Billy Joel - Essential Billy Joel
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Track List: Essential Billy Joel
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Disc 1:
- Piano ManDownload & Buy
- You're My HomeDownload & Buy
- Captain JackDownload & Buy
- The EntertainerDownload & Buy
- Say Goodbye To HollywoodDownload & Buy
- Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)Download & Buy
- New York State Of MindDownload & Buy
- She's Always A WomanDownload & Buy
- Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)Download & Buy
- Only The Good Die YoungDownload & Buy
- Just The Way You AreDownload & Buy
- HonestyDownload & Buy
- My LifeDownload & Buy
- It's Still Rock And Roll To MeDownload & Buy
- You May Be RightDownload & Buy
- Don't Ask Me WhyDownload & Buy
- She's Got A WayDownload & Buy
- AllentownDownload & Buy
Disc 2:
- Goodnight Saigon
- An Innocent Man
- Uptown Girl
- The Longest Time
- Tell Her About It
- Leave A Tender Moment Alone
- A Matter Of Trust
- Baby Grand - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- I Go To Extremes - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- Leningrad - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- The Downeaster 'Alexa' - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- And So It Goes - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- The River Of Dreams - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- All About Soul (Remix) - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- Waltz #1 (Nunley's Carousel) - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
- Invention In C Minor - Billy Joel/Ray Charles
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Album Details: Essential Billy Joel
- Release Date:
- 10/02/2001
- Label:
- Sony
- UPC:
- 696998600522
User Reviews: Essential Billy Joel
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It's a matter of ............overkill
, September 5, 2001Reviewer: darenjohn - See all darenjohn's reviews -
The Essential Billy Joel
, June 20, 2003Reviewer: zugzug7 - See all zugzug7's reviewsIf you like Billy Joel you'll love this disc. Every hit the guy has ever had is here. The only omission I can think of may be "Shameless" but that was a major hit for Garth Brooks on the country chart. It would have been nice here but nonetheless overall this is a great disc. Many fine moments recollecting the times I listened to these at the time of their release.
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Pro Reviews: Essential Billy Joel
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Released in conjunction with Billy Joel's grand experiment with classical music, The Essential Billy Joel was a welcome reminder of Billy Joel's way with a pop song, improving on the previous Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 2 by extending into the '90s and delving deeper into his catalog. There were some casualties along the way -- it's easy for a fan to carp about the absence of personal favorites like "She's Right on Time" or "Travelin' Prayer," and it may even make some sense that "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" or "Shameless" didn't make the cut, but it's mind-boggling that "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" isn't here (we won't mention that the classical pieces that end the record, no matter how surprisingly good they are, are as out of place as Attila would have been) -- but for the most part, this has every one of Joel's heavy-hitters, and his craftsmanship, both as a songsmith and recordmaker, has never shone brighter. The biggest fault is that there is a notable drop-off in quality after 1986's The Bridge (which ends midway through disc two), but even so, this is as good a distillation of Joel's talents imaginable. In fact, as the first disc unfurls, even cynics may wonder why he's been dogged by the critics, since singer/songwriter pop doesn't come better than "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," "New York State of Mind," "Only the Good Die Young," "My Life," "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," "Don't Ask Me Why," "Allentown," and their seven companions. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Billy Joel Biography
William (Billy) Joel was born in New York in 1949. Joel began to study classical piano when he was four years old; he continued these lessons sporadically until he was 15. At this age, he was influenced by the Beatles, and decided then and there that...Full Billy Joel Biography
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Then "The Complete Hits Collection 1973-97"
And now we have "The Essential Billy Joel".....which is different *** HOW *** ????? (Sans track 17, which is from his "Classical Period".)
I dont have the CD, nor do I plan to get it but enough is enough. You will not find a truer Billy Joel fan than me but how many times will Sony repackage and resell the same group of sounds to us die-hards ?????
There's nothing new here. Chances are you, like me, have 3 or 4 copies of many of these songs already.
Disc 1:
1. Piano Man
2. You're My Home
3. Captain Jack
4. The Entertainer
5. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
6. Miami 2017
7. New York State Of Mind
8. She's Always A Woman
9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
10. Only The Good Die Young
11. Just The Way You Are
12. Honesty
13. My Life
14. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
15. You May Be Right
16. Don't Ask Me Why
17. She's Got A Way
18. Allentown
Disc 2:
1. Goodnight Saigon
2. Innocent Man, An
3. Uptown Girl
4. The Longest Time
5. Tell Her About It
6. Leave A Tender Moment Alone
7. Matter Of Trust, A
8. Baby Grand
9. I Go To Extremes
10. We Didn't Start The Fire
11. Leningrad
12. The Downeaster Alexa
13. And So It Goes
14. The River Of Dreams
15. All About Soul (remix)
16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17. Waltz No. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)
(Side note: As a Billy Joel fan and a Long Islander I do wonder if #17 makes reference to the Nunley's Carousel that used to be in part of the Mini Golf and Kiddie Rides in Baldwin.)
Enough is enough. He's my favorite and always will be, but I wont allow SONY to take advantage of that.
God, if SONY could get the ol' Hassels and Atilla tracks I am sure they'd repackage those 2 or 3 times over.
<And besides....where's All For Leyna and Elvis Presley Boulevard? ;-) ...