An Innocent Man is the 9th album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It became one of his best-charted albums since Glass Houses, going directly to #2 in the UK. It featured three Billboard Top 10 hit singles: "Tell Her About It", which reached #1, "Uptown Girl", which peaked at #3 and "An Innocent Man", which peaked at #10. Four other singles were released from the album: "The Longest Time" (number 14)...
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An Innocent Man is the 9th album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It became one of his best-charted albums since Glass Houses, going directly to #2 in the UK. It featured three Billboard Top 10 hit singles: "Tell Her About It", which reached #1, "Uptown Girl", which peaked at #3 and "An Innocent Man", which peaked at #10. Four other singles were released from the album: "The Longest Time" (number 14), "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (number 27), "Keeping the Faith" (number 18) and "This Night".
This album is Joel's tribute to the music of his childhood. He considers this a "singer's album," and pays homage to a number of different musical styles, most notably doo-wop, a style made popular in the mid-1950s and emulated in the songs "The Longest Time," "This Night," and "Careless Talk."
All songs by Billy Joel, except for the chorus for "This Night," credited on the sleeve to L. V. Beethoven.
N.B. - The track listing on the LP is slightly...
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