Turn the Lights Back On
Billy Joel | Artist Essentials
First released: February 1, 2024 (day verified)
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A reflective piano ballad that makes a useful late chapter in this listening journey.
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First released: February 1, 2024 (day verified)
The official single entry establishes this release day.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Billy Joel
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Turn the Lights Back On
Billy Joel: Turn the Lights Back On
Official single entry gives February 1, 2024 as release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Billy Joel
Billy Joel grew up on Long Island and built a recording career around singing, songwriting and piano. His music moves between rock songs and ballads, often drawing on familiar lives and everyday settings. The Stranger, released in 1977, began an important recording partnership with producer Phil Ramone. Later albums such as The Nylon Curtain and An Innocent Man show different approaches to arrangement and popular-song traditions within the same solo career.
Artist background sources
Billy Joel - official career timeline
Long Island upbringing, 1977 The Stranger and Phil Ramone partnership, The Nylon Curtain and An Innocent Man chronology. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Billy Joel - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Piano-centered rock and ballads, songwriting and everyday subject matter. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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