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 (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, 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 |
| 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 | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, 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 (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 | 3:49 | 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 |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 36384 |
| 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 |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | WCK 36384 |
| 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 | 3:45 | 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 (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDCOL5565 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (remastered) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69386 |
| 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 (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, 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 |
| 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 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses (24bit/96kHz) | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 7.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:48 | Billy Joel | The Complete Albums Collection (Mastered for itunes) | Billy Joel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, 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 (Sony Music, 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 | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 36384 |
| 1.9 | Close to the Borderline | 3:47 | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | G010000669345W |
| 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 |
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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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