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`` The Downeaster ` Alexa ' '' is a song originally written , produced , and performed by Billy Joel for his eleventh studio album Storm Front .. Billy Joel. Billy Joel. Storm Front. Storm Front ( album ). The album itself went to number one while the fourth single `` The Downeaster ` Alexa ' '' placed at # 57 in the Billboard Hot 100 .. The song was included on Billy Joel 's Greatest Hits Vol .. Billy Joel. Billy Joel. 3 album in 1997 .