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词条 The Nylon Curtain
释义

  1. Background

  2. Accolades

      Grammy Awards  

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  Certifications and sales 

  6. References

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| name = The Nylon Curtain
| type = studio
| artist = Billy Joel
| cover = Billy_Joel_-_The_Nylon_Curtain.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 28, 1982
| recorded = Winter 1981-Spring 1982
| venue =
| studio = A&R Recording, Inc. and Media Sound Studios, New York City
| genre = {{flatlist|
  • Pop rock[1]
  • soft rock
  • new wave

}}
| length = 41:57
| label = Family Productions/Columbia
| producer = Phil Ramone
| prev_title = Songs in the Attic
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = An Innocent Man
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Nylon Curtain
| type = studio
| single1 = Pressure
| single1date = 1982
| single2 = Allentown
| single2date = 1982
| single3 = Goodnight Saigon
| single3date = 1983
}}
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[1]
| rev2 = Rolling Stone
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[2]
| rev3 = People
| rev3score = (Positive)[3]
}}

The Nylon Curtain is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on June 28, 1982 and produced by Phil Ramone.

The Nylon Curtain peaked at {{thinspace|No.| 7}} on the Billboard albums chart, with two million sales in the U.S. It was one of the first albums to be digitally recorded, mixed, and mastered.

Background

The album is among Joel's most ambitious efforts, and Joel has openly acknowledged that it is one of his personal favorites, calling it "the recording I'm most proud of and the material I'm most proud of."[4] When he recorded the album, he said in an interview that he wanted to "create a sonic masterpiece." Joel spent more time in the studio, crafting the sound of the album, than he had on any previous album.[4] He said that the process of making the album was "exhausting."[4] Critics have interpreted the album to be, in part, an homage to the music of The Beatles and the recently-deceased John Lennon.[5]

Saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Richie Cannata left the band prior to recording, so Joel, bassist Doug Stegmeyer, drummer Liberty DeVitto and guitarists David Brown and Russell Javors recorded the album mostly by themselves, thus making it Joel's first album since Streetlife Serenade not to feature a regular saxophonist, although Eddie Daniels plays saxophone on the closing track "Where's the Orchestra?" alongside Charles McCracken on cello and Dominic Cortese on accordion. Saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera, formerly of the band Tycoon, joined the band to replace Cannata for the Nylon Curtain Tour and he remains with the band to this day.

Regarding the album's themes, Joel has stated "It was during the Reagan years, and the diminishing horizons in America at the time [meant that] all of a sudden you weren't going to be able to inherit [the kind of life] your old man had."[4] This pessimism about the American dream, in Joel's view, permeates most of the songs on the album. Joel also said that the theme of the album was "an American dilemma, specifically of people born after World War II."[6] He said that although he doesn't provide solutions to the dilemma, he "hope[d] the record speaks like someone in that age group, if only just to tie us all together as people, as an entity."[6]

The song "Allentown", which brought attention to the plight of America's declining steel industry, spent an unprecedented six weeks at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1983.[7]

[8][9][10][11][12]

Pop-culture journalist Chuck Klosterman praised songs from the album, specifically "Laura" and "Where's the Orchestra?", in his book Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs.

Accolades

Grammy Awards

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|-{{End}}

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Billy Joel.

Side one
  1. "Allentown" – 3:52
  2. "Laura" – 5:05
  3. "Pressure" – 4:40
  4. "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:04
Side two
  2. "She's Right on Time" – 4:14
  3. "A Room of Our Own" – 4:04
  4. "Surprises" – 3:26
  5. "Scandinavian Skies" – 6:00
  6. "Where's the Orchestra?" – 3:17

Personnel

Musicians
  • Billy Joel – vocals, acoustic and electric pianos, synthesizers, Hammond organ, melodica,  Prophet-5 synthesizer, Synclavier II on "Pressure"
  • Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion
  • Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar
  • David Brown – electric and acoustic guitars (lead)
  • Russell Javors – electric and acoustic guitars (rhythm)
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion on "Where's the Orchestra?"
  • Eddie Daniels – saxophone and clarinet on "Where's the Orchestra?"
  • Dave Grusin – string and horn arrangements
  • Charles McCracken – cello on "Where's the Orchestra?"
  • Rob Mounsey – synthesizer on "Scandinavian Skies"
  • David Nadien – concertmaster on all except "Laura" and "Scandinavian Skies"
  • "String Fever" – strings on "Laura" and "Scandinavian Skies"
  • Bill Zampino – field snare on "Goodnight Saigon"
Production
  • Phil Ramone – producer
  • Laura Loncteaux – assistant producer
  • James Boyer – engineer, remix
  • Bradshaw Leigh – associate engineer
  • Michael Christopher – assistant engineer
  • Larry Franke – assistant engineer
  • Andy Hoffman – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering engineer
  • Kenneth Topolsky – production manager
  • Paula Scher – artwork
  • John Berg – inner sleeve design
  • Chris Austopchuk – front cover design
  • Benno Friedman – back cover photo

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1982–83)Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[14]4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15]20
Canadian Albums (RPM)[16]12
Danish Albums (IFPI)[17]9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18]1
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[19]6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20]2
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[21]10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22]9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23]31
UK Albums (OCC)[24]27
US Billboard 200[25]7
West German Albums (Media Control)[26]34
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Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
Australian Albums Chart[14]49
Canadian Albums Chart[27]77
Japanese Albums Chart[28]48
Norwegian Albums Chart (Høst Period)[29]20
Chart (1983)Position
Australian Albums Chart[14]82
Canadian Albums Chart[30]78
Dutch Albums Chart[31]12
Japanese Albums Chart[32]58
US Billboard Year-end[33]33
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Certifications and sales

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References

1. ^1 {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r10434|pure_url=yes}}
2. ^{{citation |author=Holden, Stephen |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090220202243/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/billyjoel/albums/album/223020/review/5942738/the_nylon_curtain |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/billyjoel/albums/album/223020/review/5942738/the_nylon_curtain |archivedate= February 20, 2009 |date=20 February 2009 |title=Music Reviews : The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel |work= Rolling Stone |origyear= 1982-10-14}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20083585,00.html |publisher= People |title= Picks and Pans Review: The Nylon Curtain |date=1982-11-22 |accessdate= 2013-11-11}}
4. ^1 2 3 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqc4U8uWTRU Billy Joel Interview on Nylon Curtain]
5. ^Nylon Curtain Album Review
6. ^1 {{cite news|title=Bill Joel Uses Seven Fingers at the Piano|author=Campbell, Mary|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19821030&id=ROwwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=398FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2285,7152035&hl=en|newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal|date=October 30, 1982|accessdate=2016-04-12|page=12D}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=The Hot 100: week of February 5, 1983 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-02-05 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard / Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2019-03-02}}
8. ^{{cite web |title=The Hot 100: week of February 12, 1983 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-02-12 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard / Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2019-03-02}}
9. ^{{cite web |title=The Hot 100: week of February 19, 1983 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-02-19 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard / Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2019-03-02}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=The Hot 100: week of February 26, 1983 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-02-26 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard / Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2019-03-02}}
11. ^{{cite web |title=The Hot 100: week of March 5, 1983 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-03-05 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard / Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2019-03-02}}
12. ^{{cite web |title=The Hot 100: week of March 12, 1983 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-03-12 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard / Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2019-03-02}}
13. ^{{cite web |title= Rock On The Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards – 1987|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/grammys.htm|accessdate=2011-08-08}}
14. ^1 2 {{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
15. ^{{cite web|title= Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain – austriancharts.at|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Nylon+Curtain&cat=a|language=German|accessdate=2011-08-19}}
16. ^Library and Archives Canada. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222126/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6165a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |date=May 13, 2016 }} Retrieved 2012-03-05
17. ^{{cite book |title= ( the book )|url= https://books.google.com/books?lr=&rview=1&id=XiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=billy+joel#v=snippet&q=billy%20joel&f=false|accessdate=2011-08-19}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain|work=dutchcharts.nl|publisher=MegaCharts |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Nylon+Curtain&cat=a |language=Dutch |accessdate=2011-08-19}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/files/32323862.jpg |title=Tonlist Top 40 |publisher=DV |accessdate=2017-02-09}}
20. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album2012/al_billyjoel.html |title= a-ビリー・ジョエル - Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Simon and Garfunkel |publisher= Original Confidence |language= Japanese |date= 30 December 2007 |accessdate= 2011-08-17 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
21. ^{{cite web|title= charts.org.nz – Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |url= http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Nylon+Curtain&cat=a|accessdate=2011-08-08}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Nylon+Curtain&cat=a|accessdate=2011-08-19}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Billy+Joel&titel=The+Nylon+Curtain&cat=a|accessdate=2011-08-19}}
24. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37550 | title= Chart Stats – Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain|work=UK Albums Chart| accessdate=2011-08-19}}
25. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=the-rhythm-of-the-saints-r10434/charts-awards|accessdate=12 July 2011|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic – The Nylon Curtain > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]
26. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Billy+Joel&title=The+Nylon+Curtain&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain| language=German| publisher=Media Control| accessdate=2012-03-03}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6170&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |title=Top 100 Albums '82 |publisher=RPM |date=25 December 1982|accessdate=2012-03-03}}
28. ^{{cite web |url= http://entamedata.web.fc2.com/music/music_a1982.html |title= 1982年アルバム年間ヒットチャート (Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1982) |publisher= Oricon |language= Japanese |accessdate= 2011-08-19}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/1982/periode/høst|title=The Top 20 Albums of Høst 1982|accessdate=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093458/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/1982/periode/h%C3%B8st|archive-date=March 4, 2016|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4435&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|title=RPM Top 100 Albums of 1983|work=RPM|accessdate=2012-03-03}}
31. ^{{cite web |title= Dutch Charts - Jaaroverzichten Album 1983 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1983&cat=a |accessdate= 2011-08-29}}
32. ^{{cite web |url= http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~ms-db/oricon/oricon%2083.htm |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070917070638/http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~ms-db/oricon/oricon%2083.htm |archivedate= September 17, 2007 |title=日本で売れた洋楽アルバムトップ10 (Top-ten international albums on the Japanese Oricon Year-End Charts 1987) |accessdate=June 4, 2008}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855401?imw=Y|title=Top Pop Albums of 1983|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=2012-03-03|date=31 December 1983}}
34. ^{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat |title=de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie |accessdate=2011-08-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008002332/http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461 |archivedate=October 8, 2011 |df= }}Note: User needs to enter "Billy Joel" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
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