- pop rock, piano blues, pop, blues
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Columbia
The Bridge is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on July 25, 1986. It was Joel's last studio album produced by Phil Ramone as well as the last to feature Joel's long-time bassist Doug Stegmeyer and rhythm guitarist Russell Javors. The album yielded several successful singles, including "A Matter of Trust", "Modern Woman", and "This Is the Time".
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Spare, grave, character-led and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- 1Running on Ice3:19
- 2This Is the Time5:02
- 3A Matter of Trust4:12
- 4Modern Woman3:53
- 5Baby Grand4:05
- 6Big Man on Mulberry Street5:30
- 7Temptation4:16
- 8Code of Silence5:16
- 9Getting Closer5:03
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
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- Artist
- Billy Joel
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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