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The Entertainer (song)

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"The Entertainer"
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Single by Billy Joel
from the album Streetlife Serenade
B-side "The Mexican Conncection"
Released 1975 (7" single)
Format 7"
Recorded A & R Recording, Inc., New York City
Genre Pop
Length 3:48
Label Columbia
Writer Billy Joel
Producer Phil Ramone
Certification  ???
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Travelin' Prayer"
(1974)
"The Entertainer"
(1975)
"New York State of Mind"
(1976)

"The Entertainer" is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at #35 on the US charts, a Top 40 hit for Joel that year. The song references the shortening of Joel's song, Piano Man, from 5 minutes to 3 minutes and 5 seconds to fit a radio slot. On some of the singles released for "The Entertainer" the song was b-sided with "The Mexican Connection".

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