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Songs in the Attic

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1981 live album by Billy Joel
Songs in the Attic
Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1981
RecordedJune–July 1980 duringGlass Houses tour
Genre
Length48:00
LabelFamily Productions/Columbia
ProducerPhil Ramone
Billy Joel chronology
Glass Houses
(1980)		Songs in the Attic
(1981)		The Nylon Curtain
(1982)
Billy Joel live chronology
Songs in the Attic
(1981)		Концерт
(1987)
Singles from Songs in the Attic
  1. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live)"
    Released: September 1981
  2. "You're My Home (Live)"
    Released: November 1981 (UK)
  3. "She's Got a Way (Live)"
    Released: November 1981[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Rolling Stone Album Guide, 3rd Edition[4]

Songs in the Attic is the first live album byBilly Joel, released in 1981.

At the time of its release, it was the first widely available appearance of music from his first album,Cold Spring Harbor, released in 1971.

History

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In the liner notes, Joel writes thatSongs in the Attic introduced his earlier work to fans who had come to know his work afterThe Stranger. In that earlier work, most of the instruments were played by session musicians while Joel himself sang and played piano, keyboards, and harmonica. But by the late 1970s, Joel had a fairly consistenttouring/recording band and wanted to showcase his songs as played by his band.

The single-releases included: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood", which peaked at #17 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100; and "She's Got a Way", which reached #23 on the same chart; and "You're My Home". In Japan, "Los Angelenos" was also available in 1981.[5]

A series of promotional music videos were filmed. Though the concert filming may have been staged for the occasion, the audio versions are nonetheless different from the live recordings featuring on the live album. A total of five promo videos were filmed: four of them recorded at Sparks Saloon inHuntington, NY, and one in a recording studio. At least two of them were not released as worldwide official singles.[6] "Everybody Loves You Now" (not a single) directed by Steve Cohen (live at Sparks); "You're My Home" directed by Steve Cohen (live at Sparks); "Los Angelenos" (not a single, though a Japanese 7" vinyl was in existence) directed by Steve Cohen (live at Sparks); "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" directed by Steve Cohen (live at Sparks); "She's Got a Way" live in a studio, also a different version from the live album.[5]

Track listing

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All songs written byBilly Joel.

Side one
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"June 24, 1980, atMadison Square Garden,New York, NY5:05
2."Summer, Highland Falls"July 23, 1980, atThe Bayou,Washington, D.C.3:03
3."Streetlife Serenader"July 20, 1980, atSt. Paul Civic Center,St. Paul, MN5:17
4."Los Angelenos"July 10, 1980, atToad's Place,New Haven, CT3:48
5."She's Got a Way"June 1980 atParadise Rock Club,Boston, MA3:00
6."Everybody Loves You Now"July 23, 1980, at The Bayou,Washington, D.C.3:08
Total length:23:21
Side two
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Say Goodbye to Hollywood"July 14, 1980, atMilwaukee Arena,Milwaukee, WI4:25
2."Captain Jack"July 5, 1980, atSpectrum,Philadelphia, PA7:16
3."You're My Home"July 23, 1980, at the Bayou,Washington, D.C.3:07
4."The Ballad of Billy the Kid"June 24, 1980, atMadison Square Garden,New York, NY5:28
5."I've Loved These Days"July 16, 1980, atThe Horizon,Chicago, IL4:35
Total length:24:51

Personnel

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Technical

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1981–82)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[7]9
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8]21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]3
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[10]30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]38
UK Albums (OCC)[13]57
USBillboard 200[14]8
West German Albums (Media Control)[15]51

Year-end charts

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Chart (1981)Position
Australian Albums Chart[citation needed]53
Canadian Albums Chart[16]69
Chart (1982)Position
USBillboard 200[17]98

Certifications/Sales

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RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (Oricon Charts)—286,000[9]
United States (RIAA)[18]3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^Strong, Martin Charles (1995).Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 436.ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ^Songs in the Attic atAllMusic
  3. ^White, Timothy (November 12, 1981)."Songs In The Attic".Rolling Stone. Retrieved25 October 2020.
  4. ^DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992).The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 370.ISBN 0679737294.
  5. ^ab"Blogger".
  6. ^Archived atGhostarchive and theWayback Machine:"Billy Joel - Everybody Loves You Now (Live at Sparks, 1981)".YouTube. 17 January 2013.
  7. ^Kent, David (1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992.St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156.ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^"Top Albums/CDs - Volume 35, No. 16".RPM. 1981-11-14. Retrieved2013-11-10.
  9. ^abOricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005.Roppongi,Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006.ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^"charts.nz - Billy Joel -Songs in the Attic".charts.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zea Land. Retrieved2013-11-08.
  11. ^"norwegiancharts.com Billy Joel -Songs in the Attic".Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com.VG-lista. Retrieved2013-11-08.
  12. ^"swedishcharts.com Billy Joel -Songs in the Attic".Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved2013-11-08.
  13. ^"Billy Joel > Artist > Official Charts".UK Albums Chart. Retrieved2013-11-08.
  14. ^"allmusic (((Songs in the Attic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))".AllMusic. Retrieved2011-03-19.
  15. ^"Album Search: Billy Joel -Songs in the Attic" (in German). Media Control. Archived fromthe original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved2013-11-08.
  16. ^"Top 100 Albums of 1981".RPM. 1981-12-26. Archived fromthe original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved2013-11-11.
  17. ^"Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1982". billboard.biz. Archived fromthe original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved2014-04-25.
  18. ^"American album certifications – Billy Joel – Songs in the Attic".Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved25 July 2012.
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