Storm Front (album)
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| Studio album by Billy Joel | ||
| Released | October 1989 | |
| Recorded | The Hit Factory Times Square Studio, New York, NY Right Track Recording, New York, NY The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia The Power Station, New York, NY |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 44:34 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Mick Jones Billy Joel |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Billy Joel chronology | ||
| KOHUEPT (1987) |
Storm Front (1989) |
River of Dreams (1993) |
Storm Front is the eleventh studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1989. (see 1989 in music). The album featured one of Joel's three #1 hits, "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song mentioning some of the major historical events that took place in his time. "I Go to Extremes", a song describing the ups and downs of his life, placed at #6. Other songs that placed in the top 100 were "And So It Goes" (#37), "That's Not Her Style" (#77), and "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" (#57).
The album itself peaked at #1 on the charts.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Billy Joel
- "That's Not Her Style" – 5:10
- "We Didn't Start the Fire" – 4:50
- "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" – 3:44
- "I Go to Extremes" – 4:23
- "Shameless" – 4:26
- "Storm Front" – 5:17
- "Leningrad" – 4:06
- "State of Grace" – 4:30
- "When In Rome" – 4:50
- "And So It Goes" – 3:38
[edit] Charts
| Country | Charts | Sales | ||
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| Peak position | Weeks | Certification | ||
| United States | 1 | 69 | 4xPlatinum | |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 25 | Platinum | |
| Japan | 8 | 15 | 109,470 | |
| Austria | 10 | 18[1] | ||
| Switzerland | 30 | 1 | ||
| Billy Joel Albums |
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| Studio Albums |
| Cold Spring Harbor – Piano Man – Streetlife Serenade – Turnstiles – The Stranger – 52nd Street – Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain – An Innocent Man – The Bridge – Storm Front – River of Dreams – My Lives |
| Greatest Hit Collections |
| Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 – Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection – The Essential Billy Joel – Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 – Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
| Live Albums |
| Songs in the Attic – КОНЦЕРТ – 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert – 12 Gardens Live |
| Other Albums and Projects |
| Fantasies & Delusions (performed by Richard Joo) – Movin' Out |
| See also: Billy Joel |
