"Modern Woman" is a song performed by Billy Joel from his album The Bridge. It was the album's lead-off single and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People. In the film, the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. It was a Top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.
Reception Cash Box called it "a chugging, instantly appealing cut". Billboard said: "phrases turn with top hat-and-tails flair, rhythm track barrels along like the last of the steam powered trains".
Personnel Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers David Brown – guitar Russell Javors – guitar Liberty DeVitto – drums Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar Mark Rivera – tenor saxophone
Additional personnel Rob Mounsey – orchestration Jimmy Bralower – percussion
Charts Chart (1986)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)21Canada Top Singles (RPM)27Israel (IBA) Search "Billy Joel" for Israeli chart history.17
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