Cold Spring Harbor
by Billy Joel
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 November 1971
- Label: Family Productions
- Country: United States
- Length: 30:24
- Community rating: 3.17/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The debut solo album from the legendary piano-man is infamous for a severe mastering error that sped up the original tapes, rendering his voice unnaturally high-pitched. Despite the glaring technical flaw, the record highlights his prodigious classical piano chops and intensely melancholic, slightly cynical early songwriting. It features the devastatingly beautiful original version of 'She's Got a Way', hinting at the massive pop-rock success to follow.
Genres
Descriptors: Ballad, melodic, acoustic
Tracklist
- She's Got a Way (2:55)
- You Can Make Me Free (2:58)
- Everybody Loves You Now (2:49)
- Why Judy Why (2:56)
- Falling of the Rain (2:41)
- Turn Around (3:07)
- You Look so Good to Me (2:28)
- Tomorrow Is Today (4:41)
- Nocturne (2:53)
- Got to Begin Again (2:51)
Credits
- Manu Dibango - primary artist, vocals, marimba, saxophone, synthesizer, written-by, arranged by
- Vicky Edimo - bass
- Aiyb Dieng - congas [tumbas]
- Claude Vamur - drums
- Bernard Torelli - guitar
- Jerry Malekani - guitar
- Jo Tongo - guitar
- Freddy N'Kounkou - percussion
- Billy Joel - Primary Artist, harpsichord instrument, organ instrument, piano instrument, harmonica instrument
- Jimmie Haskell - conductor
- Artie Ripp - conductor
- John Bradley - engineer
- Rhys Clark - drums (drum set) instrument
- Sal DiTroia - guitar instrument
- Don Evans - guitar instrument
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow - steel guitar instrument
- Larry Knechtel - bass instrument
- Joe Osborn - bass instrument
- Denny Seiwell - drums (drum set) instrument
- Doug Sax - mastering
- Irwin Mazur - executive producer