Piano Man

~ Release by Billy Joel (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Travelin' Prayer
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
banjo:
Eric Weissberg
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt
electric piano and mouth harp and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
fiddle:
Billy Armstrong
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Travelin’ Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Higher Music, Inc., Impulsive Music and Rippartha Music, Inc.
3.64:10
A2Piano Man
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
accordion and keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Omartian (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (in 1973)
electric bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1973)
guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1973) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1973)
guitar [guitar overdubs]:
William Bennett (guitarist) (in 1973)
harmonica and piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1973)
percussion:
Bobbi Hall (in 1973)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States (in 1973)
music videos:
Piano Man by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 421)
recording of:
Piano Man (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1973) and Joelsongs (in 1973)
4.355:37
A3Ain't No Crime
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt
organ and piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Ain’t No Crime
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Joelsongs and Tinker Street Tunes
3.253:20
A4You're My Home
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (in 1973)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1973)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States (in 1973)
recording of:
You’re My Home (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Tinker Street Tunes and Joelsongs (in 1973)
3.43:14
A5The Ballad of Billy the Kid
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt
harmonica and piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
performer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of Billy the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes and Joelsongs (in 1972)
3.755:35
B1Worse Comes to Worst
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
performer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
edit of:
Worse Comes to Worst by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Worse Comes to Worst
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Joelsongs and Tinker Street Tunes
version of:
New Mexico
3:28
B2Stop in Nevada
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
performer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
edit of:
Stop in Nevada by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Stop in Nevada
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Joelsongs and Tinker Street Tunes
3:40
B3If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
If I Only Had the Words (to Tell You)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Joelsongs and Tinker Street Tunes
3.653:35
B4Somewhere Along the Line
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt
organ and piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
background vocals:
Laura Creamer
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Somewhere Along the Line
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Joelsongs and Tinker Street Tunes
3.43:17
B5Captain Jack
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Rhys Clark
performer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
recording of:
Captain Jack
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Inc., April Music Ltd., Higher Music, Inc., Rippartha Music, Inc. and Impulsive Music (in 1971)
6:55

Credits

Release

accordion:Michael Omartian
banjo:Fred Heilbrun
Eric Weissberg
bass:Emory Gordy
Mr. Wilton Felder
drums (drum set) [drums]:Ron Tutt
fiddle:Billy Armstrong
guitar:Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
Larry Carlton
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard:Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
background vocals:The Creamers (American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California)
Susan Steward & Co
illustration:Bill Imhoff
design:Beverly Parker
manufactured by and distributed by:CBS Records Canada Ltd. (not for release label use! aka “CBS Disques”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5316209 [info]