The Stranger: 30th Anniversary [Limited Edition] (Deluxe Boxed Set - 2 CDs + 1 DVD) @ richardeward.com

The Stranger: 30th Anniversary [Limited Edition] (Deluxe Boxed Set - 2 CDs + 1 DVD)
by Billy Joel
from Sony Legacy

Features:

• Box set
• Extra tracks
• Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• the stranger cd dvd set
  very dissapointed advertised as a 3cd and 1 dvd set deluxe edition received a 2 cd 1 dvd set 5 stars for quality of the musis and dvd
  have contacted amazon about this but have had no reply from them
  for future purchases will wait till available in shop before i purchase.

• Billy Joel at his best.
  The Stranger is Billy Joels best album. The live CD of him at Carnegie Hall sounds excellent. Hearling Billy and his band perform songs from the Stranger before it was released is amazing. The DVD of Billy in concert in his prime is great, although I wished there was more songs included. I really enjoyed hearing Billy and Phil Ramone discussing how the Stranger came about and the stories behind the classic songs.

• The piece de resistance of the celebration of Billy Joel's breakthrough fifth album
  New York native Billy Joel released his fifth album The Stranger in November of 1977.
  Prior to The Stranger, Billy was almost seen as a pop one-hit wonder thanks to the title track from his 1973 album Piano Man (despite the fact FM rock stations played "Captain Jack" and "New York State of Mind"). However, pop radio ignored him. It was in the summer of 1977 that Billy and producer Phil Ramone (famed for work with The Carpenters and Paul Simon) went into A&R Recording Studios in New York to record... more info

• Long-Time Fan Loves the Extras
  I've owned all off Billy Joel's albums from the day they were released going back to 1982 or so, and I had purchased all of his older albums by then. I'm a huge fan, but I never trafficked much in the "extras" that were available. This release adds two wonderful discs to my collection. Having been a fan so long, it was awesome to see 1970s Billy talking, playing, and singing. I love Mark Rivera but had missed seeing sax virtuoso Richie Cannata with the band. What a joy!

Tracks:

1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
2. Stranger
3. Just the Way You Are
4. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
5. Vienna
6. Only the Good Die Young
7. Always a Woman
8. Get It Right the First Time
9. Everybody Has a Dream [Stranger Reprise]
10. Miami 2017 [Live]
11. Angry Young Man [Live]
12. New York State of Mind [Live]
13. Just the Way You Are [Live]
14. She's Got a Way [Live]
15. Entertainer [Live]
16. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant [Live]

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