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"You're My Home" is a single by Billy Joel. It was originally on Billy Joel's 1973 album Piano Man
, and also appears on Songs in the Attic
(1981), The Ultimate Collection
(2000) The Essential Billy Joel
(2001) and 12 Gardens Live
(2006).
The song appears as a B-side on "Piano Man" and "All My Life" singles. The song was also covered by Helen Reddy
on her album Love Song for Jeffrey, which was released as the flipside of her "Keep On Singing" single. It was also recorded by Sami Jo Cole on her album Sami Jo produced by Jimmy Bowen.
The song was written for Joel's first wife (and business manager) Elizabeth Weber because he could not afford to buy her anything while in California. They had moved from New York to California hoping to get out of a contract that Joel had signed with the record producer Artie Ripp of Family Productions in New York (1971).
As Joel says in the liner notes of Songs in the Attic, "Corny but true; I was broke at the time ('73) so I wrote this for my wife as a Valentine's Day gift".
The version from Songs in the Attic was released as a single in Australia
and as a promotional-only release in UK.
The song was used to wake up astronauts aboard space shuttle mission STS-132 in May 2010. The song was selected for astronaut Kenneth Ham
.
Piano Man (album)
Piano Man is a rock album by Billy Joel, released in 1973. Piano Man, Joel's second album and his first with Columbia Records, emerged out of legal difficulties with his former label, Family Productions, and became his breakthrough album...
, and also appears on Songs in the Attic
Songs in the Attic
Songs in the Attic is the first live album by Billy Joel, released in 1981 .At the time of its release, it was unique as being the first widely available appearance of music from his first album, Cold Spring Harbor from 1971....
(1981), The Ultimate Collection
The Ultimate Collection (Billy Joel album)
-Disc two:-Chart positions:-End-of-year charts:-Certifications:...
(2000) The Essential Billy Joel
The Essential Billy Joel
The Essential Billy Joel is a Sony music compilation of songs by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on October 2, 2001, and has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAA...
(2001) and 12 Gardens Live
12 Gardens Live
12 Gardens Live is a Sony music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during a record run of twelve sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in early 2006...
(2006).
The song appears as a B-side on "Piano Man" and "All My Life" singles. The song was also covered by Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy , often referred to as "The Queen of 70s Pop", is an Australian-American singer and actress. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10...
on her album Love Song for Jeffrey, which was released as the flipside of her "Keep On Singing" single. It was also recorded by Sami Jo Cole on her album Sami Jo produced by Jimmy Bowen.
The song was written for Joel's first wife (and business manager) Elizabeth Weber because he could not afford to buy her anything while in California. They had moved from New York to California hoping to get out of a contract that Joel had signed with the record producer Artie Ripp of Family Productions in New York (1971).
As Joel says in the liner notes of Songs in the Attic, "Corny but true; I was broke at the time ('73) so I wrote this for my wife as a Valentine's Day gift".
The version from Songs in the Attic was released as a single in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and as a promotional-only release in UK.
The song was used to wake up astronauts aboard space shuttle mission STS-132 in May 2010. The song was selected for astronaut Kenneth Ham
Kenneth Ham
Kenneth "Hock" Todd Ham is an American astronaut and a captain in the United States Navy. Ham was selected for NASA's astronaut program in August 1998, while serving as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet lead carrier suitability test pilot. Ham's U.S...
.