Honesty

~ Recording by Billy Joel

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
  • US1978-10-13
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)PC 35609
1.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491185 6
1.2Honesty3:50Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 69385
1.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
  • US2001-07-31
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 69385
1.12Honesty3:54Billy JoelThe Essential Billy Joel (BMG Club Edition)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)C2K 86005, D241888
1.2Honesty3:50Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
  • JP2008-12-24
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-20033
1.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
  • US2010-11-02
Audio FidelityAFZ 095
2.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd Street (Special Limited Edition)Billy JoelAlbum
  • US2012-07-31
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2090
1.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd Street (Special Limited Edition)Billy JoelAlbum
  • US2012-07-31
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2090
1.2Honesty3:50Billy Joel52nd StreetBilly JoelAlbum
  • JP2013-03-06
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-30105
1.2Honesty3:54Billy Joel52nd Street (DIDP 50001)Billy JoelAlbumCBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CK 35609

Relationships

assistant engineer:Dave Martone (US engineer)
engineer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:Phil Ramone
mixer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar:David Spinozza (in 1978)
brass [horns] and strings arranger:Robert Freedman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1978)
mixed at:A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:Honesty
recording of:Honesty (in 1978)

Honesty

lyricist and composer:Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:April Music Inc.
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1978)
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1978)
Impulsive Music (in 1978)
later parody versions:Quarantine (Honesty parody)
later translated versions:Ärlighet
Ausus
music quoted in and lyrics quoted in:Woodstock en Beauce