Billy Joel / Honesty (US, Columbia/Family Productions, 3-10959) <1978・April 1979>

Billy Joel / Honesty (US, Columbia/Family Productions, 3-10959) <1978・April 1979>
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1978年10月11日発表の「52nd Street」からは3枚のシングルがカットされました（途中でUKでは"Until The Night"もカットされました）。シングルは以下の順になります。

① "My Life"(Released: October 1978)
② "Big Shot"(Released: January 1979)
＊ "Until the Night"(Released: March 1979, UK)
③ "Honesty"(Released: April 1979)

この曲については、いろいろ言いたいことがある人がいそうですね。

僕にとっては「音楽に感動した原体験」は1979年9月にリリースされた「SACHIKO」を聞いたことで、その後に作者のばんばひろふみが「オネスティからパクった」と言っているとか聞いたことがあります（真偽不明）。

高校生ぐらいの時に歌詞を読んだら、すごく真面目な内容の歌で「ビリー・ジョエルって真面目な、可哀そうな人だな」と思った記憶があります。

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【Wikipediaより】

"Honesty" is a song by American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Columbia Records released the song as the third US single from his sixth studio album "52nd Street" (1978) in 1979. "Honesty" was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. The song appears on the Dutch and Japanese editions of Greatest Hits Volume 2, replacing "Don't Ask Me Why" (1980).

The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who generally praised its lyrics and piano instrumentation. It also received comparisons to other songs by Joel. "Honesty" peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the album's third consecutive top 40 hit. It went to Number 1 in France and has also been certified gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan for ringtone download sales of over 100,000 units. Joel performed the song live several times with Elton John and later with Bryan Adams. "Honesty" has been covered and sampled by various artists, including by American R&B recording artist, Beyoncé.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFScoO4tb0