Storm Front (album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Deseret News	(Positive)^[2]
The Los Angeles Times	^[3]
The New York Times	(Positive)^[4]
People	(Not favorable)^[5]
Robert Christgau	B ^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]

Storm Front is the 11th studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 17, 1989. It features one of Joel's three No. 1 hits, "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song that cataloged a list of historical events, trends, and cultural icons from after World War II (when Joel was born) until 1989, and "Leningrad", a story-song about a friendship between an American and a Russian during the final years of the Cold War.

"I Go to Extremes", a song describing the ups and downs of his emotional life, placed at No. 6. Other songs that placed in the top 100 were "And So It Goes" (No. 37), "The Downeaster 'Alexa" (No. 57), and "That's Not Her Style" (No. 77). The cover depicts the maritime storm warning flag indicating wind forces 10-12, the highest intensity on the Beaufort scale.

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel.

Side One

"That's Not Her Style" – 5:10
"We Didn't Start the Fire" – 4:50
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'" – 3:44
"I Go to Extremes" – 4:23
"Shameless" – 4:26

Side Two

"Storm Front" – 5:17
"Leningrad" – 4:06
"State of Grace" – 4:30
"When in Rome" – 4:44
"And So It Goes" – 3:38

Cover versions

In 1991, Garth Brooks recorded "Shameless" on his album Ropin' the Wind. Brooks' cover version was also released as a single and reached the top of the U.S. country charts, and also entered the UK Singles Chart.
Paul Anka covered "I Go to Extremes" on his 2007 album Classic Songs, My Way.
Jennifer Warnes covered "And So It Goes" for her 2001 album The Well.

Production

Produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones
Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Tracks 1-3) and Jay Healy (Tracks 3-10).
Engineered by Jay Healy
Assistant Engineers: Dana Becker, Tim Crich, David Dorn, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirrera and Gary Solomon
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Art Direction: Chris Austopchuk
Back Photo: Timothy White
Front Photo: Frank Ockenfels

Band personnel

Storm Front marked a radical change in Joel's backing band. Since his last studio album (The Bridge), both Russell Javors and Doug Stegmeyer, long-time members of Joel's band, were discharged from their respective duties as rhythm guitarist and bass guitarist. Javors was replaced with Joey Hunting for the record and by Tommy Byrnes on tour while Stegmeyer was replaced by Schuyler Deale. Band regulars Liberty DeVitto, David Brown and Mark Rivera were retained. Joel also hired the percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Crystal Taliefero beginning with this album.

Billy Joel: vocals, acoustic piano, clavinet, accordion, Hammond organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, guitars, percussion
Liberty DeVitto: drums (1-9), percussion (2)
David Brown: lead guitar (1-9), Midi guitar solo on "Storm Front"
Joey Hunting: rhythm guitar (2)
Crystal Taliefero: backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), percussion (2)
Schuyler Deale: bass guitar (1-9)
Jeff Jacobs: synthesizers, backing vocals (1), horn arrangements (6)

Additional personnel

Don Brooks: harmonica on "That's Not Her Style"
Mick Jones: guitar on "Storm Front", guitar solo on "State of Grace"; backing vocals on "That's Not Her Style", "I Go To Extremes" and "State of Grace"
John Mahoney: keyboards on "We Didn't Start the Fire", keyboard programming on "Leningrad"
Sammy Merendino: electronic percussion on "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Kevin Jones: keyboard programming on "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Doug Kleeger: sounds effects and arrangements on "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Dominic Cortese: accordion on "Leningrad"
Itzhak Perlman: violin on "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Lenny Pickett: saxophone on "Storm Front" and "When in Rome"
Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson: The Memphis Horns on "Storm Front"
Bill Zampino: choral arrangement on "Leningrad"
Chuck Arnold: backing vocals and choral leader on "Leningrad"
Arif Mardin: orchestral arrangement on "Leningrad"
Hicksville High School Chorus: backing vocals on "Leningrad"
Richard Marx: backing vocals on "Storm Front" and "That's Not Her Style"
Patricia Darcy-Jones: backing vocals on "That's Not Her Style", "Shameless", "Storm Front" and "When in Rome"
Frank Floyd: backing vocals on "That's Not Her Style", "Shameless" and "Storm Front"
Brian Ruggles: backing vocals on "That's Not Her Style"
Joe Lynn Turner: backing vocals on "I Go To Extremes" and "State of Grace"
Ian Lloyd: backing vocals on "I Go To Extremes" and "State of Grace"
Brenda White King: backing vocals on "When in Rome"
Curtis King: backing vocals on "When in Rome"

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1990	"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Song of the Year^[8]	Nominated
		Record of the Year^[8]	Nominated
		Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male^[8]	Nominated
1991	Storm Front	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male^[9]	Nominated
1991	Storm Front (produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones)	Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)^[10]	Nominated

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–90)	Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[11]	1
United States Billboard 200^[12]	1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[13]	4
Zimbabwe Albums Chart^[14]	4
UK Albums Chart ^[15]	5
German Media Control Albums Chart ^[16]	5
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[17]	8
Belgian Albums Chart^[18]	9
New Zealand Albums Chart ^[19]	9
Austrian Albums Chart^[20]	10
European Albums Chart^[21]	13
Dutch Mega Albums Chart^[22]	14
Swiss Albums Chart^[23]	30
Finnish Albums Chart^[24]	33

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[25]	41
UK Albums Chart^[26]	73
Chart (1990)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart^[27]	29
Dutch Albums Chart^[28]	67
German Albums Chart^[29]	4
U.S. Billboard Year-end^[30]	10

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[31]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[32]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[33]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[34]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)^[35]	Platinum	110,000^[36]^[37]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[38]	Gold	50,000^[39]
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[40]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[41]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[42]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli	Billboard 200 number-one album December 16–22, 1989	Succeeded by Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli
Preceded by Warragul by John Williamson	ARIA Charts number-one album November 6, 1989 – November 19, 1989	Succeeded by Heart of Stone by Cher

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Billy Joel

Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions

Live albums	Songs in the Attic KOHЦEPT 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert

Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1–3 Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits

Singles	"She's Got a Way" "Piano Man" "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "Just the Way You Are" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "Vienna" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "All About Soul" "No Man's Land" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "Hey Girl" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah"

Other songs	"Everybody Loves You Now" "Captain Jack" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"

Tours	An Innocent Man Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Face to Face 1998 Face to Face 2001 Face to Face 2003 Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 Billy Joel in Concert

Film	The Last Play at Shea

See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode) Oliver and Company

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