The Essential Billy Joel

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The Essential Billy Joel
Compilation album by Billy Joel
Released October 2, 2001
Recorded 1973 - 2001
Genre Rock
Length 154:43
Label Sony BMG
Professional reviews
Billy Joel chronology
Fantasies & Delusions
(2001)		 The Essential Billy Joel
(2001)		 Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
(2005)

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]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1

  1. "Piano Man"
  2. "You're My Home"
  3. "Captain Jack"
  4. "The Entertainer"
  5. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
  6. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
  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"

[edit] Disc 2

  1. "Goodnight Saigon"
  2. "An Innocent Man"
  3. "Uptown Girl"
  4. "The Longest Time"
  5. "Tell Her About It"
  6. "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
  7. "A Matter of Trust"
  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"
  16. "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
  17. "Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)"
  18. "Invention in C minor"

[edit] Disc 3

  1. "Worse Comes to Worst"
  2. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  3. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  4. "Big Shot"
  5. "All for Leyna"
  6. "Pressure"
  7. "This Is the Time"

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2001) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 29 [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - The Essential Billy Joel
  2. ^ allmusic.com - The Essential Billy Joel Limited Edition 3.0 - Overview
  3. ^ allmusic.com - The Essential Billy Joel - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums


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Billy Joel
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"Piano Man" · "Worse Comes to Worst" · "Travelin' Prayer" · "The Entertainer" · "New York State of Mind" · "Just the Way You Are" · "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" · "Only the Good Die Young" · "She's Always a Woman" · "The Stranger" · "My Life" · "Big Shot" · "Honesty" · "Until the Night" · "All for Leyna" · "You May Be Right" · "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" · "Don't Ask Me Why" · "Sometimes a Fantasy" · "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) · "She's Got a Way" (Live) · "Pressure" · "Allentown" · "Goodnight Saigon" · "Tell Her About It" · "Uptown Girl" · "An Innocent Man" · "The Longest Time" · "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" · "This Night" · "Keeping the Faith" · "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" · "The Night Is Still Young" · "Modern Woman" · "A Matter of Trust" · "Baby Grand" · "This Is the Time" · "We Didn't Start the Fire" · "Leningrad" · "I Go to Extremes" · "And So It Goes" · "That's Not Her Style" · "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" · "Shameless" · "All Shook Up" · "The River of Dreams" · "All About Soul" · "No Man's Land" · "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" · "To Make You Feel My Love" · "Hey Girl" · "All My Life" · "Christmas in Fallujah"
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