The Essential Billy Joel
| The Essential Billy Joel | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 - 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 154:43 188:48 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Billy Joel, Michael Stewart, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones | |||
| Billy Joel chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Essential Billy Joel is a greatest hits album by Billy Joel and released on 2 October, 2001 through Sony BMG. It went to number 14 in New Zealand, number 15 in the United States, number 50 in Australia and number 66 in Ireland.
Track listing[change | change source]
All songs written by Billy Joel.
Disc one[change | change source]
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Piano Man" | Piano Man, 1973 | 5:36 |
| 2. | "You're My Home" | Piano Man | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Captain Jack" | Piano Man | 7:16 |
| 4. | "The Entertainer" | Streetlife Serenade, 1974 | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" | Turnstiles, 1976 | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" | Turnstiles | 5:12 |
| 7. | "New York State of Mind" | Turnstiles | 6:02 |
| 8. | "She's Always a Woman" | The Stranger, 1977 | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | The Stranger | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Only the Good Die Young" | The Stranger | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Just the Way You Are" | The Stranger | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Honesty" | 52nd Street, 1978 | 3:51 |
| 13. | "My Life" | 52nd Street | 4:42 |
| 14. | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Glass Houses, 1980 | 2:57 |
| 15. | "You May Be Right" | Glass Houses | 4:11 |
| 16. | "Don't Ask Me Why" | Glass Houses | 2:57 |
| 17. | "She's Got a Way (Live)" | Songs in the Attic, 1981; originally from Cold Spring Harbor, 1971 | 2:59 |
| 18. | "Allentown" | The Nylon Curtain, 1982 | 3:50 |
Disc two[change | change source]
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goodnight Saigon" | The Nylon Curtain | 7:02 |
| 2. | "An Innocent Man" | An Innocent Man, 1983 | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Uptown Girl" | An Innocent Man | 3:14 |
| 4. | "The Longest Time" | An Innocent Man | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Tell Her About It" | An Innocent Man | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | An Innocent Man | 3:51 |
| 7. | "A Matter of Trust" | The Bridge, 1986 | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Baby Grand" (Duet with Ray Charles) | The Bridge | 4:03 |
| 9. | "I Go to Extremes" | Storm Front, 1989 | 4:20 |
| 10. | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Storm Front | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Leningrad" | Storm Front | 4:03 |
| 12. | "The Downeaster "Alexa"" | Storm Front | 3:42 |
| 13. | "And So It Goes" | Storm Front | 3:36 |
| 14. | "The River of Dreams" | River of Dreams, 1993 | 4:06 |
| 15. | "All About Soul (Remix)" | Exclusive to the "All About Soul" single, 1993; originally from River of Dreams | 5:57 |
| 16. | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | River of Dreams | 3:30 |
| 17. | "Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)" | Fantasies & Delusions, 2001 | 6:52 |
| 18. | "Invention in C minor" | Fantasies & Delusions | 0:59 |
Disc three[change | change source]
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worse Comes to Worst" | Piano Man | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Prelude/Angry Young Man" | Turnstiles | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" | The Stranger (the album's inner sleeve mistakenly credits this song to be from the album Turnstiles) | 7:34 |
| 4. | "Big Shot" | 52nd Street | 4:02 |
| 5. | "All for Leyna" | Glass Houses | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Pressure" | The Nylon Curtain | 4:39 |
| 7. | "This Is the Time" | The Bridge | 4:59 |
References[change | change source]
