52nd Street - Billy Joel

Last night I was cleaning my CD rack and I tried to rearrange my CD's. I noticed this 52nd Street album of Billy Joel. I realized that I haven't played it for such a long time. As this album is one of my favorites, I played it and I was again mesmerized by most of the songs. Tracks Listing 1. Big Shot 4:05 2. Honesty 3:53 3. My Life 4:44 4. Zanzibar 5:10 5. Stiletto 4;44 6. Rosalinda's Eyes 4:40 7. Half A Mile 4:09 8. Until The Night 6:36 9. 52nd Street 2:26 About Each Track =Big Shot= This track has a Billy Joel trademark with overpowering exhibition of guitars. I always love it when he ...  Read the complete review

Following on from his huge success with The Stranger, Joel was back in the studio to record another album. You may have expected him to go with the same formula and style of songs, but for this, he is more jazzy than ever and takes on more expansive tunes with some nice lyrics that seem to be thoughtful of the past, but still looking forward to the future, he was young and full of ideas and he shows it here. This was also his first album to top the billboard charts, making it one of his biggest success in his career and listening to this, you can hear why. The record is jaunty and full of life and I love this part of his career, with this album being right up there with ...  Read the complete review