比利·乔尔(Billy Joel),1949年5月9日出生于美国纽约希克斯维尔,美国著名歌手、钢琴演奏家、作曲作词家,其对流行音乐历史产生了深远的影响和贡献。
比利·乔尔从1973年出道至1993年退休,灌制了多张深受欢迎的唱片。他的歌曲在70、80、90年代都曾进入过排行榜前十名。比利·乔尔曾六次获得格莱美奖,全世界唱片累计销量超过一亿张。
2019福布斯100名人榜,比利·乔尔排名第53位。

个人经历

成名之前

比利·乔尔4岁就开始接受钢琴训练,虽然7岁时父亲的弃家,使他和母亲二人陷于困境,但比利·乔尔从未放弃对音乐的浓厚兴趣。1968年比利·乔就以一名自弹自唱的民谣歌手形象出现在歌坛上,多年不得志的日子并没有使比利·乔失掉音乐创作的信心,反而使他愈挫愈勇,坚守自己独树一帜的创作风格,终于在Bee Gees把迪斯科带向疯狂的时期,比利·乔竟以一张名为《The Stranger》的专辑异军突起,并不受当时潮流的影响而获得了空前的成功。

辉煌时刻

紧接着格兰美奖中比利·乔又以一张《52nd Street》的优异表现获得了两个大奖,专辑打头阵推出的一首单曲《My Life》,告诉人们,不要怕别人对你的看法,应履行你自己的人生。随后他再接再厉推出了一张复古式的摇滚大作《An Innocent Man》,歌迷为之疯狂。比利·乔可以说是上世纪五六十年代摇滚乐所繁衍的后代,加之他坚持自己的风格而不随波逐流,并保持虚心的态度,所以在歌坛不断取胜。
比利.乔尔在70年代末和80年代成为美国最具商业价值的歌手/词曲作者,虽然从未赢得过评论界的欢心。他的音乐展示了他对 “披头士”(THE BEATLES)以及叮砰巷和百老汇旋律的钟爱,这使他成为两个时代的超级歌星,并给人们留下了一连串的白金销量的专辑和单曲。比利.乔尔成功的道路是异常坎坷的。1949年5月9日他生于纽约的希克斯维尔,在组建摇滚乐队“混乱”(Hassles)之前,他曾是少年职业拳手。该乐队在录制两张专辑后解散。他与该乐队中的乔恩.斯莫尔(Jon Small)成立了两人组合“阿蒂拉”(Attla),这对搭档在发行一张专辑后又告解散,之后他加盟了阿蒂.里普(Artie Ripp)的Ripp唱片公司,在第2年录制了个人专辑《初春港口》(Cold Spring Harbor,1972)。由于某些法律和管理上的原因,乔尔有两年没有录音。这段时间他迁到加利福利亚州,用比尔.马丁(Bill Martin)的名字在酒吧里弹琴来维持生计。
这段经历为他提供了创作素材。1974年他的热门歌曲《钢琴手》(Piano Man)进入排行榜前40名,同时在Columbia公司发行了第1张专辑《钢琴手》。1975年的专辑《街头生活小夜曲》(Street Life Serenade)和1976年的《十字转门》(Turnstiles)的销量却不尽人意。直到1977年的专辑《陌生人》(Stranger)才使他步入主流歌星的行列。该专辑由菲尔.雷蒙(Phil Ramone)任制作人,其中包括5首美国热门歌曲:《正是你的方式》(Just the Way You Are)、《搬出〈安东尼之歌〉》(Movin’Out Anthony’s Song)、《只有上帝夭折》(Only God Die Young)、《她永远是女人》(She’s Always a Woman)和《我的生活》(My Life),该专辑确立了乔尔的国际声誉。
由于舆论的刺激(该专辑是美国AOR电台在1977年-1978年播放最频繁的唱片,舆论却对此不以为然),他在专辑《玻璃房子》(Glass Houses,1980年)中显示了他的摇滚才华,专辑中的单曲《对我来说仍然是摇滚》(It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me)当年成为美国榜冠军。1981年的《阁楼之歌》(Songs in the Attic)是张现场专辑,演绎了他早期到70年代中期的作品。1982年的《尼龙窗帘》(The Nylon Curtain)对当时的社会进行了一番评论,其中包括他的最佳作品《艾伦镇》(Allentown),讲述了关于小镇失业的问题。他的下一张专辑《纯真的男人》(An Innocent Man,1983)的曲调较柔和,但概念很新奇,这是一次企图贯穿美国城市流行音乐传统的尝试,他无懈可击地重新演绎了“小安东尼与帝国”(Little Anthony and the Imperials)乐队的《最漫长的时光》(The Longest Time)、“四季”(FOUR SEASONS)乐队的《住宅区女孩》(Uptown Girl)和其他乐队的声响和风格。《住宅区女孩》于1983年成为英国榜冠军。同时,这首单曲在2001年被人气团体westlife西城男孩翻唱,勇夺金曲。
随后,新专辑《纯真的男人》使它重新回到了白金唱片销量的行列。乔尔于 1985年出版了双白金精选集《金曲1、2》(Greatest Hits,Vols,1&2),获得排行榜第6名。1986年夏,乔尔的单曲《摩登妇女》(Modern Woman)进入排行榜前10名。新专辑《桥》(The Bridge)于8月份推出,并卖掉200万张。1987年,乔尔到前苏联巡回演出,他在列宁格勒的演出制作成现场专辑Kohuept发行。
《风暴前方》是乔尔相当成功的专辑之一,在美国共卖出了300万张。1993年夏,乔尔的新专辑《梦之河》(River of Dreams)出版,专辑获得排行榜冠军,同名单曲进入排行榜前10名。

人物评价

Rolling Stone将Billy Joel列为“史上最伟大的100位歌手”之一,并称他是“一个充满能量和激情的现场表演者”。
Billboard将Billy Joel列为“史上最伟大的100位艺术家”之一,并称他是“一个流行音乐的传奇”。
AllMusic称赞Billy Joel的歌曲创作和演奏技巧,称他是“一个充满才华和创意的音乐家”。
The New York Times称赞Billy Joel的歌曲创作和演奏技巧,称他是“一个具有传奇色彩的音乐家”。
The Guardian将Billy Joel列为“史上最伟大的流行歌手”之一,并称他是“一个充满才华和创意的音乐家”。

|-SACD
||–1973 – Piano Man (2011 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade (2015 AF Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1976 – Turnstiles (2011 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1977 – The Stranger (1998 Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1977 – The Stranger (2012 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1978 – 52nd Street (1998 Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1978 – 52nd Street (2012 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1980 – Glass Houses (MFSL 2012) SACD-ISO
||–1981 – Songs In The Attic (2013 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain (2012 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (1998 Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (2013 MFSL Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (2017 MFSL) SACD-ISO
||–1988 – The Stranger – Columbia (2017 HK Remaster) SACD-ISO
||–2001 – BILLY JOEL OPUS 1-10 FANTASIES AND DELUSIONS SACD-ISO
|-LP
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor (1983 CBS 32400) 24-96
||–1973 – Piano Man (Columbia PC 32544) 24-96
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade (CBS 32035) 24-96
||–1976 – Turnstiles (CBS 32057) 24-96
||–1976 – Turnstiles (Japan 25AP 953) 24-96
||–1976 – Turnstiles {CBS SONY Japan} 24-96
||–1977 – The Strange (Japan 24AP 843) 32-384
||–1977 – The Stranger (2008 Sony 180g) 24-96
||–1977 – The Stranger (US) 24-96
||–1978 – 52nd Street (Sony AL 35609 Impex 180g) 24-96
||–1978 – 52nd Street (US AL 35609) 32-384
||–1978 – 52-nd Street[CBS 83181] 24-96
||–1978 – FM. The Original Movie Soundtrack 24-96
||–1980 – Glass Houses (25AP 1800, Japan) 32-192
||–1980 – Glass Houses (2016 US) 24-96
||–1980 – Glass Houses (CBS 450087 1) 24-96
||–1980 – Glass Houses 24-96
||–1981 – Songs From The Attic {Columbia Mastersound} 24-96
||–1981 – Songs In The Attic (CBS 32364) 24-96
||–1982 – Nylon Curtain 24-96
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain (2010 US) 24-96
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain CBS 460186 1) 24-96
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (CBS 25554) 24-96
||–1983 – An Innocent Man {Jpan} 24-96
||–1985 – California Flash 24-96
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Vol I & II {SONY Pressing 40AP 3060-3061} 24-96
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (Holland) 24-96
||–1986 – The Bridge 24-96
||–1987 – Концерт 24-96
||–1989 – Storm Front 24-96
||–1989 – Storm Front 24-192
||–2013 – 52nd Street [Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, MFSL 2-384, USA] 24-96
|-Hi-Res
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1973 – Piano Man (2023 Remaster) [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1973 – Piano Man [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1976 – Turnstiles (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1976 – Turnstiles [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1977 – The Stranger [24Bit-88.2Khz]
||–1978 – 52nd Street (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1978 – 52nd Street [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1980 – Glass Houses (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1980 – Glass Houses [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1981 – Songs In The Attic (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1981 – Songs In the Attic [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain (2014) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (2013) [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1983 – An Innocent Man [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1986 – The Bridge (2014) [Mora] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1986 – The Bridge [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1989 – Storm Front [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1989 – Storm Front [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1993 – River Of Dreams (2013) [Mora] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–1993 – River Of Dreams [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2001 – Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano) [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2001 – The Essential Billy Joel 2CD [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2004 – Piano Man- The Very Best of Billy Joel (2014) [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2007 – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2010 – She’s Got A Way- Love Songs [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2010 – The Hits [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2012 – The Stranger [Hdtracks] [24Bit-88.2Khz]
||–2013 – Piano Man [Hdtracks] [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2014 – A Matter of Trust – The Bridge to Russia The Music (Live) [24Bit-88.2Khz]
||–2014 – Greatest Hits Volume III [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2018 – Collected Additional Masters [24Bit-88.2Khz]
||–2022 – Life in a Pandemic [24Bit-96Khz]
||–2022 – Live at Yankee Stadium (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY – June 1990) Bit-96Khz]
||–2022 – The Legacy of Billy Joel [24Bit-44.1Khz]
||–2023 – Live at the Great American Music Hall – 1975 [24Bit-44.1Khz]
||–2023 – Live at The Great American Music Hall (Live at the Great American Music Hall – 1975) [24Bit-44.1Khz]
|-qobuz
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor
||–1973 – Piano Man (Legacy Edition)
||–1973 – Piano Man
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade
||–1976 – Turnstiles
||–1977 – The Stranger (Legacy Edition)
||–1977 – The Stranger
||–1978 – 52nd Street
||–1980 – Glass Houses
||–1981 – Songs In the Attic
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain
||–1983 – An Innocent Man
||–1986 – The Bridge
||–1987 – Kohuept (Live)
||–1989 – Storm Front
||–1993 – River Of Dreams
||–2000 – 2000 Years – The Millennium Concert (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – ember 31, 1999)
||–2001 – Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano)
||–2002 – Movin’ Out (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
||–2005 – VSQ Performs Billy Joel
||–2006 – 12 Gardens Live (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – 2006)
||–2010 – The Hits
||–2011 – A Billy Joel Lullabies Tribute
||–2011 – Live At Shea Stadium (Live at Shea Stadium, Queens, NY – July 2008)
||–2013 – Movin’ Out
||–2013 – Piano Plays Billy Joel
||–2014 – A Matter of Trust – The Bridge to Russia The Music (Live)
||–2014 – Piano Man (Sing the Hits of Billy Joel) (Karaoke Version)
||–2017 – Piano Chill Songs of Billy Joel
||–2017 – Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Tribute to Billy Joel in Jazz)
||–2017 – Streetlife Serenader (Tribute to Billy Joel in Jazz)
||–2019 – Live Through the Years
||–2019 – Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
||–2019 – Pia Now Plays Billy Joel Piano Versions, Vol. 1
||–2020 – Babies Go Billy Joel
||–2020 – Instrumental Covers of Billy Joel
||–2020 – The Piano Versions
||–2020 – The Uptown Boys, Vol. One
||–2021 – New York State of Mind Everybody Loves You Now (Live at The Great American Music Hall)
||–2021 – White Knight Instrumental Tribute to Billy Joel
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Memories
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Moods
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Narratives
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Places
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Rebels
||–2022 – Hits Of Billy Joel
||–2022 – Life in a Pandemic
||–2022 – Live at Yankee Stadium (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY – June 1990)
||–2022 – She’s Got A Way
||–2022 – The Legacy of Billy Joel
||–2022 – Volume Two
||–2023 – BILLY JOEL – Live in New york 1976
||–2023 – Live at The Great American Music Hall (Live at the Great American Music Hall – 1975)
||–2023 – The Billy Joel Experience (Live in the Netherlands)
|-CD
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor (CBS-Sony 32DP 650, Japan)
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor
||–1973 – Piano Man (Columbia CK 32544, USA)
||–1973 – Piano Man (Japan Mini LP CD MHCP-460)
||–1973 – Piano Man (MFSL) [#UDSACD 2062, US]
||–1973 – Piano Man (Sony Music Japan BSCD2 2013)
||–1973 – Piano Man [198x, Europe, CDCBS 80719]
||–1973 – Piano Man
||–1974 – Streetlife Seranade (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-461)
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade (2015) {AFZ5 207}
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade (Columbia CK 33146, USA)
||–1976 – Turnstiles [FLAC] (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-462)
||–1976 – Turnstiles (Columbia CK 33848, USA)
||–1977 – The Stranger (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-463)
||–1977 – The Stranger (CBS-Sony 32DP 654, Japan)
||–1977 – The Stranger (CBS-Sony, Family Productions – 35DP 2, Japan 1982)
||–1977 – The Stranger (Sony Music Japan BSCD2 2013)
||–1977 – The Stranger
||–1978 – 52nd Street (CBS CK 35609, USA)
||–1978 – 52nd Street (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-464)
||–1978 – 52nd Street [Audio Fidelity, AFZ 095, HDCD 24 KT GOLD, 2010]
||–1978 – 52nd Street [DTS]
||–1978 – 52nd Street(Audio Fidelity AFZ 095 USA)
||–1980 – Glass Houses (Blu-spec CD) {Sony Music Japan SICP-20130}
||–1980 – Glass Houses (CBS 450087 2, Austria)
||–1980 – Glass Houses (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-465)
||–1980 – Glass Houses [24K Gold, 2010]
||–1981 – Songs In The Attic (CBS SONY 35DP 19 Japan)
||–1981 – Songs In The Attic (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-466)
||–1981 – Songs In The Attic (Sony Music Japan BSCD2 2013)
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain (CBS-Sony 32DP 658, Japan)
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-544)
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain (Sony Music Japan BSCD2 2013)
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (CBS-Sony 35DP 77, Japan)
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (Japan MiniLP CD MHCP-545)
||–1983 – An Innocent Man (Sony Music Japan BSCD2 2013)
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Vol I & Vol II, Vol III 2CD
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Volume I & II (Columbia,CD 88666,Europe)
||–1986 – The Bridge (CBS CDCBS 86323, Japan-Holland)
||–1986 – The Bridge [Columbia CK 40402 USA]
||–1986 – The Bridge [Japan]
||–1986 – The Bridge
||–1987 – КОНЦЕРТ (Live in Leningrad) ( Japan 35DP 888)
||–1988 – The Hit Music Of Billy Joel
||–1989 – Storm Front (CBS 465658 2, Austria)
||–1989 – Storm Front [Columbia CK 44366]
||–1989 – Storm Front [Japan.MiniLP.MHCP-550]
||–1989 – STORM FRONT [REMASTERED 1998]
||–1989 – Storm Front
||–1992 – VA – Honeymoon In Vegas
||–1993 – River Of Dreams (Columbia CK 53003, USA)
||–1993 – River Of Dreams (SRCS 6789,Japan)
||–1994 – A Voyage on the River of Dreams 3CD
||–1997 – Greatest Hits (Vol. III)
||–1997 – Greatest Hits Vol III
||–1997 – Greatest Hits Volume III
||–1997 – The Complete Hits Collection 1973-1997 (Limited Edition) 4CD
||–2000 – 2000 Years the Millennium Concert 2CD
||–2000 – The Ultimate Collection 2CD
||–2001 – Billy Joel The Essential 2CD
||–2001 – Fantasies & Delusions (Columbia CK 85397, USA)
||–2004 – The Very Best Of Billy Joel
||–2005 – My Lives (Box Set) [Part 1] 4CD
||–2008 – The Essential Billy Joel 3.0 3CD
||–2009 – Elton John & Billy Joel – The Piano Men
||–2010 – The Hits
||–2011 – Live at Shea Stadium 2CD
||–2011 – My Life – Multitrack
||–2011 – The Complete Albums Collection 14 CD Box Set Special Limited Deluxe Edition
||–2014 – A Matter of Trust – The Bridge to Russia: The Music (Live) 2CD
||–2020 – I Go to Extremes – Multitrack
||–2021 – Japanese Singles Collection (Greatest Hits) {SICP-31510} 2CD
||–2022 – Live At Yankee Stadium June 22 & 23, 1990 2CD
|-MQA
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor [MQA]
||–1973 – Piano Man (Legacy Edition) [MQA]
||–1973 – Piano Man [MQA]
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade [MQA]
||–1976 – Turnstiles [MQA]
||–1977 – The Stranger (Legacy Edition) [MQA]
||–1977 – The Stranger [MQA]
||–1978 – 52nd Street [MQA]
||–1980 – Glass Houses [MQA]
||–1981 – Songs In the Attic [MQA]
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain [MQA]
||–1983 – An Innocent Man [MQA]
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II [MQA]
||–1986 – The Bridge [MQA]
||–1987 – Kohuept (Live) [MQA]
||–1989 – Storm Front [MQA]
||–1993 – River Of Dreams [MQA]
||–1997 – Greatest Hits Vol. III [MQA]
||–2000 – 2000 Years – The Millennium Concert [MQA]
||–2001 – Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano) [MQA]
||–2001 – The Essential Billy Joel [MQA]
||–2005 – My Lives [MQA]
||–2006 – 12 Gardens Live [MQA]
||–2010 – The Hits [MQA]
||–2011 – Live At Shea Stadium [MQA]
||–2013 – She’s Got A Way- Love Songs [MQA]
||–2014 – A Matter of Trust – The Bridge to Russia- The Music (Live) [MQA]
||–2018 – Collected Additional Masters [MQA]
||–2019 – Live Through the Years [MQA]
||–2021 – New York State of Mind – Everybody Loves You Now (Live at The Great American Music Hall) [MQA]
||–2022 – 50 Years of the Piano Man [MQA]
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Memories [MQA]
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Moods [MQA]
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Narratives [MQA]
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Places [MQA]
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Rebels [MQA]
||–2022 – Live at Yankee Stadium [MQA]
||–2023 – Live at The Great American Music Hall [MQA]
|-Tidal
||–1971 – Cold Spring Harbor
||–1973 – Piano Man (Legacy Edition)
||–1973 – Piano Man
||–1974 – Streetlife Serenade
||–1976 – Turnstiles
||–1977 – The Stranger (Legacy Edition)
||–1977 – The Stranger
||–1978 – 52nd Street
||–1980 – Glass Houses
||–1981 – Songs In the Attic
||–1982 – The Nylon Curtain
||–1983 – An Innocent Man
||–1985 – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II
||–1986 – The Bridge
||–1987 – Kohuept (Live)
||–1989 – Storm Front
||–1993 – River Of Dreams
||–1997 – Greatest Hits Vol. III
||–2000 – 2000 Years – The Millennium Concert
||–2001 – Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano)
||–2001 – The Essential Billy Joel
||–2005 – My Lives
||–2006 – 12 Gardens Live
||–2010 – The Hits
||–2011 – Live At Shea Stadium
||–2013 – She’s Got A Way- Love Songs
||–2014 – A Matter of Trust – The Bridge to Russia- The Music (Live)
||–2018 – Collected Additional Masters
||–2019 – Live Through the Years
||–2021 – New York State of Mind – Everybody Loves You Now (Live at The Great American Music Hall)
||–2022 – 50 Years of the Piano Man
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Memories
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Moods
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Narratives
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Places
||–2022 – Billy Joel – Rebels
||–2022 – Live at Yankee Stadium
||–2023 – Live at The Great American Music Hall

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