On this day March 12 1980 Billy Joel released his seventh studio album Glass Houses marking a shift toward a more rock oriented sound. The album became a massive success topping the Billboard 200 and also reaching number one in Canada and Iceland.
Glass Houses featured the hit single It's Still Rock and Roll to Me which became Joel’s first number one song on the Billboard Hot 100. Other standout tracks like You May Be Right and Don't Ask Me Why helped make the album one of his most commercially successful records selling over seven million copies worldwide.
80s insight: The album’s cover features Billy Joel throwing a rock at a glass house a nod to the album’s title and his response to critics.
Glass Houses featured the hit single It's Still Rock and Roll to Me which became Joel’s first number one song on the Billboard Hot 100. Other standout tracks like You May Be Right and Don't Ask Me Why helped make the album one of his most commercially successful records selling over seven million copies worldwide.
80s insight: The album’s cover features Billy Joel throwing a rock at a glass house a nod to the album’s title and his response to critics.
