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Much of the album's success is attributed to Joel's collaboration with producer Phil Ramone, whose innovative production methods complemented Joel's songs.

This fruitful collaboration would continue for a decade.

Singles released from the album include " Just the Way You Are " ( which won the Grammy for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year ), the acoustic ballad " She's Always A Woman ," the mildly controversial " Only the Good Die Young ," and " Movin ' Out ( Anthony's Song )," which later lent its title to Movin ' Out, an acclaimed hit Broadway musical based on Billy Joel's songs.

This album overtook Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water album to become the best-selling album on the Columbia Records imprint at the time.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 67 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.