Piano Man [ENHANCED]

Billy Joel

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: November 1973
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000251K
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,298 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This disc is the album that launched Billy Joel as the megastar singer-songwriter of the '70s, and with good reason. Both the title track and "Captain Jack" have become karaoke bar standards, staples of FM radio rock, and cocktail lounges. Some of the lesser-known material in this program, including the truly touching "You're My Home," have aged no less well. The minimal production used here puts Joel's piano and vocals at the forefront, and to good effect. This disc prefigures Joel's fame and remains one of the highest points of his art, and is an essential for any collection of soft rock. --Skip Heller

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The Piano Man is Born, February 26, 2004

By	... "vilbs" (Montreal) - See all my reviews

On this, his first album with Columbia Records, Billy Joel first showed the promise and talent that would make him one of the most recognizable and beloved songwriters of the past quarter century.

Aside from the classic title track, which has also become synonymous with the artist himself, there are several wonderful songs on this album such as "Travelin' Prayer", melancholy songs like the "Ballad of Billy the Kid" and "Captain Jack", and even some softer songs like "Stop in Nevada" and "You're My Home".

This is definitely not Billy Joel's strongest album front to back, but in many ways it's his most lovable. In retrospect it's easy to see how this set the stage for the rest of his brilliant career, and fans of the Piano Man will definitely have to have this in their collection.

5.0 out of 5 stars JOEL'S THE DEFINITIVE PIANO MAN OF MUSIC!, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

Billy Joel's second album CD debut called "Piano Man". In which I have it on cassette the songs that are my favorites is "Worst Comes To Worse", "Travelling Player" and "Piano Man". Are the highlights collection of classics by yours truly and his own words to these lyrics Joel sings!

5.0 out of 5 stars JOEL'S THE DEFINITIVE PIANO MAN OF MUSIC!, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

Billy Joel's second album CD debut called "Piano Man". In which I have it on cassette the songs that are my favorites is "Worst Comes To Worse", "Travelling Player" and "Piano Man". Are the highlights collection of classics by yours truly and his own words to these lyrics Joel sings!