tracks 2 acoustic guitar David Spinozza
tracks 7 acoustic guitar Russell Javors
tracks 7 backing vocals Babi Floyd
tracks 3 backing vocals Donnie Dacus
tracks 7 backing vocals Frank Floyd
tracks 7 backing vocals Milt Grayson
tracks 3 backing vocals Peter Cetera
tracks 7 backing vocals Ray Simpson
tracks 7 backing vocals Zachary Sanders
bass, backing vocals Doug Stegmeyer
tracks 8 chimes [orchestral], percussion David Friedman
co-producer [production associates to mr. ramone] Carol Peters
co-producer [production associates to mr. ramone] Kathy Kurs
concertmaster David Nadien
drums Liberty DeVitto
tracks 7 electric guitar Davis Brown
tracks 7 electric guitar Eric Gale
electric guitar, acoustic guitar Steve Khan
engineer Jim Boyer
engineer [assistant] David Martone
tracks 6 guitar [nylon string] Hugh McCracken
liner notes [解説] Michiko Suzuki
liner notes [訳詞] あらい・あきら
lyrics by, music by Billy Joel
mixed by [remix] Jim Boyer
mixed by [remix] Phil Ramone
tracks 2, 8 orchestrated by [horn, string] Bob Freedman
tracks 7 orchestrated by [horn] Dave Grusin
tracks 6, 7 percussion Ralph MacDonald
photography by Jim Houghton
piano, vocals Billy Joel
producer Phil Ramone
tracks 6 recorder [sopranino] George Marge
saxophone, organ, clarinet Richie Cannata
tracks 4 trumpet Freddie Hubbard
tracks 4, 6 vibraphone, marimba Mike Mainieri
Manufactured By CBS/Sony Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) CBS Inc.
Recorded At A & R Recording, Inc.
Mixed At A & R Recording, Inc.
Pressed By CBS/Sony Records Inc.
One of the first 50 CBS/Sony Compact Discs released in Japan on October 1st, 1982

Recorded and mixed at A&R Recording, Inc., New York

Ⓒ 1978 CBS Inc.
Ⓟ 1978 CBS Inc.
Manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan)

Digital Mastering

Released in jewel case and 20-page color booklet with commentary [解説] at Oct. '78 [on October 1978] by Michiko Suzuki / 鈴木道子, credits, lyrics in both English and Japanese which translated [訳詞] by あらい・あきら [Akira Arai].

Golden disc. The CD also comes with a light blue box-style obi. The front sleeve comprises a 20-page booklet featuring liner notes in Japanese and lyrics in both English and Japanese.

Vertical Japanese text from right side of obi front:
第22回グラミー賞「最優秀アルバム賞」「最優
秀男性歌手賞」受賞作。全世界で一〇〇〇
万枚を売り尽くした最高傑作。

Rights Society: JASRAC
Other: ¥3,500 (Price)
Matrix / Runout: MANUFACTURED BY CBS/SONY RECORDS INC. (Hub Text , Variant 2, 4,5)
Matrix / Runout: 35DP-1 1-2 1A1 (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 35DP-1 1-2 1A2 (Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 35DP-1-2 1A3 (Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 35DP-1-2 1A6 (Variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 35DP-1-2 1B4 (Variant 5)