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Billy Joel
1978-02-18
Saturday Night Live
NBC Studios
30 Rockefeller Center
New York, NY
TV Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Videos Below
01. Only The Good Die Young
02. Just The Way You Are
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 TV soundboard recording captures Joel promoting the album on Saturday Night Live, on February 18, 1978, 47 years ago today.
2 comments:
Huge Billy Joel fan here - thank you speedy! If you have any other Saturday Night Live captures would love to hear those too!
I think this SNL was the first thing I ever saw taped on home video. It wasn't very common back then, but we were staying with my aunt and uncle who were rather well-off and they had a VCR. I woke up on Sunday morning and we watched SNL from the night before.
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