Kontsert
Sign in to saveKohuept; Russian: Концерт, ; (sometimes read as Kontsert (; or Kohliept, ), released in 1987, is the second live album by Billy Joel. The album was recorded during the Soviet leg of Joel's 1987 The Bridge tour. This album was co-produced by Jim Boyer and Brian Ruggles and mixed by Jim Boyer. It was rereleased in 2014 with extra tracks as A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia.
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Kohuept
- Album.type
- video
- Album.artist
- Billy Joel
- Album.cover
- A Matter of Trust.jpeg
- Album.released
- 19 May 2014
- Album.recorded
- July–August 1987
- Album.venue
- Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Album.genre
- Pop rock
- Album.label
- Legacy Records
- Album.producer
- Jim Boyer, Brian Ruggles
- Album.prev_title
- The Bridge
- Album.prev_year
- 1986
- Album.next_title
Key dates
- Published
- 26 October 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- rock music
- Performer
- Billy Joel
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- English language
- P7937
- live album
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- The concert
- Impact
- Reception
- Track listing
- ''A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia''
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Certifications
- See also
- References
Kohuept; Russian: Концерт, ; (sometimes read as Kontsert (; or Kohliept, ), released in 1987, is the second live album by Billy Joel. The album was recorded during the Soviet leg of Joel's 1987 The Bridge tour. This album was co-produced by Jim Boyer and Brian Ruggles and mixed by Jim Boyer. It was rereleased in 2014 with extra tracks as A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia.
== Background == In 1986 Billy Joel was invited to perform in the Soviet Union the following year, 1987. Joel took advantage of this opportunity to be a musical ambassador. He was seen as a "nice, safe, first attempt at bringing in an American 'pop star.'"