Storm Front (album)

Storm Front
Studio album by Billy Joel
Released	October 30, 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 Spring-Summer, 1988-1989
Genre	Rock
Length	44:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mick Jones Billy Joel
Billy Joel chronology
Концерт (1987) Storm Front (1989) River of Dreams (1993)
Singles from Storm Front
"We Didn't Start the Fire" Released: September 18, 1989 "Leningrad" Released: December 4, 1989 "I Go to Extremes" Released: February 26, 1990 "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" Released: April 1990 "That's Not Her Style" Released: July 1990 "And So It Goes" Released: October 1990 "Shameless" Released: January 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Deseret News	(Positive)[2]
The Los Angeles Times	[3]
The New York Times	(Positive)[4]
Robert Christgau	B [5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Storm Front is the 11th 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, and "Leningrad", Joel's take on the end of the Cold War.

"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), "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" (#57), and "That's Not Her Style" (#77). The cover depicts a storm warning flag.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Cover versions 3 Production 4 Band Personnel 5 Accolades 5.1 Grammy Awards 6 Charts 6.1 Peak positions 6.2 Certifications and sales 6.3 Year-end charts 7 References

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel.

1. "That's Not Her Style" – 5:10
2. "We Didn't Start the Fire" – 4:50
3. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" – 3:44
4. "I Go to Extremes" – 4:23
5. "Shameless" – 4:26
6. "Storm Front" – 5:17
7. "Leningrad" – 4:06
8. "State of Grace" – 4:30
9. "When in Rome" – 4:44
10. "And So It Goes" – 3:38

Cover versions

• In 1991, Garth Brooks recorded "Shameless" on his album Ropin' the Wind. Brooks' cover version was also released as a single and reached the top of the U.S. country charts, and also entered the UK Singles Chart.
• Paul Anka covered "I Go to Extremes" on his 2007 album Classic Songs, My Way.
• Jennifer Warnes covered "And So It Goes" for her 2001 album The Well.

Production

• Producer: Billy Joel and Mick Jones
• Mixed: Tom Lord-Alge & Jay Healy
• Engineered: Dana Becker, Tim Crich, Jay Healy, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirrera & Gary Solomon
• Mastered: Ted Jensen

Band Personnel

Storm Front marked a radical change in Joel's support band. Since his last studio album (The Bridge), both Russell Javors and Doug Stegmeyer were discharged from guitarist and bassist duties. Javors was replaced with Joey Hunting and Foreigner's Mick Jones, while Stegmeyer was replaced by Schuyler Deale. Band regulars Liberty DeVitto, David Brown and Mark Rivera were retained.

• Billy Joel: Vocal, Piano, Clavinet, Accordion, Hammond Organ, Harpsichord, Organ, Synthesizers, Percussion
• Liberty DeVitto: Drums, Percussion
• David Brown: Guitar, Guitars, Midi Guitar Solo on Storm Front
• Joey Hunting: Guitar
• Mick Jones: Guitar on Storm Front, Guitar Solo on State of Grace
• Schuyler Deale: Bass
• Jeff Jacobs: Synthesizers, Horn Arrangement
• Don Brooks: Harmonica
• John Mahoney: Keyboards, Keyboard Programming
• Crystal Taliefero: Percussion
• Sammy Merendino: Electronic Percussion
• Kevin Jones: Keyboard Programming
• Doug Kleeger: Sound Effects
• Dominic Cortese: Accordion
• World Famous Incognito Violinist: Fiddle
• Lenny Pickett: Saxophone
• Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson: The Memphis Horns
• Bill Zampino: Choral Arrangement
• Chuck Arnold: Choral Leader
• Arif Mardin: Orchestral Arrangement
• Background Vocals: Billy Joel, Mick Jones, Richard Marx, Crystal Taliefero, Jeff Jacobs, Patricia Darcy-Jones, Frank Floyd, Brian Ruggles, Joe Lynn Turner, Ian Lloyd, Brenda White King, Curtis King

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1990	"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Song of the Year[7]	Nominated
		Record of the Year[7]	Nominated
		Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[7]	Nominated
1991	"Storm Front"	Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[8]	Nominated
	Storm Front (produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones)	Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)[9]	Nominated

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1989-90) Position Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] 1 United States Billboard 200[11] 1 UK Albums Chart [12] 5 German Media Control Albums Chart [13] 5 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[14] 8 New Zealand Albums Chart [15] 9 Austrian Albums Chart[16] 10 Dutch Mega Albums Chart[17] 14 Swiss Albums Chart[18] 30

Certifications and sales Region Certification Sales/shipments Austria (IFPI Austria)[19] Gold 25,000x Canada (Music Canada)[20] 2× Platinum 200,000^ Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^ Japan (Oricon Charts) 110,000[22][23] Netherlands (NVPI)[24] Gold 50,000[25] United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Platinum 300,000^ United States (RIAA)[27] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[28]	41
UK Albums Chart[29]	73
Chart (1990)	Position
U.S. Billboard Year-end[30]	10

Preceded by Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli	Billboard 200 number-one album December 16–22, 1989	Succeeded by Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli
Preceded by Warragul by John Williamson	ARIA Charts number-one album November 6, 1989 – November 19, 1989	Succeeded by Heart of Stone by Cher

References

1. ^ Storm Front (album) at Allmusic
2. ^ Boren, Ray (1989-01-19). "`STORM FRONT' BRINGS OUT THE POPULIST IN JOEL". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/82634/STORM-FRONT-BRINGS-OUT-THE-POPULIST-IN-JOEL.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
3. ^ Boehm, Mike (1989-12-03). "Imitative Billy Joel Still Seeking Respectability : BILLY JOEL "Storm Front."". articles.latimes.com. The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-03/entertainment/ca-119_1_billy-joel. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
4. ^ Holden, Stephen (1989-10-29). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES". nytimes.com (The New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/29/arts/home-entertainment-recordings-recent-releases.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
5. ^ Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide Reviews: Billy Joel. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
6. ^ John McAlley (1989-11-30), "Music Reviews : Storm Front by Billy Joel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2011-08-29, http://web.archive.org/web/20080220090726/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/billyjoel/albums/album/236527/review/5945484/storm_front 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/81603/HERES-LIST-OF-NOMINEES-FROM-ALL-77-CATEGORIES.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
8. ^ Cromelin, Richard / Hunt Dennis (1991-01-11). "Grammys--Round 1 : Pop music: Phil Collins' 8 nominations lead the pack and Quincy Jones sets a record with his 74th nod. The winners will be revealed on Feb. 20.". articles.latimes.com. The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-01-11/entertainment/ca-8578_1_phil-collins/2. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
9. ^ Cromelin, Richard / Hunt Dennis (1991-01-11). "Grammys--Round 1 : Pop music: Phil Collins' 8 nominations lead the pack and Quincy Jones sets a record with his 74th nod. The winners will be revealed on Feb. 20.". articles.latimes.com. The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-01-11/entertainment/ca-8578_1_phil-collins/5. Retrieved 2011-09-01. 
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11. ^ Allmusic - Storm Front > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
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13. ^ "Album Search: Billy Joel" (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/search.asp?search=billy+joel&x=0&y=0&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
14. ^ ビリー・ジョエル-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Storm Front by Billy Joel" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/89461/2/ ビリー・ジョエル-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
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17. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Billy Joel - Storm Front". dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=Storm+Front&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
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19. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Billy Joel – Storm Front" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Billy Joel in the field Interpret. Enter Storm Front in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Joel – Storm Front". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Storm+Front&sa=Billy+Joel&smt=0. 
21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Joel; 'Storm Front')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Storm+Front&strInterpret=Billy+Joel&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
22. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4871310779. 
23. ^ a-ビリー・ジョエル "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Billy Joel" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_billyjoel.html a-ビリー・ジョエル. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
24. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Billy Joel – Storm Front" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463. 
25. ^ NVPI "de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie". http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat NVPI. Retrieved 2011-08-17. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Joel" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
26. ^ "British album certifications – Billy Joel – Storm Front". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Storm Front in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
27. ^ "American album certifications – Billy Joel – Storm Front". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Storm+Front%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
28. ^ ARIA Charts "End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1989.htm ARIA Charts. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
29. ^ "UK best albums 1989". http://uktop40.republika.pl/najlep%20sprzalbumy%20uk%201989.html. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
30. ^ "Billboard rates the top hits for 1990". deseretnews.com. Associated Press. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/140115/BILLBOARD-RATES-THE-TOP-HITS-FOR-1990.html. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 

Billy Joel 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 Fantasies & Delusions Live albums Songs in the Attic KOHЦEPT 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Compilations Greatest Hits, Vol. 1–3 Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives Tours An Innocent Man Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Face to Face 1998 Face to Face 2001 Face to Face 2003 Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 Singles "Piano Man" "The Entertainer" "New York State of Mind" "Just the Way You Are" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "All About Soul" "No Man's Land" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "Hey Girl" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" See also Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Book Category Music portal