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Cold Spring Harbor
Singer-Songwriter · 1971 · 10 tracks

Cold Spring Harbor

Billy Joel

A fragile debut of piano-led folk and baroque pop. Marred by a famous mastering error, it remains a hauntingly intimate portrait of a young artist in transition.

November 1, 1971 · Family Productions

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A fragile, sea-salted melancholy that feels like a private letter never meant for the radio.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
She’s Got a Way
2:40
02
You Can Make Me Free
5:40
03
Everybody Loves You Now
2:40
04
Why Judy Why
3:46
05
Falling of the Rain
2:24
06
Turn Around
3:20
07
You Look So Good to Me
2:26
08
Tomorrow Is Today
4:47
09
Nocturne
2:37
10
Got to Begin Again
2:47
Moments Worth Waiting For
The delicate, unadorned piano melody that opens She's Got a Way, establishing a vulnerability rarely seen in his later stadium years.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cold Spring Harbor sound next to the rest of Billy Joel's catalogue?

Vulnerable+4.0σ

Vulnerable saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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