Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Allentown	3:50
A2	Laura Strings – String Fever	5:02
A3	Pressure	4:38
A4	Goodnight Saigon Drums [Field Snare] – Bill Zampino	6:58
B1	She's Right On Time	4:11
B2	A Room Of Our Own	4:00
B3	Surprises	3:28
B4	Scandinavian Skies Strings – String FeverSynthesizer – Rob Mounsey	5:59
B5	Where's The Orchestra? Accordion – Dominic CorteseCello – Charles McCrackenSaxophone, Clarinet – Eddie Daniels	3:16

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• Recorded At – Mediasound
• Remixed At – A&R Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Copyright (c) – Joel Songs
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Dave Grusin
• Artwork [Album Art Coordination] – Paula Scher
• Bass – Doug Stegmeyer
• Concertmaster – David Nadien (tracks: A1, A3 to B3, B5)
• Design [Front Cover Design] – Chris Austopchuk*
• Design [Inner Sleeve Design] – John Berg
• Drums, Percussion – Liberty DeVitto
• Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Hoffman, Larry Franke, Michael Christopher
• Engineer [Associate] – Bradshaw Leigh
• Engineer, Remix – Jim Boyer
• Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Lead] – David Brown
• Lyrics By, Music By – Billy Joel
• Management [Production Manager] – Kenneth Topolsky
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Benno Friedman
• Producer – Phil Ramone
• Producer [Assistant] – Laura Loncteaux
• Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm] – Russell Javors
• Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond], Melodica – Billy Joel

Notes

"T" in runouts denotes a Columbia-Terre Haute pressing.

Printed dust jacket with photograph on front and credits and lyrics on back.

Recorded at A&R Recording and Media Sound Studios, New York.

On labels:
℗ 1982 CBS Inc.
PRINTED IN U.S.A.

On inner sleeve:
38200 (back)
© 1982 CBS Inc. (front)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): AL 38200
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): BL 32200
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Etched, Stamped): AL 38200 1B STERLING TJ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B Etched, Stamped): BL 32000 1L STERLING
• Barcode (Album cover back, upper right corner): 07464382001
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, variation # 3): TI AL 38200 1AA 54 STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, variation #3): TI BL 38200-1C D16 STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched, stamped, variation #4): TI AL 38200 1AA XG STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched, stamped, variation #4): TI AL 38200 1BB B1 XG STERLING G1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
QC 38200	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Columbia	QC 38200	US	1982
35DP 34	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain ‎(CD, Album)	CBS/Sony	35DP 34	Japan	1984
CBS 460186 2	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain ‎(CD, Album, RE)	CBS	CBS 460186 2	Europe	Unknown
TCT 38200	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain ‎(Cass, Album)	CBS	TCT 38200	US	1982
COL 491188 8	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain ‎(MD, Album, RE)	Columbia	COL 491188 8	UK	1998

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