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	The album cover photo was shot in the uptown platform of the ]'s ]. According to Joel, each of the characters on the album cover was meant to represent a particular song (e.g., the girl in headphones for "All You Wanna Do is Dance", the wealthy couple for "I've Loved These Days").<ref>{{cite AV media \|date= October 18, 2011 \|title= Billy Joel on ''Turnstiles'' – from THE COMPLETE ALBUMS COLLECTION. \|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI7WNCqLrWA \|publisher= YouTube \|~~accessdate~~= September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Katz, Mike\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1007036799\|title=Rock and roll explorer guide to New York City\|others=Kott, Crispin, McNeil, Legs.\|year=2018\|isbn=978-1-63076-316-9\|location=Guilford, Connecticut\|pages=150\|oclc=1007036799}}</ref>		The album cover photo was shot in the uptown platform of the ]'s ]. According to Joel, each of the characters on the album cover was meant to represent a particular song (e.g., the girl in headphones for "All You Wanna Do is Dance", the wealthy couple for "I've Loved These Days").<ref>{{cite AV media \|date= October 18, 2011 \|title= Billy Joel on ''Turnstiles'' – from THE COMPLETE ALBUMS COLLECTION. \|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI7WNCqLrWA \|publisher= YouTube \|access-date= September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Katz, Mike\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1007036799\|title=Rock and roll explorer guide to New York City\|others=Kott, Crispin, McNeil, Legs.\|year=2018\|isbn=978-1-63076-316-9\|location=Guilford, Connecticut\|pages=150\|oclc=1007036799}}</ref>

	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
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	\| rev2score = {{Rating\|5\|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/54562/turnstiles.html \|title=Billy Joel: ''Turnstiles'' \|magazine=] \|date=May 22, 2007 \|~~accessdate~~=October 19, 2015 \|last=Browne \|first=David \|author-link=David Browne (journalist) \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203084118/http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/54562/turnstiles.html \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\| rev2score = {{Rating\|5\|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/54562/turnstiles.html \|title=Billy Joel: ''Turnstiles'' \|magazine=] \|date=May 22, 2007 \|access-date=October 19, 2015 \|last=Browne \|first=David \|author-link=David Browne (journalist) \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203084118/http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/54562/turnstiles.html \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	\| rev3score = C+<ref name="rccplus">{{cite book \|chapter=Billy Joel: ''Turnstiles'' \|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7125 \|~~accessdate~~=August 25, 2011 \|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies \|title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies \|last=Christgau \|first=Robert \|author-link=Robert Christgau \|publisher=] \|year=1981 \|isbn=0-89919-026-X}}</ref>		\| rev3score = C+<ref name="rccplus">{{cite book \|chapter=Billy Joel: ''Turnstiles'' \|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7125 \|access-date=August 25, 2011 \|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies \|title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies \|last=Christgau \|first=Robert \|author-link=Robert Christgau \|publisher=] \|year=1981 \|isbn=0-89919-026-X}}</ref>
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1976 studio album by Billy Joel

Turnstiles

Studio album by Billy Joel

Released

May 19, 1976

Recorded

January 1976

Studio

Ultrasonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, New York; Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, New York; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado

Genre

Length

36:22

Label

Family Productions/Columbia

Producer

Billy Joel

Billy Joel chronology

Streetlife Serenade
(1974)

Turnstiles
(1976)

The Stranger
(1977)

Singles from Turnstiles

"Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
Released: 1976
"James"
Released: 1976

Turnstiles is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on May 19, 1976.

Production

Joel recorded Turnstiles in part as a celebration of his return to his native New York City. Three of the album's tracks reference New York: "Summer, Highland Falls", "New York State of Mind" and "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)". It begins with "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (inspired by The Ronettes song "Be My Baby") and also includes "I've Loved These Days", a tongue-in-cheek expression of regret at leaving behind Hollywood decadence. In an interview, Joel stated that the lyrics to the song "James" referred to various different people he knew in real life, with the title character being a "composite" of those people. In the song "Prelude/Angry Young Man", Joel opens and closes the song rapidly hammering the piano, which was meant to simulate the drum part in the song "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris.

The songs were first recorded at Caribou Ranch (near Nederland, Colorado), with members of Elton John's band (Nigel Olsson on drums and Dee Murray on bass) and produced by Chicago producer James William Guercio. Dissatisfied with the results, Joel took over as producer and returned to New York, where he re-recorded the album in its entirety, with his own touring band, which consisted of Long Island musicians Richie Cannata and the members of the band Topper: Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, Howie Emerson, and Doug Stegmeyer. Turnstiles marked the first time that Joel's band played on one of his studio albums.

The album cover photo was shot in the uptown platform of the New York City Subway's Astor Place station. According to Joel, each of the characters on the album cover was meant to represent a particular song (e.g., the girl in headphones for "All You Wanna Do is Dance", the wealthy couple for "I've Loved These Days").

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Christgau's Record Guide	C+
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote that Joel's craft improves, but "he becomes more obnoxious: the anti-idealism of 'Angry Young Man' isn't any more appealing in tandem with the pseudoironic sybaritism of 'I've Loved These Days.'" In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "the key to the record's success is variety, the way the album whips from the bouncy, McCartney-esque 'All You Wanna Do Is Dance' to the saloon song 'New York State of Mind'; the way the bitterly cynical "Angry Young Man" gives way to the beautiful 'I've Loved These Days' and the surrealistic apocalyptic fantasy 'Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway).' No matter how much stylistic ground Joel covers, he's kept on track by his backing group."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Joel

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Say Goodbye to Hollywood"	4:36
2.	"Summer, Highland Falls"	3:15
3.	"All You Wanna Do Is Dance"	3:40
4.	"New York State of Mind"	5:58

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"James"	3:53
6.	"Prelude/Angry Young Man"	5:17
7.	"I've Loved These Days"	4:31
8.	"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"	5:12
Total length:		36:22

Many tracks have alternate mixes exclusive to the Quadrophonic LP release including "New York State of Mind", "Prelude/Angry Young Man", "I've Loved These Days" and "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)". Contrary to some sources, the saxophone solo on "New York State of Mind" was never re-recorded by Phil Woods for the release of Greatest Hits, Vols. I and II. The only time that Phil Woods performed on a Billy Joel recording was the song "Just the Way You Are" in 1977.

Personnel

Adapted from the AllMusic credits.

Billy Joel – vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano, Moog synthesizer, clavinet, organs
Howie Emerson – electric and acoustic guitars
Russell Javors – electric and acoustic guitars
James Smith – acoustic guitar
Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar
Liberty DeVitto – drums
Mingo Lewis – percussion
Richie Cannata – saxophones, clarinet
Ken Ascher – orchestral arrangements

Production

Jerry Abramowitz – cover photography
John Berg – cover design
Bruce Botnick – mixing
John Bradley – engineer, project supervisor
Jo Buckley – production coordination
Billy Joel – producer
Don Puluse – engineer
Brian Ruggles – basic track consultant
Lou Waxman – tape engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	12
U.S. Billboard 200	122
Chart (2004)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	286

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Position
Australian Albums Chart	32

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Classic Flashback: Billy Joel, 'Turnstiles'". About.com Entertainment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2ozPH6vgUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy1xwXtYVxw
Billy Joel on Turnstiles – from THE COMPLETE ALBUMS COLLECTION. YouTube. October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
Katz, Mike (2018). Rock and roll explorer guide to New York City. Kott, Crispin, McNeil, Legs. Guilford, Connecticut. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-63076-316-9. OCLC 1007036799.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Turnstiles – Billy Joel". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
Browne, David (May 22, 2007). "Billy Joel: Turnstiles". Blender. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Billy Joel: Turnstiles". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
Evans, Paul (2004). "Billy Joel". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 434–35. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
"Turnstiles – Billy Joel | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Billy Joel Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
"Highest position and charting weeks of Turnstiles by Billy Joel". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
"American album certifications – Billy Joel – Turnstiles". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e Billy Joel
Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions
Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" References "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" "Turn the Lights Back On"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Tomorrow Is Today" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Tours	The Nylon Curtain Tour An Innocent Man Tour The Bridge Tour Storm Front Tour River of Dreams Tour Face to Face Tours 1994 1995 1998 2001 2002 2003 2009 2010 Billy Joel in Concert
Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
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