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Storm Front is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 17, 1989. It was Joel's third album to reach No. 1 in the U.S. and features "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song that cataloged a list of historical events, trends, and cultural icons from 1949 (when Joel was born) until 1989, which was Joel's third Billboard No. 1 hit.

Storm Front
Studio album by Billy Joel
Released	October 17, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	The Hit Factory Times Square Studio, New York City Right Track Recording, New York City The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The Power Station, New York City
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	44:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Billy Joel, Mick Jones
Billy Joel chronology
Концерт (1987) Storm Front (1989) Souvenir (1990)
Singles from Storm Front
"We Didn't Start the Fire" Released: September 18, 1989 [1] "Leningrad" Released: December 4, 1989 [2] "I Go to Extremes" Released: December 1989 (US) "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" Released: April 1990 "That's Not Her Style" Released: July 1990 [3] "And So It Goes" Released: 1990 "Shameless" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Deseret News	(Positive)[5]
The Los Angeles Times	[6]
New Musical Express	5/10[7]
The New York Times	(Positive)[8]
People	(Not favorable)[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Village Voice	B[11]

"I Go to Extremes", a song describing the ups and downs of his emotional life, placed at No. 6. Other songs that placed in the top 100 were "And So It Goes" (No. 37), "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" (No. 57), and "That's Not Her Style" (No. 77). The album was also nominated for five Grammy Awards.[12] The album's cover depicts the maritime storm warning flag indicating wind forces 10–12, the highest intensity on the Beaufort scale. Joel has stated in recent Sirius XM segments that he was inspired by Peter Gabriel's 1986 track "Sledgehammer", as an inspiration for the "driving rhythm section" when he was writing the title track.

Notable cover versions

• In 1991, Garth Brooks recorded "Shameless" on his album Ropin' the Wind. Brooks' cover version was also released as a single and reached the top of the US country charts, and also entered the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel.

Side one

1. "That's Not Her Style" – 5:10
2. "We Didn't Start the Fire" – 4:50
3. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" – 3:44
4. "I Go to Extremes" – 4:23
5. "Shameless" – 4:26

Side two

6. "Storm Front" – 5:17
7. "Leningrad" – 4:06
8. "State of Grace" – 4:30
9. "When in Rome" – 4:44
10. "And So It Goes" – 3:38

Personnel

Storm Front marked a radical change in Joel's backing band. Since his last studio album (The Bridge), both Russell Javors and Doug Stegmeyer, long-time members of Joel's band, were discharged from their respective duties as rhythm guitarist and bass guitarist. Javors was replaced with Joey Hunting for the record and by Tommy Byrnes on tour while Stegmeyer was replaced by Schuyler Deale. Band regulars Liberty DeVitto, David Brown and Mark Rivera were retained. Joel also hired the percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Crystal Taliefero beginning with this album.

• Billy Joel – vocals, acoustic piano (1, 4, 7, 8, 10), clavinet (2, 3, 6), percussion (2), accordion (3), Hammond organ (4, 6, 9), harpsichord (5), organ (8), synthesizers (10)
• Jeff Jacobs – synthesizers (1–9), backing vocals (1), horn arrangements (6)
• David Brown – lead guitar (1–9), MIDI guitar solo (6)
• Joey Hunting – rhythm guitar (2)
• Schuyler Deale – bass guitar (1–9)
• Liberty DeVitto – drums (1–9), percussion (2)
• Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), percussion (2)

Additional musicians

• Don Brooks – harmonica (1)
• Kevin Jones – keyboard programming (2)
• John Mahoney – keyboards (2), keyboard programming (7)
• Doug Kleeger – sounds effects (2), arrangements (2)
• Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion (2)
• Dominic Cortese – accordion (3, 7)
• Itzhak Perlman – violin (3)
• Lenny Pickett – saxophone (6, 9)
• The Memphis Horns (6):
  • Andrew Love – saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
• Arif Mardin – orchestral arrangement (7)
• Frank Floyd – backing vocals (1, 5, 6)
• Mick Jones – backing vocals (1, 4, 8), guitar (6), guitar solo (8)
• Patricia Darcy Jones – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Richard Marx – backing vocals (1, 6)
• Brian Ruggles – backing vocals (1)
• Ian Lloyd – backing vocals (4, 8)
• Joe Lynn Turner – backing vocals (4, 8)
• Chuck Arnold – backing vocals (7), choral leader (7)
• Hicksville High School Chorus – backing vocals (7)
• Bill Zampino – choral arrangement (7)
• Brenda White King – backing vocals (9)
• Curtis King – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones
• Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (tracks 1–3) and Jay Healy (tracks 3–10).
• Engineered by Jay Healy
• Assistant engineers – Dana Becker, Tim Crich, David Dorn, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirrera and Gary Solomon.
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art direction – Chris Austopchuk
• Back photo – Timothy White
• Front photo – Frank Ockenfels

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Song of the Year[12]	Nominated
		Record of the Year[12]	Nominated
		Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male[12]	Nominated
1991	Storm Front	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male[13]	Nominated
	Storm Front (produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones)	Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)[14]	Nominated

Charts and certifications

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[36]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[37]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[38]	Platinum	500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[39]	Platinum	110,000[40][41]
Netherlands (NVPI)[42]	Gold	50,000[43]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44]	Gold	7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)[46]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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[de] Storm Front

Storm Front ist das elfte Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Musikers Billy Joel.

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- [en] Storm Front (album)

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[es] Storm Front

Storm Front es el undécimo álbum de estudio de Billy Joel, lanzado en 1989. El álbum contiene uno de los tres éxitos #1, "We Didn't Start the Fire", una canción que menciona rápidamente algunos de los mayores eventos históricos que han tenido lugar durante su tiempo. "I Go to Extremes", una canción que describe las subidas y bajads de su vida, colocado en el #6. Otras canciones que se ubicaron en el top 100 son "And So It Goes" (#37), "That's Not Her Style" (#77), y "The Downeaster "Alexa"" (#57).

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[ru] Storm Front

Storm Front — одиннадцатый студийный альбом американского автора-исполнителя Билли Джоэла, вышедший в 1989 году.

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