An Innocent Man - Definition

An Innocent Man is an album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music).

Track listing

all songs by Billy Joel, except for the chorus for "This Night" by Beethoven

1. "Easy Money" - 4:04
2. "An Innocent Man" - 5:17
3. "The Longest Time" - 3:42
4. "This Night" - 4:17
5. "Tell Her About It" - 3:52
6. "Uptown Girl" - 3:17
7. "Careless Talk" - 3:48
8. "Christie Lee" - 3:31
9. "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" - 3:56
10. "Keeping the Faith" - 7:11

Personnel

• Billy Joel - Baldwin acoustic piano (SF-10), Fender Rhodes, Hammon B-3, vocals, background vocals
• Liberty DeVitto - drums
• Doug Stegmeyer - bass
• David Brown - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
• Russell Javors - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
• Mark Rivera - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion
• Ralph MacDonald - percussion on "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" and "Careless Talk"
• Leon Pendarvis - Hammond B-3 on "Easy Money"
• Richard Tee - acoustic piano on "Tell Her About It"
• Eric Gale - electric guitar on "Easy Money"
• "String Fever" - strings
• Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone on "Easy Money", "Careless Talk", "Tell Her About It" and "Keeping the Faith"
• Jon Faddis - trumpet on "Easy Money"
• David Sanborn - alto saxophone on "Easy Money"
• Joe Shepley - trumpet on "Easy Money", "Careless Talk", "Tell Her About It" and "Keeping the Faith"
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone on "Careless Talk", "Tell Her About It" and "Keeping the Faith"
• John Gatchell - trumpet on "Careless Talk", "Tell Her About It" and "Keeping the Faith"
• Tom Bahler - background vocals
• Rory Dodd - background vocals
• Frank Floyd - background vocals
• Lani Groves - background vocals
• Ullanda McCullough - background vocals
• Ron Taylor - background vocals
• Terry Textor - background vocals
• Eric Troyer - background vocals
• Mike Alexander - background vocals

Solos

• "Toots" Thielemans - harmonica on "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
• Mark Rivera - alto saxophone on "Keeping the Faith", "This Night" and "Christie Lee"

Production

• Producer: Phil Ramone
• Engineers: Jim Boyer, Bradshaw Leigh
• Assistant engineers: Mike Allaire, Scott James
• Production coordinator: Laura Loncteaux
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Horn and string arrangments: David Matthews
• Background vocal arrangements: Tom Bahler
• Musical advisor: Billy Zampino
• Photography: Gilles Larrain
• Cover design: Christopher Austopchuk, Mark Larson

• Recorded at Chelsea Sound and A & R Recording, Inc., New York, NY
• Mixed at A & R Recording, Inc., New York, NY
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)