Picking only five Billy Joel songs from the 1970s isn’t easy. It's tempting to just tell you to go put on 'The Stranger' and let it play.

The song marked his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993. Joel co-wrote “Turn the Lights Back On” with its Wexler, as well as Wayne Hector and Arthur Bacon.

Billy Joel officially made his return to the Grammy Awards stage during the 66th annual ceremony, with an emotional performance of his new single “Turn the Lights Back On.” Complete with a ...

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Joel, who has scored 33 top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ended up co-writing “Turn the Lights Back On” with Wexler, Arthur Bacon and Wayne Hector. Wexler also produced it.

Listen below. While Joel hasn’t released much new music since his most recent rock album, 1993’s River of Dreams, he has continued to perform live.