Song · Billy Joel
“Summer Highland Falls” by Billy Joel
From the album Turnstiles (1976)
“Summer Highland Falls” by Billy Joel appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2004 and 2020. It was first released in 1976 on the album Turnstiles. Its best result is #230 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,796 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Summer Highland Falls" sits on Turnstiles, the 1976 album Billy Joel produced himself, and he wrote it alone, words and music, singing lead and playing keyboards. He arranged it with his rhythm section, Liberty DeVitto on drums and Doug Stegmeyer on bass.
The credits fill out the room: Howard Emerson and Russell Javors on guitars, James Smith on acoustic guitar, James Mingo Lewis on percussion and Richie Cannata on saxophone, with Bruce Botnick mixing. It's a full-band production for a song that belongs to Joel from top to bottom.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 577 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 230 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2014 | 366 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2020 | 663 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
Also listed as: Summer, Highland Falls.
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