This was the breakthrough album for Billy – his first in 1970 sunk quicker than the Titanic – and rests largely on the title track – still a huge favourite worldwide.  Billy has been compared to an American Elton John, but that is unfair to both artists.  Billy certainly has an American style and had hit after hit for decades – but his songs are often deeper than this with quite subtle insights and political leanings.  He went on to huge fame, and had a great knack for coming up with instantly addictive melodies.  On this one my favourites are obviously ‘Piano Man’, but I also like ‘You’re My Home’ and ‘Somewhere Along The Line’.  Of course the album should never have made it as it has maybe the worst cover ever, an almost ghostly portrait with tired washed out eyes, not all indicative of the warm and pleasant songs on it.