Billy Joel – The Stranger

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Label:	Family Productions – JC 34987
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Pitman Pressing, Masterdisk Mastering
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)	3:30
A2	The Stranger	5:08
A3	Just The Way You Are	4:50
A4	Scenes From An Italian Restaurant	7:35
B1	Vienna	3:32
B2	Only The Good Die Young	3:54
B3	She's Always A Woman	3:19
B4	Get It Right The First Time	3:54
B5	Everybody Has A Dream	4:35
B6	Untitled	1:57

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Mixed At – A&R Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Published By – Joelsongs
Published By – Higher Music
Published By – Ripparthur Music
Published By – April Music Inc.

Credits

Accordion – Dominic Cortese (tracks: A4, B1)
Acoustic Guitar – Steve Burgh (tracks: A3, B3)
Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods (tracks: A3)
Backing Vocals – Phoebe Snow (tracks: B5)
Bass – Doug Stegmeyer
Drums – Liberty Devitto
Electric Guitar – Steve Burgh (tracks: A4)
Electric Guitar [6 String], Twelve-String Guitar [Electric 12 String], Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Rhythm], Guitar [High String] – Mr. Steve Khan*
Engineer – Phil Ramone
Lacquer Cut By – RL*
Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Joel
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Patrick Williams
Organ – Richard Tee (tracks: B5)
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald (tracks: A2, A3, B4, B5)
Photography By – Jim Houghton
Piano [Acoustic Piano], Vocals, Keyboards [Electric Keyboards], Synthesizer – Billy Joel
Producer – Phil Ramone
Production Manager [Production Assistant] – Kathy Kurs
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Organ – Richie Cannata

Notes

Produced in association with Home Run.
Recorded and Mixed at A&R Recording, Inc. New York, N.Y.

Gryphon Productions, Inc.

MASTERDISK Stamped run-out...NOT Sterling, like Billy Joel - The Stranger.
"P" stamped in runouts denotes a Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing.

B6 is unlisted on cover and jacket - it is titled "The Stranger (Reprise)" on reissues, but is present on this pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 34987
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 34987
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): AL-34987-2A | MASTERDISK RL P P
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): BL-34987-3D MASTERDISK RL 2 C P
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): P AL-34987-2A MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): BL-34987-3A P MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): PAL-34987-1D MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): BL-34987-4A STERLING TJ
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): PAL-34987-1D MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): PAL-34987-3A MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 5): AL-34987-2A MASTERDISK RL P
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 5): BL-34987-3D MASTERDISK RL P
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 6): P AL-34987-2A MASTERDISK RL C
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 6): P BL-34987-2A MASTERDISK RL C

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	CBS	SBP 237057	New Zealand	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS	CBS 82311, 82311, S CBS 82311, JC 34987	UK	1977
	The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing)	Family Productions	JC 34987, 34987	US	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	CBS/Sony	25AP 843	Singapore & Malaysia	1977
Recently Edited	The Stranger (LP, Album)	Columbia	PC 34987, 34987	Canada	1977