Billy Joel ‎– The Stranger (1977)

The Stranger is the fifth solo album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in September 1977 on Columbia.

Tracklist:
A1. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (3:30)
A2. The Stranger (5:08)
A3. Just the Way You Are (4:50)
A4. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (7:35)
B1. Vienna (3:32)
B2. Only the Good Die Young (3:54)
B3. She’s Always a Woman (3:19)
B4. Get It Right the First Time (3:54)
B5. Everybody Has a Dream (4:35)
-|The Stranger (Reprise) (1:59)

Credits:
Billy Joel — piano, vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, music, lyrics
Doug Stegmeyer — bass
Liberty DeVitto — drums
Richie Cannata — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, organ
Steve Khan — electric guitar, 12 string guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, guitar
Hiram Bullock — guitar
Patric Williams — orchestration
Ralph MacDonald — percussion
Hugh McCracken — acoustic guitar
Steve Burgh — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Phil Woods — alto saxophone
Dominic Cortese — accordion
Richard Tee — organ
Phoebe Snow — background vocals
Lani Groves — background vocals
Gwen Guthrie — background vocals
Patti Austin — background vocals

Phil Ramone — producer, engineer
Jim Boyer — engineer
Kathy Kurs — associate producer