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^ "InfoDisc : Bilan des Ventes par Artiste". Billy Joel: The Life & Times of an Angry Young Man. ^ a b "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). ^ "The Stranger at 70: Billy Joel's 25 best songs".
^ "Don't Ask Me Why - Billy Joel | Song Info". List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.). Liberty DeVitto – maracas, bass drum, triangle, claves, ratchet, castanets. Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, Yamaha electric grand piano. Cash Box said it has a "crisp pop/Latin/rock rhythm" and that the lyrics deal with the "themes of success and chance." Record World called it "one of easy rollin' romantic piano ballads that often become pop standards." Charts Weekly charts Chart (1980) An eclectic, instrumental "Latin Ballroom" piano solo, played over the bridge section after the second verse, is also featured in part of the song Joel states that the mix for the midsection includes "fifteen pianos overdubbed on top of each other." Reception īillboard found the song to be "catchy" and felt that Joel's vocal performance sounded similar to Paul McCartney.
As of 2022, it is one of Joel's most-streamed songs on Spotify. Despite its initial release as a B-side, the song's popularity has grown considerably in the decades after its release. The track contains all acoustic and Latin percussion instruments performing in an Afro-Cuban rhythmic style. Vienna is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his 'Just the Way You Are' single. The song spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
" Don't Ask Me Why" is a 1980 song by Billy Joel released as the third single from the album Glass Houses. 1980 single by Billy Joel "Don't Ask Me Why"