled with great memorable songs. Get it immediately if you do not already own it.


Love it and him!
Glad I got this CD!! And I'm going to get to see him in concert - life is goo!.


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