Billy Joel - 1978-03-05 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (FM)

Billy Joel

1978-03-05

Sonesta Koepelzaal

Amsterdam, Netherlands

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Prelude > Angry Young Man

02. New York State Of Mind

03. The Entertainer

04. She's Always A Woman

05. Vienna

06. Root Beer Rag

07. I've Loved These Days

08. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)

09. Ballad Of Billy The Kid

10. Only The Good Die Young

Billy Joel - 1978-03-05 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (FM)

In 1973, Billy Joel released his 2nd album, Piano Man, which climbed into the Top 30 on the Billboard charts. The title track had similar success on the singles charts, while the tune, Captain Jack, became a staple on FM radio. Over the next 3 years, however, Joel bounced back and forth between New York and Los Angeles, struggling to match the success of Piano Man.  His 1976 album Turnstiles, despite containing tunes that today are considered classics, such as Miami 2017, New York State of Mind, Summer Highland Falls, Say Goodbye to Hollywood and Prelude > Angry Young Man, failed to crack the top 100 on the Billboard charts. No one could have expected, therefore, what transpired when Joel released the album The Stranger, in September 1977. The disc went to #2 on the US charts, and sold over 10 million copies, becoming Columbia Records largest selling album up to that time. The album yielded 4 top 25 singles, Just the Way You Are  at #3, Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) at #17, Only the Good Die Young" at #24, and "She's Always a Woman at #17. The album also featured the tune Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, which received major airplay on FM stations. This FM broadcast captures Billy Joel soon after the release of The Stranger, on March 5, 1978, 41 years ago today, in the Netherlands.  Download this one to hear Joel on tour in support of the album that made him a world wide rock star.