Half a Mile Away - Billy Joel - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"The Piano Man" Billy Joel rose through the ranks of pop-rock stardom in the 1970s and 1980s to seize his spot at the top of America's entertainment hall of fame. This jaunty, brass-driven bop was written at the height of his career in 1978 and followed the release of his first album with Phil Ramone, The Stranger, in 1977. "Half a Mile Away" is pulled along at a foot-shuffling pace and boosted by Billy Joel's powerful vocal, drawing on the theme of escapism that often runs through his work. With its retro-leaning soul sound, "Half a Mile Away" was one of many highlights on Billy Joel's sixth studio album 52nd Street, released in 1978 by Columbia Records. The album was a critical and commercial triumph for Billy Joel, becoming his first LP to reach the summit of the Billboard charts and picking up not one but two Grammy awards—Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance—at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards.