Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel (2 CD) (2009)

Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel (2 CD) (2009)
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Songwriter, Soft/Pop/Folk Rock, Rock'n'Roll, Ballads | Label: Sony Music/Columbia, #88697537452

 

 

William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States.

Most of his greatest hits are here in this compilation, all the way from the early storytelling songs ("Piano Man", "Captain Jack", "New York State of Mind", etc.), the radio-friendly classics ("Just The Way You Are", "My Life", "Uptown Girl", "The Longest Time", and so on), and the later gems ("A Matter of Trust", "We Didn't Start The Fire", "River of Dreams", etc.).

 

 

Tracklist

Disc 1

01. "Just the Way You Are" (taken from the album The Stranger) 4:50
02. "My Life" (taken from the album 52nd Street) 4:43
03. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (taken from the album Glass Houses) 2:57
04. "An Innocent Man" (taken from the album An Innocent Man) 5:18
05. "Piano Man" (taken from the album Piano Man) 5:37
06. "You're My Home" (live version, from the album Songs in the Attic) 3:12
07. "Everybody Loves You Now" (taken from the album Cold Spring Harbor) 3:11
08. "The Entertainer" (taken from the album Streetlife Serenade) 3:40
09. "Streetlife Serenader" (live version, from the album Songs in the Attic) 5:16
10. "New York State of Mind" (taken from the album Turnstiles) 6:03
11. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (taken from the album Turnstiles) 4:38
12. "She's Got a Way" (live version, from the album Songs in the Attic) 3:00
13. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" (taken from the album The Stranger) 3:29
14. "She's Always a Woman" (taken from the album The Stranger) 3:20
15. "Honesty" (taken from the album 52nd Street) 3:49
16. "You May Be Right" (taken from the album Glass Houses) 4:12
17. "Don't Ask Me Why" (taken from the album Glass Houses) 2:57
18. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway)" (live version, from the album Songs in the Attic) 5:09

 

Disc 2

01. "Uptown Girl" (taken from the album An Innocent Man) 3:16
02. "Tell Her About It" (taken from the album An Innocent Man) 3:50
03. "The River of Dreams" (taken from the album River of Dreams) 4:07
04. "The Longest Time" (taken from the album An Innocent Man) 3;38
05. "We Didn't Start the Fire" (taken from the album Storm Front) 4:47
06. "Goodnight Saigon" (live version, from the album The Nylon Curtain) 7:02
07. "Allentown" (taken from the album The Nylon Curtain) 3:52
08. "All for Leyna" (taken from the album Glass Houses) 4:12
09. "This Is the Time" (taken from the album The Bridge) 5:01
10. "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (taken from the album An Innocent Man) 3:53
11. "A Matter of Trust" (taken from the album The Bridge) 4:10
12. "Modern Woman" (live version, from the album Songs in the Attic) 3:50
13. "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) (taken from the album The Bridge) 4:04
14. "I Go to Extremes" (taken from the album Storm Front) 4:21
15. "Leningrad" (taken from the album Storm Front) 4:03
16. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" (taken from the album Storm Front) 3:43
17. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" (taken from the album Greatest Hits Volume II) 4:48
18. "All About Soul" (remix) (takem from the album Greatest Hits Volume 3) 5:58