The Stranger - (billy Joel) 1977

[DudeAsInCool]

The Stranger - (Billy Joel) 1977

Before The Stranger,Joel's albums had always sounded a bit thin sonically -- which was part of the reason he had trouble establishing a reputation as a rocker. But this record marked the beginning of a fruitful decade-long collaboration with producer Phil Ramone, who put some much-needed muscle behind Joel's carefully crafted songs. "Just the Way You Are" became the wedding-band standard, but the real pleasure here is the specificity of the lyrics in the rock songs located in New York, such as "Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street," in "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)," or the saga of Brenda and Eddie in "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant."

Total album sales: 10 million

Peak chart position: 2

[DudeAsInCool]

This wouldnt make my top 1000 list. But ten million souls bought it...so what do I know..

[Umma]

Be a dull world if we all liked the same thing...

[Shawn]

cough cough I like it cough

[Umma]

I like it too ...

In 1978, I spent 13 hours in transit to LA on a Freddy Laker jet listening to the hourly repeats of More Than a Woman To Me...

funny the things that stick... lol