http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/trails/35727Mystic charm/trails60http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91820Piano Man was released in late 1973 and was certified Gold. To this day it has sold over four million copies. However, due to the large sums of money involved in the legal tangles of the contract buyout, Joel netted less than $7,000 in profit from his certified Gold record. Although this album is best known for its title track, several other future gems include "Captain Jack,"Upon release from Meadowbrook Hospital in early 1971, he began to re-explore his place in the music business, including the participation in a television commercial with Chubby Checker and the contribution of rock criticism to a music magazine called Changes.
"The Ballad of Billy the Kid," and "You're My Home" (the b-side of the "Piano Man" single, which would later be covered by Helen Reddy,who would release it as the flipside of her single Keep On Singing),all of which would become staples of Joel's live shows.]]>Billy joel musicMystic charmSun, 29 Apr 2007 10:41:29 -0700trailfire:markId:91820http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91821]]>Billy joel musicMystic charmSun, 29 Apr 2007 10:42:03 -0700trailfire:markId:91821http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91822Billy joel musicMystic charmSun, 29 Apr 2007 10:42:23 -0700trailfire:markId:91822http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91823Billy joel musicMystic charmSun, 29 Apr 2007 10:42:44 -0700trailfire:markId:91823