AlbumE · 1982
The Nylon Curtain
by Billy Joel
The Nylon Curtain is a 1982 pop rock album by Billy Joel. It runs 9 tracks across 42 minutes on Columbia.
Pop Rock · Piano Rock · Pop
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- 76 /100
- 3 critics
- 9
- Tracks
- 42 min
- Runtime
- 130 bpm
- Tempo
- D minor
- Key
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- Rolling Stone4/5
- Christgaus Record Guide: The 80sB
- AllMusic3.5/5
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Cover art
4 credits
- Design
- Christopher Austopchuk, John Berg
- Photography
- Benno Friedman
- Art direction
- Paula Scher
Tracklist
9 tracks · 42 min
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The Nylon Curtain is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 23, 1982 and produced by Phil Ramone. The Nylon Curtain peaked at number seven in the Billboard album charts, with two million sales in the United States alone. It was one of the first albums to be digitally recorded, mixed, and mastered
In brief
- When was The Nylon Curtain released?
- The Nylon Curtain was released in 1982 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on The Nylon Curtain?
- The Nylon Curtain has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
- What genre is The Nylon Curtain?
- The Nylon Curtain is catalogued under Pop Rock, Piano Rock, Pop.
- What BPM is The Nylon Curtain?
- The Nylon Curtain runs at a median tempo of 130 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Nylon Curtain?
- Listeners of The Nylon Curtain also rate Abbey Road by The Beatles, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, Greatest Hits by Queen.
The Nylon Curtain at a glance
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Produced by
- Phil Ramone
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