The Essential Billy Joel

The Essential Billy Joel
Greatest hits album by
Billy Joel
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001
Recorded1973 - 2001
GenreRock
Length154:43
188:48 (reissue)
LabelSony BMG
ProducerBilly Joel, Michael Stewart, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones
Billy Joel chronology
Fantasies & Delusions
(2001) 		The Essential Billy Joel
(2001) 		Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [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

All songs written by Billy Joel.

Disc one

No. TitleOriginal 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

No. TitleOriginal 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

No. TitleOriginal 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

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r553033