52nd Street (album) - Definition

52nd Street is the sixth studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1978. (see 1978 in music).

Track listing

All songs by Billy Joel.

1. "Big Shot" - 4:03
2. "Honesty" - 3:53
3. "My Life" - 4:44
4. "Zanzibar" - 5:13
5. "Stiletto" - 4:42
6. "Rosalinda's Eyes" - 4:41
7. "Half a Mile Away" - 4:08
8. "Until the Night" - 6:35
9. "52nd Street" - 5:04

Personnel

• Billy Joel - piano, vocals
• Doug Stegmeyer - bass, background vocals
• Liberty DeVitto - drums
• Richie Cannata - saxophones, organ, clarinet
• Steve Khan - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet on "Zanzibar"
• Mike Mainieri - vibes and marimba on "Zanzibar" and "Rosalinda's Eyes"
• David Spinozza - acoustic guitar on "Honesty"
• Donnie Dacus - background vocals on "My Life"
• Peter Cetera - background vocals on "My Life"
• David Friedman - orchestral chimes and percussion on "Until the Night"
• Ralph MacDonald - percussion on "Rosalinda's Eyes" and "Half a Mile Away"
• Eric Gale - electric guitar on "Half a Mile Away"
• Frank Floyd - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
• Babi Floyd - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
• Zack Sanders - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
• Milt Grayson - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
• Ray Simpson - background vocals on "Half a Mile Away"
• George Marge - sopranino recorder on "Rosalinda's Eyes"
• Hugh McCracken - nylon string guitar on "Until the Night" and "Rosalinda's Eyes"
• Robert Freedman - horn and string orchestration on "Until the Night" and "Honesty"
• Dave Grusin - horn orchestration on "Half a Mile Away"
• David Nadien - concertmaster

Awards

1979 Grammy Awards