Piano Man (Billy Joel album)

For the greatest hits album, see Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel.

Piano Man
Studio album by
Billy Joel
ReleasedNovember 14, 1973 (1973-11-14)
RecordedSeptember 1973
StudioDevonshire, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length42:51
LabelFamily Productions/Columbia
ProducerMichael Stewart
Billy Joel chronology
Cold Spring Harbor
(1971) 		Piano Man
(1973) 		Streetlife Serenade
(1974)
Singles from Piano Man
  1. "Piano Man"
    Released: November 2, 1973
  2. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
    Released: April 1974 (UK)
  3. "Worse Comes to Worst"
    Released: June 1974
  4. "Travelin' Prayer"
    Released: August 1974

Piano Man is the second studio album by American recording artist Billy Joel, released on November 14, 1973, by Columbia Records. The album emerged from legal difficulties with Joel's former label, Family Productions, and ultimately became his breakthrough album.

The title track, a fictionalized retelling of Joel's experiences with people he met as a lounge singer in Los Angeles, peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. "Travelin' Prayer" and "Worse Comes to Worst" peaked at No. 77 and 80 on the Hot 100, respectively, while the album itself peaked at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1975, but Joel received only $8,000 in royalties (US$47,866 in 2025 dollars).

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