Getting Closer
~ Recording by Billy Joel
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 4:59 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | OC 40402 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 40402 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 32DP 500 |
| 1.2 | Getting Closer | 4:59 | Billy Joel | A Matter of Trust | Billy Joel | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 650057 6 |
| 1.2 | Getting Closer | 4:59 | Billy Joel | A Matter of Trust / Getting Closer | Billy Joel | Single |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 38-06108 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK-40402 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), Family Productions | CDCBS 86323 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 4:59 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Family Productions | OC 40402 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 465561 2 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 40402 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge (Remastered 1998) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69392 |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 491192 2 |
| 11.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Complete Albums Collection | Billy Joel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 11.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Complete Albums Collection (Mastered for itunes) | Billy Joel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.9 | Getting Closer | 5:01 | Billy Joel | The Bridge (24bit/96kHz) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
Relationships
| engineer: | Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) |
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| producer: | Phil Ramone |
| bass: | Neil Jason (bassist) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) |
| guitar: | David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) Russell Javors John McCurry |
| Hammond organ [Hammond B-3]: | Steve Winwood |
| piano, Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes] and synthesizer: | Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) |
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| mixed at: | The Power Station, NYC (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States |
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| recording of: | Getting Closer |
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Related works
Getting Closer
| writer: | Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist) |
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| publisher: | Joelsongs |
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