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〕 | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2Score = B−〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Billy Joel Review )〕 }} ''52nd Street'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 13, 1978. It was the first of four Joel albums to top the ''Billboard'' charts and earned him two Grammys (for a total of four). Three songs reached the Top 40 in the United States, contributing to the album's success: "My Life" (#3), "Big Shot" (#14), and "Honesty" (#24). It was similarly well received by critics, earning the 1979 Grammy for Album of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Past Winners Search )〕 This Grammy was presented to its producer, Phil Ramone. Upon Ramone's death, ''52nd Streets Album of the Year Grammy was passed on to Joel. Allmusic praises Joel for expanding stylistically on 1977's ''The Stranger'', describing ''52nd Street'' as "more sophisticated and somewhat jazzy."〔(Allmusic review )〕 (Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard guests on "Zanzibar".) The title is a reference to 52nd Street, which was one of New York City's jazz centers in the middle of the century. Joel's label was headquartered on 52nd Street (in the CBS Building) at the time of the album's release. The studio in which ''52nd Street'' was recorded was also on 52nd Street, a block away from the CBS Building. On October 1, 1982, ''52nd Street'' became the first album to be commercially released on compact disc by Sony Music Entertainment when it went on sale in Japan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rock on! The compact disc turns 30 )〕 In 2003, the album was ranked number 352 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/billy-joel-52nd-street-20120524 )〕 ==Track listing== All songs written and composed by Billy Joel. ;Side one #"Big Shot" – 4:03 #"Honesty" – 3:56 #"My Life" – 4:44 #"Zanzibar" – 5:13 ;Side two # #"Rosalinda's Eyes" – 4:41 #"Half a Mile Away" – 4:08 #"Until the Night" – 6:35 #"52nd Street" – 2:27 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「52nd Street (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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