The Stranger

Summary

The Stranger is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,940 views/month, #328 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Stranger's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Stranger's genre is soft rock^[4].
• The Stranger's genre is rock music^[5].
• The Stranger's genre is pop music^[6].
• The Stranger was produced by Phil Ramone^[7].
• Among the performers on The Stranger was Billy Joel^[8].
• The Stranger's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[9].
• The Stranger's place of publication is recorded as United States^[10].
• The Stranger is part of Billy Joel's albums in chronological order^[11].
• The Stranger's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Stranger was distributed by LP record^[13].
• The Stranger was distributed by music streaming^[14].
• The Stranger was distributed by music download^[15].
• The Stranger's review score is recorded as 4.5^[16].
• The Stranger's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as A & R Recording^[17].
• The Stranger was released on September 29, 1977^[18].
• The Stranger's tracklist is recorded as Just the Way You Are^[19].
• The Stranger's tracklist is recorded as Only the Good Die Young^[20].
• The Stranger's distributed by is recorded as Tidal^[21].
• The Stranger's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Stranger'}^[22].
• The Stranger's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2554'}^[23].
• The Stranger's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+9'}^[24].
• The Stranger's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[25].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[26]

• First release date: 1977-09-29^[27]

• Genre(s): funk rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, progressive pop, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock^[28]

• Community tags: funk rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, pop/rock, progressive pop, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 735bcee6-6be6-3957-af15-d21ba2bd355b^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Stranger was performed by Billy Joel^[8]. It was produced by Phil Ramone^[7].

Publication

The Stranger was released on September 29, 1977^[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include soft rock^[4], rock music^[5], and pop music^[6]. It is part of Billy Joel's albums in chronological order^[11]. Recorded distribution format include LP record^[13], music streaming^[14], and music download^[15].

Reception

The Stranger's review score is recorded as 4.5^[16].

Why It Matters

The Stranger ranks in the top 0.54% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,940 views/month, #328 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]