Billy Joel – An Innocent Man - USED

An Innocent Man is Billy Joel's ninth studio album, released in 1983 on Columbia Records — a loving tribute to the doo-wop, soul, and R&B sounds of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Recorded at Chelsea Sound and A&R Recording in New York and mastered at Sterling Sound, it features some of Joel's most beloved songs including Uptown Girl, Tell Her About It, The Longest Time, and the title track. This is an original 1983 US Carrollton pressing on Columbia Records, identifiable by the G1 or G2 plant ID etched in the runout grooves.

Pressing Details

Tracklist

Collector Notes

• Carrollton pressing variant — identified by G1 or G2 plant ID etched in the runout grooves.
• Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
• Notable session musicians include David Sanborn (alto saxophone, A1), Jon Faddis (trumpet, A1), Eric Gale (electric guitar, A1, appearing courtesy of Elektra/Musician Records), Toots Thielemans (harmonica, B4), and Ralph MacDonald (percussion, B2 & B4).
• A4 — This Night incorporates a chorus melody adapted from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 (Pathétique).
• Recorded at Chelsea Sound and A&R Recording, Inc., New York. Mixed at A&R Recording. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.