Streetlife Serenade

by Billy Joel

Streetlife Serenade cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1974
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:54
  • Community rating: 3.06/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Written and recorded hastily as a follow-up to his massive breakthrough 'Piano Man', Billy Joel's third album explores his frustrations with the Los Angeles music industry. Featuring the brilliant, biting satire of 'The Entertainer', the record serves as a cynical yet highly melodic portrait of mid-70s American suburbia.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, satirical

Tracklist

  1. Streetlife Serenader (5:19)
  2. Los Angelenos (3:42)
  3. The Great Suburban Showdown (3:46)
  4. Root Beer Rag (3:03)
  5. Roberta (4:34)
  6. The Entertainer (3:40)
  7. Last of the Big Time Spenders (4:36)
  8. Weekend Song (3:31)
  9. Souvenir (2:00)
  10. The Mexican Connection (3:39)

Credits

  • Billy Joel - arranger, keyboard Moog, Primary Artist
  • Michael Stewart - arranger, guitar
  • Brian Hagiwara - illustration
  • Richard Bennett - guitar
  • Joe Clayton - congas
  • Gary Dalton - guitar
  • Mike Deasy - guitar
  • Don Evans - guitar

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