The Essential Billy Joel | ||||
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Released | October 2, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1973 - 2001 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 154:58 188:53 (reissue) | |||
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Producer | Billy Joel, Michael Stewart, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones | |||
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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 Triple Platinum by the RIAA. [2] 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. [3]
All songs written by Billy Joel.
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Piano Man" | Piano Man , 1973 | 5:38 |
2. | "You're My Home" | Piano Man | 3:14 |
3. | "Captain Jack" | Piano Man | 7:18 |
4. | "The Entertainer" | Streetlife Serenade , 1974 | 3:41 |
5. | "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" | Turnstiles , 1976 | 4:39 |
6. | "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" | Turnstiles | 5:14 |
7. | "New York State of Mind" | Turnstiles | 6:05 |
8. | "She's Always a Woman" | The Stranger , 1977 | 3:22 |
9. | "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | The Stranger | 3:30 |
10. | "Only the Good Die Young" | The Stranger | 3:56 |
11. | "Just the Way You Are" | The Stranger | 4:50 |
12. | "Honesty" | 52nd Street , 1978 | 3:54 |
13. | "My Life" | 52nd Street | 4:44 |
14. | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Glass Houses , 1980 | 2:57 |
15. | "You May Be Right" | Glass Houses | 4:16 |
16. | "Don't Ask Me Why" | Glass Houses | 2:59 |
17. | "She's Got a Way (Live)" | Songs in the Attic , 1981; originally from Cold Spring Harbor , 1971 | 3:02 |
18. | "Allentown" | The Nylon Curtain , 1982 | 3:49 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Goodnight Saigon" | The Nylon Curtain | 7:04 |
2. | "An Innocent Man" | An Innocent Man , 1983 | 5:21 |
3. | "Uptown Girl" | An Innocent Man | 3:18 |
4. | "The Longest Time" | An Innocent Man | 3:42 |
5. | "Tell Her About It" | An Innocent Man | 3:53 |
6. | "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | An Innocent Man | 3:57 |
7. | "A Matter of Trust" | The Bridge , 1986 | 4:11 |
8. | "Baby Grand" (Duet with Ray Charles) | The Bridge | 4:06 |
9. | "I Go to Extremes" | Storm Front , 1989 | 4:23 |
10. | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Storm Front | 4:50 |
11. | "Leningrad" | Storm Front | 4:07 |
12. | "The Downeaster "Alexa"" | Storm Front | 3:44 |
13. | "And So It Goes" | Storm Front | 3:38 |
14. | "The River of Dreams" | River of Dreams , 1993 | 4:07 |
15. | "All About Soul (Remix)" | Exclusive to the "All About Soul" single, 1993; originally from River of Dreams | 6:00 |
16. | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | River of Dreams | 3:33 |
17. | "Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)" | Fantasies & Delusions , 2001 | 6:56 |
18. | "Invention in C minor" | Fantasies & Delusions | 1:00 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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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 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [18] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [19] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [21] | 3× Platinum | 1,658,000 [22] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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