Billy Joel / Uptown Girl [STEREO / STEREO] (US, Columbia/FamilyProductions, 38-04149) <September, 1983>

Billy Joel / Uptown Girl [STEREO / STEREO] (US, Columbia/FamilyProductions, 38-04149) <September, 1983>

P ZSS 171421 1A / P ZSS 171421 1B

アルバム「イノセント・マン」(1983年8月8日発売)からは、なんとシングルが6枚もカットされました（日本ではその合間に"This Night"もシングルになりました）。順は以下の通り；
① "Tell Her About It"(Released: July 1983)
② "Uptown Girl"(Released: September 1983)
＊ "This Night"(Released: October 1983;Japan)
③ "An Innocent Man"(Released: December 1983)
④ "The Longest Time"(Released: March 1984)
⑤ "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"(Released: June 1984)
⑥ "Keeping the Faith"(Released: January 1985)

[Wikipedia]

"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel from his ninth studio album "An Innocent Man" (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl". The 12" EP has the tracks "My Life", "Just the Way You Are" and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (catalogue number TA3775), whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side.

"Uptown Girl" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks from November 12 to December 10, 1983. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom for five weeks, his only number-one hit in the country. It was the second-best-selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom behind only Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon", which Joel had knocked off the number-one position on November 1, 1983. The song was the 19th-best-selling single of the 1980s in the United Kingdom, selling 975,000 copies. It has sold over 1.2 million copies as of 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E