Kontsert
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| Kontsert | ||||
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| Live album by Billy Joel | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 72:52 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
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| Singles from Kontsert | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, 3rd Edition | [citation needed] |
Kontsert (Russian: Концерт; English: Concert; k; commonly corrupted to Kohuept) is the second live album by Billy Joel, released in 1987. The album was recorded during the Soviet leg of Joel's 1987 The Bridge tour. The tour made history, as it was the first live rock radio broadcast in Soviet history. [2]
Joel's cover of The Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R." became the first single released by Joel that was written by someone other than himself.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Billy Joel, except where noted.| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Odoya" (Traditional) | 1:17 | |
| 2. | "Prelude/Angry Young Man" | 5:23 | |
| 3. | "Honesty" | 3:58 | |
| 4. | "Goodnight Saigon" | 7:20 | |
| 5. | "Stiletto" | 5:09 | |
| 6. | "Big Man on Mulberry Street" | 7:17 | |
| 7. | "Baby Grand" | 6:09 | |
| 8. | "An Innocent Man" | 6:09 | |
| 9. | "Allentown" | 4:22 | |
| 10. | "A Matter of Trust" | 5:09 | |
| 11. | "Only the Good Die Young" | 3:31 | |
| 12. | "Sometimes a Fantasy" | 3:38 | |
| 13. | "Uptown Girl" | 3:08 | |
| 14. | "Big Shot" | 4:44 | |
| 15. | "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Lennon–McCartney) | 2:43 | |
| 16. | "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) | 2:55 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United States (RIAA)[4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| ^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Personnel
- Billy Joel - vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Liberty DeVitto - drums
- Doug Stegmeyer - bass
- Dave Lebolt - keyboards
- Russell Javors - Acoustic and Electric Guitar
- Mark Rivera - saxophone
- Kevin Dukes - Electric Guitar
- Peter Hewlett - background vocals
- George Simms - background vocals
- The Georgian Singers Zhournalist of USSR - vocals on "Odoya"
- Oleg Smirnoff - On stage translation
Later samples
- "Stiletto"
- "Disciple" by Nas from the album Street's Disciple
References
- ↑ Kontsert at AllMusic
- ↑ "Pete & Scott". Hewlett Anderson. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Billy Joel – Концерт". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
See also
- Снова в СССР, Paul McCartney album originally released in 1988 exclusively in the Soviet Union
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