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The Essential Billy Joel is a Sony music compilation of songs by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on October 2, 2001, and has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAA.[1] In conjunction with the release of the album, The Essential Video Collection was released, comprising Joel's most popular music videos.
On August 26, 2008, The Essential 3.0 was released containing a third disc with seven additional tracks.[2]
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc 1
- "Piano Man"
- "You're My Home"
- "Captain Jack"
- "The Entertainer"
- "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
- "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
- "New York State of Mind"
- "She's Always a Woman"
- "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
- "Only the Good Die Young"
- "Just the Way You Are"
- "Honesty"
- "My Life"
- "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
- "You May Be Right"
- "Don't Ask Me Why"
- "She's Got a Way"
- "Allentown"
[edit] 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"
- "I Go to Extremes"
- "We Didn't Start the Fire"
- "Leningrad"
- "The Downeaster "Alexa""
- "And So It Goes"
- "The River of Dreams"
- "All About Soul"
- "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
- "Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)"
- "Invention in C minor"
[edit] Disc 3
- "Worse Comes to Worst"
- "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
- "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
- "Big Shot"
- "All for Leyna"
- "Pressure"
- "This Is the Time"
[edit] Chart performance
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| The Billboard 200 |
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