The Nylon Curtain
by Billy Joel
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 September 1982
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 41:22
- Community rating: 3.66/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A deliberate departure from breezy romantic pop, 'The Nylon Curtain' is an ambitious, highly produced exploration of the anxieties facing working-class America during the Reagan era. Utilizing complex, Beatlesque studio techniques, the album critically examines the decline of manufacturing and the lingering trauma of the Vietnam War.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, conscious, progressive, storytelling, piano
Tracklist
- Allentown (3:52)
- Laura
- Pressure (4:41)
- Goodnight Saigon (7:06)
- She's Right On Time (4:14)
- A Room Of Our Own (4:04)
- Surprises
- Scandinavian Skies
- Where's The Orchestra? (3:17)
Credits
- Billy Joel - primary artist, lyrics by, music by, vocals, piano, synthesizer, organ [hammond], melodica
- Dave Grusin - arranged by [horns & strings]
- Paula Scher - artwork [album art coordination]
- Doug Stegmeyer - bass
- Liberty DeVitto - drums, percussion
- David Brown - lead guitar, acoustic guitar [lead]
- Kenneth Topolsky - production manager
- Russell Javors - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar [rhythm]
- String Fever - Strings
- Bill Zampino - Snare [Field Snare]
- Rob Mounsey - Synthesizer
- Dominic Cortese - Accordion
- Charles McCracken - Cello
- Eddie Daniels - Saxophone, Clarinet