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An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983.The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel's adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different and popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most notably doo-wop and soul music.
- August 8, 1983
[Bridge] You know you only hurt yourself out of spite I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight That's your decision [Verse 5] But I'm not below anybody I know If there's a chance of resurrecting a ...
An Innocent Man (song) " An Innocent Man " is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel released as the third single from his album of the same name. The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and the Drifters, reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the third consecutive top 10 single from the album. [4]
The whole An Innocent Man album was done in the style of 1950s and '60s popular music. It was Joel's homage to the '60s-era R&B that he grew up on as well as his own romantic experiences as a teenager. Joel said in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, "Usually I agonize over every note, but this time the songs came pouring out of me ...
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