Album Details
Title: Glass Houses Artist: Billy Joel Release Date: 3/1980 Re-Released On: 1/18/2005 Label: Columbia, Sony Music Distribution Duration: 34:35 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Enhanced CD-ROM UPCs: 074646938621, 4562109408980, 074643638425, 074643638449, 4547366045611, 5099749118621, 456210940898 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary 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 |
Track Listings
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You May Be Right
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Sometimes a Fantasy
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Don't Ask Me Why
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It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
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All for Leyna
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I Don't Want to Be Alone
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Sleeping with the Television On
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C'Etait Toi (You Were the One)
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Close to the Borderline
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Through the Long Night
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 2005 | CD | Sony Music Distribution | 465 | | 1998 | CD | Sony Music Distribution | 4911862 | | 1998 | CD | Columbia | 69386 | | 1980 | CD | Sony Music Distribution | 20130 | | 1980 | CD | Columbia | 36384 |
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Album Review
The back-to-back success of The Stranger and 52nd Street may have brought Billy Joel fame and fortune, even a certain amount of self-satisfaction, but it didn't bring him critical respect, and it didn't dull his anger. If anything, being classified as a mainstream rocker -- a soft rocker -- infuriated him, especially since a generation of punks and new wave kids were getting the praise that eluded him. He didn't take this lying down -- he recorded Glass Houses. Comparatively a harder-rocking album than either of its predecessors, with a distinctly bitter edge, Glass Houses still displays the hallmarks of Billy Joel the pop craftsman and Phil Ramone the world-class hitmaker. Even its hardest songs -- the terrifically paranoid "Sometimes a Fantasy," "Sleepin' With the Television On," "Close to the Borderline," the hit "You May Be Right" -- have bold, direct melodies and clean arrangements, ideal for radio play. Instead of turning out to be a fiery rebuttal to his detractors, the album is a remarkable catalog of contemporary pop styles, from McCartney-esque whimsy ("Don't Ask Me Why") and arena rock ("All for Leyna") to soft rock ("C'etait Toi [You Were the One]") and stylish new wave pop ("It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," which ironically is closer to new wave pop than rock). That's not a detriment; that's the album's strength. The Stranger and 52nd Street were fine albums in their own right, but it's nice to hear Joel scale back his showman tendencies and deliver a solid pop/rock record. It may not be punk -- then again, it may be his concept of punk -- but Glass Houses is the closest Joel ever got to a pure rock album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Credits
| Name | Credits | | Billy Joel | Synthesizer, Producer, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Accordion, Composer, Harmonica | | Bradshaw Leigh | Assistant Engineer | | Brian Ruggles | ? | | Dave Brown | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar | | Doug Stegmeyer | Guitar (Bass), Bass | | Jeff Schock | Product Manager | | Jim Boyer | Engineer | | Jim Houghton | Photography | | Liberty DeVitto | Percussion, Drums | | Michele Slagter | Production Assistant | | Phil Ramone | Producer | | Richie Cannata | Wind, Flute, Saxophone, Keyboards, Organ | | Russell Javors | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) | | Steve Barri Cohen | ? | | Ted Jensen | Mastering, Remastering |
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