The Nylon Curtain

The Nylon Curtain is an album by Billy Joel. It was released by CBS in 1982 (see 1982 in music) and produced by Phil Ramone.

Related Topics:
Album - Billy Joel - CBS - 1982 - 1982 in music - Produced - Phil Ramone

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The album is perhaps best known for bringing global attention to the plight of Allentown, Pennsylvania. In the song "Allentown," the lead track, Joel sings of the city's resoluteness amidst the demise of industry in this eastern Pennsylania city.

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"The Nylon Curtain" was the seventh best selling album of 1982, with two million sales in the United States alone.

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"The Nylon Curtain" was one of the first albums to be digitally recorded, mixed and mastered.

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