Turnstiles (album)
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| Studio album by Billy Joel | ||||
| Released | May 19, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January 1976 | |||
| Studio | Ultrasonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, NY; Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, NY; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO | |||
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| Length | 36:22 | |||
| Label | Family Productions/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Billy Joel | |||
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| Robert Christgau | C+ |
Turnstiles is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on May 19, 1976.
Joel recorded Turnstiles in part as a celebration of his return to his native New York City. Three of the album's tracks reference New York: "Summer, Highland Falls", "New York State of Mind" and "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)". It begins with "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (inspired by The Ronettes song "Be My Baby") and also includes "I've Loved These Days", a tongue-in-cheek expression of regret at leaving behind Hollywood decadence.
The songs were first recorded at Caribou Ranch (near Nederland, Colorado), with members of Elton John's band (Nigel Olsson on drums and Dee Murray on bass) and produced by Chicago producer James William Guercio. Dissatisfied with the results, Joel took over as producer and returned to New York, where he re-recorded the album in its entirety, with his own touring band, which consisted of Long Island musicians Richie Cannata and the members of the band Topper: Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, Howie Emerson, and Doug Stegmeyer. Turnstiles marked the first time that Joel's band played on one of his studio albums.
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