Guide Note
The song Piano Man was originally released in 1973 on Billy Joel's album Piano Man. It was Billy Joel's first hit single reaching #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
Fast Facts
- B-side: "You're My Home"
- Genre: Piano Rock
- Album: Piano Man
- Label: Columbia Records
- Writer: Billy Joel
- Producer: Michael Stewart
- Recorded: September 17-20 & 26, 1973, Los Angeles
- Released: November 2, 1973
- Piano Man is considered Billy Joel's signature tune
- In the key of C Major and has a slow 6/8 time signature
Billy Joel Facts
- Name: William Martin Joel
- Born: May 9, 1949
- Hometown: Long Island, New York
- Label: Columbia Records
- Albums sold: 150 million
- Grammy Awards: 6
- Married to model Christie Brinkley
- Divorced in 1994
- Daughter: Alexa Ray Joel
- Song "My Life" was used as the theme to the television show Bosom Buddies
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