52nd Street
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52nd Street is a 1978 jazz-influenced pop/rock album by Billy Joel that won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and solidified his mainstream success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 52nd Street canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Billy Joel album
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Grammy Award-winning album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
|
| certification |
BPI silver
ⓘ
Music Canada platinum ⓘ RIAA multi-platinum ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard 200
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surface form:
Billboard 200 number-one album
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | Glass Houses ⓘ |
| follows | The Stranger ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
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jazz-influenced rock ⓘ pop rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | mainstream success of Billy Joel ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic |
blend of pop and jazz elements
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piano-driven melodies ⓘ use of jazz-inspired horn arrangements ⓘ |
| hasPart |
52nd Street (song)
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Big Shot ⓘ Half a Mile Away ⓘ Honesty ⓘ My Life ⓘ Rosalinda’s Eyes ⓘ Stiletto ⓘ Until the Night ⓘ Zanzibar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 40:29 ⓘ |
| mainSingle | My Life ⓘ |
| namedAfter | 52nd Street, Manhattan ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | urban life ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Ramone ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
A&R Recording
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surface form:
A&R Recording, New York City
Columbia 30th Street Studio ⓘ
surface form:
CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City
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| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-10-11 ⓘ |
| significance | solidified Billy Joel’s mainstream popularity ⓘ |
| single |
Big Shot
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Honesty ⓘ My Life ⓘ |
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