An Innocent Man
by Billy Joel
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 August 1983
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:37
- Community rating: 3.9/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Conceived as a joyous, highly sentimental homage to his musical youth, Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' brilliantly resurrects the sounds of late-50s and early-60s American pop. The album overflows with incredibly melodic doo-wop harmonies, Motown rhythms, and passionate pop-rock hit singles that serve as a deeply nostalgic, energetic celebration of early rock and roll.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Easy Money (4:05)
- An Innocent Man (5:18)
- The Longest Time (3:43)
- This Night (4:18)
- Tell Her About It (3:55)
- Uptown Girl (3:18)
- Careless Talk (3:49)
- Christie Lee (3:31)
- Leave a Tender Moment Alone (3:57)
- Keeping the Faith (4:39)
Credits
- Billy Joel - primary artist, backing vocals, piano [baldwin acoustic sf-10], electric piano [fender rhodes], organ [hammond b-3], vocals, words by, music by
- Mark Rivera - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals, soloist, alto saxophone
- Tom Bahler - arranged by [background vocal arrangements], backing vocals
- Dave Matthews - arranged by [horns & strings]
- Eric Troyer - backing vocals
- Frank Floyd - backing vocals
- Lani Groves - backing vocals
- Mike Alexander - backing vocals
- Ron Taylor - backing vocals
- Rory Dodd - backing vocals
- Terry Textor - backing vocals
- Ullanda McCullough - backing vocals
- Doug Stegmeyer - bass
- Laura Loncteaux - coordinator [production coordinator]
- Christopher Austopchuk - design [album cover]
- Mark Larson - design [album cover]
- Liberty DeVitto - drums
- Bradshaw Leigh - engineer [additional]
- Mike Allaire - engineer [assistant]
- Scott James - engineer [assistant]
- Jim Boyer - engineer, mixed by
- Ronnie Cuber - horns, baritone saxophone
- Joe Shepley - horns, trumpet
- John Gatchell - horns, trumpet
- David Brown - lead guitar, acoustic guitar [lead]
- Frank Management, Inc. - management
- Ted Jensen - mastered by
- Bill Zampino - music consultant [musical advisor]
- Gilles Larrain - photography by
- Phil Ramone - producer
- Russell Javors - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar [rhythm]
- String Fever - strings
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
- Eric Gale - electric guitar
- David Sanborn - horns, alto saxophone
- Jon Faddis - horns, trumpet
- Leon Pendarvis - organ [hammond b-3]
- Ludwig van Beethoven - composed by [chorus]
- Richard Tee - piano [acoustic]
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- Toots Thielemans - soloist, harmonica
- John Berg - design
- Jeff Schock - photography