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Track List
01) Piano Man
02) You're My Home
03) Captain Jack
04) The Entertainer
05) Say Goodbye to Hollywood
06) Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadw
07) New York State of Mind
08) She's Always a Woman
09) 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
Cd 2
01) Goodnight Saigon
02) An Innocent Man
03) Uptown Girl
04) The Longest Time
05) Tell Her About It
06) Leave a Tender Moment Alone
07) A Matter of Trust
08) Baby Grand
09) 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 #1 (Nunley's Carousel)
18) Invention in C Minor
01) Piano Man
02) You're My Home
03) Captain Jack
04) The Entertainer
05) Say Goodbye to Hollywood
06) Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadw
07) New York State of Mind
08) She's Always a Woman
09) 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
Cd 2
01) Goodnight Saigon
02) An Innocent Man
03) Uptown Girl
04) The Longest Time
05) Tell Her About It
06) Leave a Tender Moment Alone
07) A Matter of Trust
08) Baby Grand
09) 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 #1 (Nunley's Carousel)
18) Invention in C Minor
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First Released
2001
Rock
Happy
Rock/Pop
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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 record maker, 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.
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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 record maker, 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.
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