Baby Grand
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"Baby Grand" is a 1986 piano-driven duet by Billy Joel and Ray Charles that pays tribute to the emotional power of the grand piano.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist |
Billy Joel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Big Man on Mulberry Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition_US_AdultContemporary | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPosition_US_BillboardHot100 | 75 ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument | grand piano ⓘ |
| followedByOnAlbum | Getting Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsSingle | This Is the Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsSingleArtist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
ⓘ
pop ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollaboration | first studio collaboration between Billy Joel and Ray Charles ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano-driven ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber_US7inch | Columbia 38-06252 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:05 ⓘ |
| lengthSingleVersion | 4:02 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoPerformer |
Billy Joel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography |
Billy Joel discography
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Ray Charles discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Billy Joel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByOnAlbum | Big Man on Mulberry Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1985–1986 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-11-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | relationship between a pianist and a piano ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic companionship
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love of music ⓘ tribute to the emotional power of the piano ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 8 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soul-influenced ⓘ |
| vocalType | duet ⓘ |
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