Songs in the attic is the first live album by billy joel released in 1981.
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Joel wisely decided to use the live album as an opportunity to draw attention to songs from his first four albums.
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In the liner notes joel writes that songs in the attic introduced his earlier work to fans who had come to know his work after the stranger.
As a life long fan of billy joel initially drawn to his mccartney looks and piano chops after a couple studio albums i longed for a live album offering and songs in the attic seemed hopeful.
Having scored three multi platinum hits in a row billy joel took a breather releasing his first live album songs in the attic as he worked on his ambitious follow up to glass houses.
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Words by music by billy joel notes original european version with gatefold cover printed inner sleeve 4 pages lyrics sheet and the orange yellow sunburst center label used by cbs until1985.
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William martin joel was born in the bronx new york city new york on may 9 1949 when he was one year old his family moved to the long island suburb hicksville new york in the town of oyster bay where he and his younger sister judy were raised in a section of levitt homes.
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.
Joel s father howard born helmut joel 1923 2011 a classical pianist and.
Early life family and education.
At his best billy joel is an angry defensive.
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It s precisely this vigor along with joel s canny pugnaciousness that lifts songs in the attic above the level of a pop rock rummage sale.
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However not finding sufficient hits within then i was disappointed by the other unknown live ones.
