| Streetlife Serenade | ||||
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| Released | October 11, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Devonshire, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 37:41 | |||
| Label | Family Productions/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Michael Stewart | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[3] |
| Rolling Stone | Unfavorable[4] |
Streetlife Serenade is the third studio album by American recording artist Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1974, by Columbia Records.
The album peaked at No. 35 on the US album charts, eventually selling more than one million copies. Joel's live shows in the 1970s frequently featured the instrumental "Root Beer Rag" and the short song "Souvenir", which was often used as the final encore. Live versions of "Streetlife Serenader" and "Los Angelenos" appeared on Joel's first live album, Songs in the Attic (1981). A live version of "The Entertainer" appeared on Joel's 2006 album 12 Gardens Live.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ Streetlife Serenade at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 5, 1974). "Billy Joel Streetlife Serenade > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 175. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.