The Strangerby
The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. It was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Phil Ramone, with whom he would work for five subsequent albums.
Joel's previous studio effort, Turnstiles (1976), had sold modestly and peaked low on the US charts, prompting Columbia to consider dropping him if h…
Track listing
Release details
- Released
- September 29th, 1977
- Type
- Album
- Genres
- Labels
- ColumbiaCBSCBS/SonyFamily Productions
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Professional reviews
| Source | Rating |
|---|---|
| AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine) | |
| American Songwriter (Gillian G. Gaar – September 1, 2008) | |
| The Buffalo News (Jeff Miers – August 3, 2008) | |
| Pitchfork (Matthew Strauss – June 27, 2021) | |
| Record Collector (Terry Staunton – September 2008) | |
| Slant Magazine (Sal Cinquemani – September 5, 2004) |