Billy Joel
Album: The Stranger
Rating: * * * * 1/2
Release Date: Sep 1977
Label: Columbia
Time: 40:17

Tracklist:
1 Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 		Joel 	3:30
2 The Stranger 				Joel 	5:10
3 Just the Way You Are 			Joel 	4:50
4 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant 	Joel 	7:37
5 Vienna 				Joel 	3:34
6 Only the Good Die Young 		Joel 	3:55
7 She's Always a Woman 			Joel 	3:21
8 Get It Right the First Time 		Joel 	3:57
9 Everybody Has a Dream 		Joel 	9:08

Credits:
Patti Austin 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Jim Boyer 		Engineer
Dave Brown 		Guitar
Hiram Bullock 		Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Steve Burgh 		Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Richie Cannata 		Organ, Clarinet, Fiddle, Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone, 
			Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Wind
Dom Cortese 		Accordion
Liberty DeVitto 	Percussion, Drums
Lani Groves 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Gwen Guthrie 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Jim Houghton 		Photography
Ted Jensen 		Remastering, Digital Remastering
Billy Joel 		Synthesizer, Harmonica, Piano, Composer, Keyboards, 
			Vocals, Producer
Steve Khan 		Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), 
			Guitar (12 String)
Kathy Kurs 		Associate Producer
Hugh MacDonald 		Guitar (Acoustic)
Ralph MacDonald 	Percussion
Hugh McCracken 		Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
John Naatjes 		Tape Research
Phil Ramone 		Producer, Engineer
Phoebe Snow 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Doug Stegmeyer 		Bass
Richard Tee 		Organ
Patrick Williams 	Orchestration
Phil Woods 		Saxophone, Sax (Alto)

Charts (Billboard)
Album:
1978	The Stranger			Pop Albums	 	 2
Singles:
1978	Just the Way You Are	 	Adult Contemporary	 1
1978	Just The Way You Are	 	Pop Singles		 3
1978	Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)	Pop Singles		17
1978	Only The Good Die Young	 	Pop Singles		24
1978	She's Always a Woman	 	Adult Contemporary	 2
1978	She's Always A Woman	 	Pop Singles		17

Grammy Awards:
1978	S	Just the Way You Are	 	
		Record Of The Year	Billy Joel, Phil Ramone
1978	S	Just the Way You Are	 	
		Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	Billy Joel