His next album, The Nylon Curtain, was released in 1982, and stemmed from a desire to create more lyrically and melodically ambitious music. Joel released his seventh studio album, Glass Houses, in 1980 in an attempt to further establish himself as a rock artist this release featured " It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (Joel's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart), " You May Be Right", " Don't Ask Me Why", and " Sometimes a Fantasy". Joel's next album, 52nd Street, was released in 1978 and it soon became his first album to peak at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart. This album became Columbia's bestselling release, selling over 10 million copies and spawning several hit singles, including " Just the Way You Are", " Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", " Only the Good Die Young", and " She's Always a Woman" the album also contains the popular album tracks " Scenes from an Italian Restaurant", Joel's favorite of his own songs which has become a firm staple of his live shows, and " Vienna", also one of Joel's personal favorites and nowadays one of his most streamed songs on the internet. After Streetlife Serenade and Turnstiles in 19 respectively, Joel released his critical and commercial breakthrough album, The Stranger, in 1977. In 1972, Joel caught the attention of Columbia Records after a live radio performance of the song " Captain Jack" became popular in Philadelphia, prompting him to sign a new record deal with the company and release his second album, Piano Man, in 1973. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, Joel took part in two short-lived bands, The Hassles and Attila, before signing a record deal with Family Productions and starting off a solo career in 1971 with his first release Cold Spring Harbor. Growing up, he took piano lessons at his mother's insistence. īorn in New York City, in the Bronx, Joel grew up on Long Island. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II, is one of the best-selling albums in the United States. ![]() Joel is one of the world’s best-selling music artists and the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States, with over 160 million records sold worldwide. From 1971 to 1993, he released twelve studio albums that spanned the genres of pop and rock music, and in 2001 released a one-off studio album of classical music compositions. Commonly nicknamed the " Piano Man" after his signature 1973 song of the same name, Joel has had a successful music career as a solo artist since the 1970s. William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.
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