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The Stranger

by Billy Joel

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All Time

of 455,466

2,880
1970's

of 2,833

157
1977

of 338

10

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Overall Rating: 3.1346 The Stranger is ranked overall as 3.1346 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.6000 The Stranger has an avg. critic score of 3.6000 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

Billy Joel teamed withPhil Ramone, a famed engineer who had just scored his first producing hits withArt Garfunkel'sBreakawayandPaul Simon'sStill Crazy After All These YearsforThe Stranger, his follow-up toTurnstiles. ...more

Rolling Stone

This is the first Billy Joel album in some time that has significantly expanded his repertoire. WhileStreetlife SerenadeandTurnstileshad occasional moments, the bulk of Joel's most memorable material was onCold Spring Harbor— despite its severe technical flaws — andPiano Man, which gave him his only major single success. ...more

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So there I am, sitting with my eight-year-old cousin watching that Jennifer Garner movie13 Going on 30. The obligatory soul-searching scene comes up, and I hear a voice start singing softly over a beautiful piano intro. I'm thinking to myself, ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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Slant Magazine

Billy Joel's seminal 1977 releaseThe Strangeris a concept album of sorts, an ode to the singer's native New York underscored by his paranoid obsession (and resistance) to change. The album begins with "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)," which decries ...read the complete review at Slant Magazine

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