A Matter of Trust
| "A Matter of Trust" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Joel | ||||
| from the album The Bridge | ||||
| B-side | "Getting Closer" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
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| "A Matter of Trust" on YouTube | ||||
"A Matter of Trust" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1986 album The Bridge. It was released as the album's second single and became a top ten hit. The song gained major traction in the Soviet Union as part of a state-sponsored television promotion of Joel's songs in preparation for his 1987 USSR concerts, recorded on Kontsert.
The song differs from most Joel songs in that it is based on electric guitar rather than piano, which gives it a rock edge, compared to the soft-rock balladry with which he is more often associated.