Close to the Borderline
~ 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 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | FC 36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (red copyright notice on back) | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 86108 |
| 1.2 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | You May Be Right | Billy Joel | Single |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Family Productions | 1-11231 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | 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 | FC 36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25AP 1800 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (yellow copyright notice on back) | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 86108 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:49 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 35DP 18 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997), Family Productions | 32DP 656 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 450087 2 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | WCK 36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25DP 5166 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 450087 2, CBS 450087 2 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | ?:?? | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-9032 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | VCK-36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (remastered) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69386 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (remastered) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 491186 2 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69386 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69386 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDCOL5565 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”) | SRCS-9449 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | MHCP-465 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | MHCP-465 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-20130 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 092 |
| 7.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | 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) | |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (MFSL Remaster) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2091 |
| 2.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (MFSL Remaster) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2091 |
| 2.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Original Album Classics | Billy Joel | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88691968542 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-30106 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (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) | |
| 2.4 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (Remastered on 180g vinyl for 45 rpm) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 2-385 |
| 7.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | 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 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-4701 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:45 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Friday Music, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | FRM 36384, P763264 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-5433 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (Sony Pitman pressing, no DADC) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:49 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 86108 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | G010000669345W |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 36384 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Bradshaw Leigh |
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| engineer: | Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) |
| assistant producer: | Michele Slagter |
| producer: | Phil Ramone |
| drums (drum set): | Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) |
| electric bass guitar: | Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) |
| flute, organ and saxophone: | Richie Cannata |
| guitar: | David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) Russell Javors |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980) 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 1980) |
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| recording of: | Close to the Borderline |
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Related works
Close to the Borderline
| lyricist and composer: | Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) |
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| publisher: | 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) April Music (from 1979 until 1980) Impulsive Music (from 1979 until 1980) |
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