‘The Stranger’ Turns 40: Inside Billy Joel’s Commercial Breakthrough And First Collaboration With Phil Ramone
Billy Joel’s biggest selling studio album is 40 years old. Joel’s commercial breakout, The Stranger, was first released on Sept. 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. It was Joel’s fifth studio release, and while his four previous albums were successful, nothing prepared the Bronx-born singer for the massive success of The Stranger. Out of nine songs […]
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