Title: Turnstiles Artist: Billy Joel Release Date: 5/1976 Label: Columbia, Sbme Special MKTS., Sony, Sony Japan, Sony Mid-Price Duration: 34:18 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Enhanced CD-ROM UPCs: 074646938324, 4562109408959, 886972328225, 074643384841, 074646938348, 5099747468124, 5099749118324, 456210940895 Genre: Rock Styles: Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Autumnal, Nostalgic, Refined/Mannered, Acerbic, Bittersweet, Brash, Cynical/Sarcastic, Earnest, Energetic, Passionate, Playful, Rollicking, Rousing, Searching, Sentimental, Soothing, Yearning, Bravado, Exuberant, Melancholy, Poignant, Reflective, Restrained, Romantic, Bitter, Laid-Back/Mellow, Sweet, Warm, Angst-Ridden, Organic, Sophisticated Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
2. Summer, Highland Falls
3. All You Wanna Do Is Dance
4. New York State of Mind
5. James
6. Prelude/Angry Young Man
7. I've Loved These Days
8. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway)
9. [CD-Rom Track]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Sbme Special MKTS. 723282 2005 CD Sony Japan 462 2001 CD Sony 4911832 1998 CD Columbia 69383 1998 CD Sony Mid-Price 4746812 1990 CD Columbia 33848 ------ CD Columbia CK-33848

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There's a reason Turnstiles begins with the Spector-esque epic "Say Goodbye to Hollywood." Shortly after Streetlife Serenade, Joel ditched California -- and, by implication, sensitive Californian soft rock from sensitive singer/songwriters -- for his hometown of New York. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was a celebration of his move, a repudiation of his past, a fanfare for a new beginning, which is exactly what Turnstiles was. He still was a singer/songwriter -- indeed, "Summer, Highland Falls" was his best ballad to date, possibly his best ever -- but he decided to run with his musical talents, turning the record into a whirlwind tour of pop styles, from Sinatra to Springsteen. There's little question that the cinematic sprawl of Born to Run had an effect on Turnstiles, since it has a similar widescreen feel, even if it clocks in at only eight songs. The key to the record's success is variety, the way the album whips from the bouncy, McCartney-esque "All You Wanna Do Is Dance" to the saloon song "New York State of Mind"; the way the bitterly cynical "Angry Young Man" gives way to the beautiful "I've Loved These Days" and the surrealistic apocalyptic fantasy "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)." No matter how much stylistic ground Joel covers, he's kept on track by his backing group. He fought to have his touring band support him on Turnstiles, going to the lengths of firing his original producer, and it was clearly the right move, since they lend the album a cohesive feel. Turnstiles may not have been a hit, but it remains one of his most accomplished and satisfying records, clearly paving the way to his twin peaks of the late '70s, The Stranger and 52nd Street. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Billy Joel Main Performer, Harmonica, Keyboards, Producer, Composer, Vocals Bruce Botnick Mixing Don Puluse Engineer Doug Stegmeyer Guitar (Bass), Bass Howie Emerson Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) James "Hal" Smith Guitar (Acoustic) James Herb Smith Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Jerry Abramowitz Cover Photo, Photography John Berg Cover Design John Bradley Engineer, Production Supervisor John Buckley Project Coordinator John Naatjes Tape Research Kenny Ascher Arranger, Orchestral Arrangements Liberty DeVitto Drums, Percussion Lou Waxman Engineer Mingo Lewis Percussion Rev. Richard White Graphic Design Richie Cannata Saxophone, Keyboards, Wind Russell Javors Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Ted Jensen Remastering, Digital Remastering