Billy Joel ‎– The Bridge
Label:
CBS ‎– CBS 86323, Family Productions ‎– CBS 86323
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
UK
Released:
28 Jul 1986
Genre:
Electronic, Rock, Blues, Pop
Style:
Piano Blues, Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Ballad
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Running On Ice
Backing Vocals – Peter Hewlett
Synthesizer [Additional] – Rob Mounsey
3:14
A2    This Is The Time
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Rob Mounsey
4:58
A3    A Matter Of Trust
Synthesizer [Additional] – Jeff Bova
4:08
A4    Modern Woman
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Rob Mounsey
Percussion – Jimmy Bralower
Tenor Saxophone – Mark Rivera
3:48
A5    Baby Grand
Arranged By – Patrick Williams
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Vinny Calaiuta*
Guitar – Dean Parks
Vocals, Piano – Ray Charles
4:01
B1    Big Man On Mulberry Street
Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter
Alto Saxophone – Eddie Daniels
Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trombone – Dave Bargeron
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm
5:24
B2    Temptation
Alto Saxophone – Mark Rivera
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Jeff Bova, Philippe Saisse
4:12
B3    Code Of Silence
Acoustic Guitar [12 String], Electric Guitar – David Brown (6)
Harmonica – Don Brooks
Synthesizer [Additional] – Jeff Bova
Vocals, Lyrics By – Cyndi Lauper
5:13
B4    Getting Closer
Bass – Neil Jason
Electric Organ [Hammond B-3] – Steve Winwood
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Billy Joel
Guitar – John McCurry
Percussion – Liberty DeVitto
4:5
 
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Published By – CBS Songs Ltd.
Published By – Rellla Music
Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
Recorded At – Power Station
Recorded At – Chelsea Sound
Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York
Recorded At – Evergreen Studios
Mixed At – Power Station
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Bass – Doug Stegmeyer (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3)
Coordinator [Production] – Joseph D'Ambrosio
Design – Mark Larson
Direct Metal Mastering By – Ted Jensen
Drums – Liberty DeVitto (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
Engineer – Jim Boyer
Engineer [Associate] – Bradshaw Leigh, David Dickson, Fred Tenny, Steve Boyer
Engineer [Support System At Power Station] – Barry Bongiovi, Jim Flynn (9)
Engineer [Technical Support] – Audrey Tanaka, Billy Rothschild, Bruce Howell, Gary Butler*, Ed Evans, Frank Rodriguez, Gary Ciuzio, Joe Lopes, Joe Salvatto, Mark Betts, Peter Bergren, Phil Vachon, Ricki Begin, Steve Buller
Guitar – David Brown (6) (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B4), Russell Javors (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B4)
Management – Frank Management, Inc.
Painting [Cover] – Brad Holland (3)
Photography By – Patrick Demarchelier
Producer – Phil Ramone
Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Joel
Picture/lyrics inner sleeve.
On back sleeve in capital letters:
All music and lyrics by Billy Joel except "Code Of Silence" - Music by Billy Joel, Lyrics by Billy Joel and Cyndi Lauper.
On inner sleeve in capital letters:
All music and lyrics by Billy Joel except "Code Of Silence" - Music by Billy Joel, Lyrics by Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper.
All songs CBS Song Ltd except "Code Of Silence" CBS Songs Ltd/Rella Music
Acoustic Piano provided by Yamaha.
Cyndi Lauper appears courtesy of Portrait Records (4).
Steve Winwood appears courtesy of Island Records Ltd..
On labels:
MADE IN ENGLAND.
CBS Songs Ltd. [A1 to B2, B4]
CBS Songs Ltd./Rellla Music [B3]
Barcode: 5 099708 632311
Label Code: LC 0149
Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM
Price Code: CB 321
Other (Circled): 58
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): CBS 86323-A1 Λ
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): CBS 86323-B1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2): CBS 86323-A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2): CBS 86323-B1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [C Λ stamped], variant 3): CBS - 86323 - A3 C Λ
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [Λ stamped], variant 3): CBS - 86323 - B1 Λ
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 4): CBS 86323-A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 4): CBS 86323-B1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 5 (no hyphens)): CBS 86323 A4
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 5 ): CBS 86323-B1