Storm Front (album)
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| Studio album by Billy Joel | |||||
| Released | October 1989 | ||||
| Recorded | The Hit Factory Times Square Studio, New York, NY Right Track Recording, New York, NY The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia The Power Station, New York, NY |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 44:34 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Mick Jones Billy Joel |
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Storm Front is the eleventh studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1989. (see 1989 in music). The album featured one of Joel's three #1 hits, "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song mentioning some of the major historical events that took place in his time. "I Go to Extremes", a song describing the ups and downs of his life, placed at #6. Other songs that placed in the top 100 were "And So It Goes" (#37), "That's Not Her Style" (#77), and "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" (#57).
The album itself peaked at #1 on the charts.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Billy Joel.
- "That's Not Her Style" – 5:10
- "We Didn't Start the Fire" – 4:50
- "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" – 3:44
- "I Go to Extremes" – 4:23
- "Shameless" – 4:26
- "Storm Front" – 5:17
- "Leningrad" – 4:06
- "State of Grace" – 4:30
- "When in Rome" – 4:44
- "And So It Goes" – 3:38
[edit] 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 U.S. country charts, and also entered the UK Singles Chart.
- Paul Anka covered "I Go to Extremes" on his 2007 album Classic Songs; My Way.
[edit] Charts and certifications
[edit] Album
| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Weeks | Certification | Sales |
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| 1989 | United States | The Billboard 200 | 1 | 69 | 4x Platinum | 4,000,000+ |
| 1989 | Australia | ARIA Charts | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1989 | United Kingdom | UK Albums Chart | 5 | 25 | Platinum | 300,000+ |
| 1989 | Japan | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 8 | 15 | Gold | 110,000+[1] |
| 1989 | Austria | 10[2] | 18 | |||
| 1989 | Switzerland | 30 | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Country | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | North America | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 2002 | North America | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billboard AC | 5 |
| 2003 | Australia | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | ARIA Charts | 2 |
| 2002 | United Kingdom | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | UK Singles Chart | 7 |
| 2003 | Austria | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | 7 | |
| 1989 | United Kingdom | "Leningrad" | UK Singles Chart | 53 |
| 1990 | North America | "I Go to Extremes" | Billboard AC | 4 |
| 1990 | North America | "I Go to Extremes" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| 1990 | United Kingdom | "I Go to Extremes" | UK Singles Chart | 70 |
| 1990 | North America | "And So It Goes" | Billboard AC | 5 |
| 1990 | North America | "And So It Goes" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
| 1990 | North America | "That's Not Her Style" | Billboard AC | 77 |
| 1990 | North America | "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | Billboard AC | 18 |
| 1990 | North America | "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 57 |
| 1990 | United Kingdom | "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | UK Singles Chart | 76 |
| Preceded by Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson |
Billboard 200 number-one album December 16 - December 22, 1989 |
Succeeded by ...But Seriously by Phil Collins |
| Preceded by Warragul by John Williamson |
ARIA Charts number-one album November 6, 1989 - November 13, 1989 |
Succeeded by Heart of Stone by Cher |
