- pop rock, pop, piano rock, pop soul
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- CBS/Sony
An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel released on August 8, 1983. The album was influenced by the American popular music of Joel's adolescent years in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including doo-wop and soul music. The album cover artwork was taken on the front steps of 142 Mercer Street, in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City.
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Nostalgic, grave, classical in form and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Easy Money4:02
- A2An Innocent Man5:18
- A3The Longest Time3:37
- A4This Night4:16
- A5Tell Her About It3:50
- B1Uptown Girl3:15
- B2Careless Talk3:46
- B3Christie Lee3:29
- B4Leave A Tender Moment Alone3:52
- B5Keeping The Faith4:38
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Billy Joel
- Label
- CBS/Sony
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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