Songs in the Attic
by Billy Joel
- Type: Album
- Released: 14 September 1981
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:28
- Community rating: 3.86/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Rather than a standard greatest hits package, this live album deliberately revitalized early, obscure material written before his massive commercial breakthrough. Featuring a vastly improved backing band, the energetic arrangements successfully introduced his formative singer-songwriter catalog to millions of newfound stadium-era fans.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, live, piano, storytelling, narrative
Tracklist
- Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June 1980 (5:06)
- Summer, Highland Falls - Live at the Bayou, Washington, D.C. - July 1980 (3:05)
- Streetlife Serenader - Live at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN - July 1980 (5:19)
- Los Angelenos - Live at Toad's Place, New Haven, CT - July 1980 (3:49)
- She's Got a Way - Live at the Paradise, Boston, MA - June 1980 (3:00)
- Everybody Loves You Now - Live at the Bayou, Washington, D.C. - July 1980 (3:12)
- Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Live at Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI - July 1980 (4:24)
- Captain Jack - Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA - July 1980 (7:16)
- You're My Home - Live at the Bayou, Washington, D.C. - July 1980 (3:08)
- The Ballad of Billy The Kid - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June 1980 (5:27)
- I've Loved These Days - Live at the Horizon, Chicago, IL - July 1980 (4:35)
Credits
- Doug Stegmeyer - bass guitar
- Liberty DeVitto - drums, percussion
- David Brown - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
- Russell Javors - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
- Richie Cannata - organ, saxophone, flute
- Steve Cohen - production manager [production director]
- Jeff (Stax) Foreman - stage manager
- Ruke Subourne - stage manager
- Billy Joel - Primary Artist