Streetlife Serenade

Streetlife Serenade
Studio album by Billy Joel
Publication (s)	October 11, 1974
Label (s)	Columbia Records
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	10
running time	37:41
occupation	Vocals / Harmonica / Keyboard / Moog Synthesizer : Billy Joel Guitar : Richard Bennett Conga : Joe Clayton Guitar : Gary Dalton Guitar : Mike Deasey Guitar : Don Evans Bass / Keyboard : Wilton Felder Bass : Emory Gordy Jr. Guitar : Al Hertzberg Bass : Larry Knechtel Guitar : Art Munson Guitar : Raj Rathor Organ : William Smith Guitar : Michael Stewart Drums : Ron Tutt Banjo / pedal steel guitar : Tom Whitehorse
production	Michael Stewart
Studio (s)	Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood , California
chronology Piano Man (1973) Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles (1976)

Streetlife Serenade is the third studio album by the American musician Billy Joel and also the artist's second collaboration with Columbia Records .

publication

After the great success of its predecessor Piano Man , "Streetlife Serenade" was released on October 11, 1974. However, the album could not repeat the success of its predecessor and also received poorer reviews, which initiated the beginning of a tense relationship between Joel and the critics and the music industry. Joel's criticism of the entire business becomes clear in The Entertainer , in which the musician makes fun of the insensibility of those responsible in relation to the work and the feelings of the artists. In this song, Joel also makes direct reference to the release of his single Piano Man , which was shortened by those responsible on the grounds that it was too long before the release:

"I am the entertainer, I've come to do my show. / You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio. / It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life. / It was a beautiful song but it ran too long. / If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit. / So they cut it down to 3:05 "

“I'm the entertainer, I came to do my show. / You heard my latest song, it was on the radio. / It took years to write, it was the best years of my life. / It was a beautiful song, but it went too long. / And if you want to land a hit, you have to make it fit. / So they cut it to 3:05 minutes. "

After its release as a single, The Entertainer reached 34th place in the US singles chart.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

A Streetlife Serenade   US 35 12/28/1974 (18 weeks)

Singles

The entertainer   US 34 01/11/1975 (10 weeks)

1. Streetlife Serenader - 5:17 am
2. Los Angelenos - 3:41
3. The Great Suburban Showdown - 3:44
4. Root Beer Rag ( instrumental ) - 2:59
5. Roberta - 4:32
6. The Entertainer - 3:48
7. Last of the Big Time Spenders - 4:34
8. Weekend Song - 3:29
9. Souvenir - 2:00
10. The Mexican Connection (instrumental) - 3:37

Both the music and the lyrics of all tracks were written by Billy Joel.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts US