Digital Media

Greatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II

Compilation by Billy Joel

Released 27 July 1985

rock pop rock soft rock

Tracklist

1
Piano Man
5:38
4.4 ★
2
Captain Jack
7:18
4.3 ★
3
The Entertainer
3:41
4.1 ★
4
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
4:37
4.1 ★
5
New York State of Mind
6:02
4.0 ★
6
The Stranger
5:11
3.9 ★
7
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
7:36
4.4 ★
8
Just the Way You Are
4:51
4.2 ★
9
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
3:30
4.4 ★
10
Only the Good Die Young
3:56
4.2 ★
11
She's Always a Woman
3:22
4.0 ★
12
My Life
4:45
4.2 ★
13
Big Shot
4:04
3.9 ★
14
You May Be Right
4:16
4.5 ★
15
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
2:58
4.3 ★
16
Don't Ask Me Why
2:59
3.8 ★
17
She's Got a Way
2:55
3.5 ★
18
Pressure
4:41
3.9 ★
19
Allentown
3:52
3.7 ★
20
Goodnight Saigon
7:06
3.9 ★
21
Tell Her About It
3:56
3.6 ★
22
Uptown Girl
3:18
4.1 ★
23
The Longest Time
3:43
3.4 ★
24
You're Only Human (Second Wind)
4:48
4.0 ★
25
The Night Is Still Young
5:26
3.6 ★

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Release credits

Bill Zampino
snare drum [20]
Billy Joel
Moog [3], arranger [3-5], background vocals [23], electric piano [12], harmonica [1, 25], keyboard [3-4, 4-5, 5, 8, 25], lead vocals, melodica [18], organ [2], piano [1-2, 4-7, 9-14, 16-20, 22], producer [4-5], synthesizer [18], whistling [6]
Bobbye Hall
percussion [1]
Bradshaw Leigh
assistant [14-16], associate [17-20]
Brian Ruggles
additional [17]
Bruce Botnick
mix [4-5]
Chaz Clifton
assistant [17]
Dave Martone
assistant [12-13]
David Brown
acoustic guitar [14], electric guitar [14, 19-20, 22, 24], guitar [14-16]
David LeBolt
synthesizer [24-25, 25]
David Matthews
horn [24]
David Nadien
concertmaster [18-20]
Dean Parks
guitar [1]
Dominic Cortese
accordion [7]
Dominick Maita
associate [17]
Don Evans
guitar [3]
Don Puluse
engineer [4-5]
Donnie Dacus
background vocals [12], guest [12]
Doug Stegmeyer
arranger [4-5], bass [14, 25], bass guitar [4-5], electric bass guitar [4-16, 18-25]
Elliot Scheiner
engineer [17], remixer [17]
Emory Gordy
bass [3]
Frank Simms
background vocals [24]
Howard Emerson
acoustic guitar [4, 4-5], electric guitar [4, 4-5]
Hugh McCracken
acoustic guitar [7-8, 11]
James Mingo Lewis
percussion [4-5]
James Smith
acoustic guitar [4-5]
Jim Boyer
assistant [17], engineer [6-25], mix [12-13, 18-23], remixer [17]
Jimmy Bralower
percussion [24-25]
Joe Shepley
guest [21], trumpet [21]
John Bradley
assistant [4-5], engineer [4-5]
John Gatchell
guest [21], trumpet [21]
John McCurry
electric guitar [25], guitar [25]
Jon Faddis
other instruments [24]
Kenny Ascher
orchestrator [4-5]
Larry Carlton
guitar [1]
Larry Franke
associate [17]
Laura Loncteaux
assistant [17-20]
Liberty DeVitto
arranger [4-5], drums (drum set) [4-10, 12-16, 18-22, 24-25]
Lou Waxman
engineer [4-5]
Mark Rivera
other instruments [24]
Michael Brecker
guest [21], tenor saxophone [21]
Michael Omartian
accordion [1], arranger [1-2], keyboard [1]
Michael Stewart
arranger [3], producer [1-3]
Michele Slagter
assistant [14-16]
Mike Mairé
assistant [21-23]
Neil Jason
percussion [5]
Paul Hulse
assistant [17]
Peter Cetera
background vocals [12], guest [12]
Peter Hefter
assistant [24-25]
Peter Hewlett
background vocals [24]
Phil Ramone
engineer [6-11], mix [12-13], producer [6-25], remixer [17]
Phil Woods
alto saxophone [8]
Ralph MacDonald
percussion [6, 8]
Rhys Clark
drums (drum set) [2]
Richard Tee
guest [21], piano [21]
Richie Cannata
clarinet [7], flute [11, 14-16], organ [10, 14, 14-16], saxophone [4-5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 14-16]
Ron Malo
engineer [1-2], sound [3]
Ron Tutt
drums (drum set) [1, 3]
Ronnie Cuber
baritone saxophone [21], guest [21], other instruments [24]
Russell Javors
acoustic guitar [4, 4-5, 14], electric guitar [4, 4-5, 14, 21, 24], guitar [14-16, 19-20]
Scott James
assistant [21-23]
Steve Burgh
acoustic guitar [8, 11], electric guitar [7]
Steven Abdul Kahn
acoustic guitar [12], electric guitar [13]
Tom Roberts
associate [17]
Tom Whitehorse
banjo [3], pedal steel guitar [3]
William Bennett
guitar [1]
Wilton Felder
electric bass guitar [1]