The Essential Billy Joel
Compilation by Billy Joel
Released 2 October 2001
Tracklist
- 1Piano Man5:384.4 ★
- 2You’re My Home3:143.5 ★
- 3Captain Jack7:184.3 ★
- 4The Entertainer3:414.1 ★
- 5Say Goodbye to Hollywood4:374.1 ★
- 6Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)5:144.0 ★
- 7New York State of Mind6:034.0 ★
- 8She’s Always a Woman3:224.0 ★
- 9Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)3:304.4 ★
- 10Only the Good Die Young3:554.3 ★
- 11Just the Way You Are4:504.2 ★
- 12Honesty3:533.6 ★
- 13My Life4:454.2 ★
- 14It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me2:574.2 ★
- 15You May Be Right4:154.5 ★
- 16Don’t Ask Me Why2:593.9 ★
- 17She’s Got a Way3:013.5 ★
- 18Allentown3:523.6 ★
- 19Goodnight Saigon7:063.9 ★
- 20An Innocent Man5:193.6 ★
- 21Uptown Girl3:184.1 ★
- 22The Longest Time3:433.4 ★
- 23Tell Her About It3:563.6 ★
- 24Leave a Tender Moment Alone3:573.5 ★
- 25A Matter of Trust4:124.4 ★
- 26Baby GrandBilly Joel with Ray Charles4:052.8 ★
- 27I Go to Extremes4:233.4 ★
- 28We Didn’t Start the Fire4:514.3 ★
- 29Leningrad4:072.4 ★
- 30The Downeaster “Alexa”3:453.0 ★
- 31And So It Goes3:412.9 ★
- 32The River of Dreams4:064.0 ★
- 33All About Soul (remix)6:003.0 ★
- 34Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)3:344.2 ★
- 35Waltz #1 (Nunley’s Carousel)6:59
- 36Invention in C Minor1:04
More by Billy Joel
Release credits
- additional [32], percussion [32]
- orchestrator [29]
- background vocals [32-33]
- choir vocals [29], snare drum [19], vocal arranger [29]
- Hammond organ [27, 32, 32-33], Moog [4], accordion [30], arranger [4-7], background vocals [22, 27], clavinet [28, 30], electric guitar [25], electric piano [13], harmonica [1], keyboard [4-5, 5, 7, 11], lead vocals [1-5, 7-11, 13-34], organ [3], percussion [28], piano [1-3, 5, 7-10, 13, 15-21, 24-27, 29, 31-32, 32-34], producer [5-7, 27-31], synthesizer [31-32, 32], vocal [29, 32]
- percussion [1]
- additional [20], assistant [14-16], associate [17-19, 25]
- choir vocals [33]
- additional [17]
- mix [5, 7]
- assistant [17]
- background vocals [29], chorus master [29]
- additional [32], bass [32]
- guest [33]
- choir vocals [33]
- background vocals [28, 32, 32-33, 33], percussion [28]
- chorus master [33]
- assistant [27-31]
- guitar [32-33], producer [32-34]
- assistant [12-13]
- acoustic guitar [15], electric guitar [15, 18-19, 21], guitar [14-16, 20, 27-30]
- associate [25]
- assistant [27-31]
- concertmaster [18-19]
- acoustic guitar [12]
- guitar [1, 26]
- choir vocals [33]
- choir vocals [33]
- choir vocals [33]
- additional [33]
- accordion [29-30]
- associate [17]
- associate [36]
- guitar [4]
- engineer [5-7]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- arranger [28], other instruments [28]
- arranger [5-7], bass [15], bass guitar [5, 7], electric bass guitar [5, 7-11, 13-16, 18-25]
- engineer [17], remixer [17]
- bass [4]
- choir vocals [33]
- background vocals [32]
- associate [25]
- assistant [27-31]
- background vocals [32]
- background vocals [29]
- acoustic guitar [5, 7], electric guitar [5, 7]
- acoustic guitar [8, 11]
- piano [35-36, 36]
- background vocals [27]
- orchestrator [32-34]
- fiddle [30]
- percussion [5, 7]
- acoustic guitar [5, 7]
- engineer [27-31], mix [27, 29, 31]
- additional [32], bass [32]
- additional [32], synthesizer [27-30]
- assistant [17], engineer [8-26], mix [12-13, 18-24], remixer [17]
- background vocals [27]
- assistant [27-31]
- guest [23], trumpet [23]
- co [32], mix [32]
- guitar [28]
- assistant [5, 7], engineer [5-7]
- guest [23], trumpet [23]
- keyboard [28-29]
- choir vocals [33]
- orchestrator [5, 7]
- keyboard [28]
- guitar [1]
- associate [17]
- assistant [17-19]
- arranger [5-7], drums (drum set) [5, 7, 9-11, 13-16, 18-21, 23, 25, 27-30], percussion [28]
- bass [32]
- engineer [5-7]
- background vocals [32-33], choir vocals [33]
- guest [23], tenor saxophone [23]
- accordion [1], arranger [1-3], keyboard [1]
- arranger [4], producer [1-4]
- assistant [14-16]
- background vocals [27], producer [27-31]
- assistant [20-24]
- additional [32], bass [32]
- guitar [32]
- percussion [7]
- electric bass guitar [26]
- engineer [33], mix [34]
- arranger [26]
- assistant [17]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- mix [32], remixer [33]
- engineer [8-11], mix [12-13], producer [8-26], remixer [17]
- alto saxophone [11]
- choir vocals [33]
- guest [24], percussion [11, 24]
- lead vocals [26], piano [26]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- recording [36]
- guest [23], piano [23]
- flute [8, 14-16], organ [10, 14-15, 15-16], saxophone [5, 7, 9-10, 14-15, 15-16]
- brass [12], strings [12]
- engineer [1-3], sound [4]
- drums (drum set) [1-2, 4]
- baritone saxophone [23], guest [23]
- acoustic guitar [5, 7, 15], electric guitar [5, 7, 15, 23], guitar [14-16, 18-20]
- percussion [28]
- bass [29], electric bass guitar [27-30]
- assistant [20-24]
- choir vocals [33]
- associate [25]
- acoustic guitar [8, 11]
- acoustic guitar [13]
- producer [35-36]
- assistant [27-31]
- electric bass guitar [33]
- assistant [27-31]
- mix [28, 30]
- associate [17]
- banjo [4], pedal steel guitar [4]
- guitar [33]
- guest [24], harmonica [24], solo [24]
- drums (drum set) [26]
- choir vocals [33]
- guitar [1]
- electric bass guitar [1]
- background vocals [32-33]
- drums (drum set) [32-33]
Issues
T2 October 2001- T2 October 2001
T2x CD (BMG Club Edition)2001
T1 October 2005
T3x CD (limited edition 3.0)26 August 2008
TDigital Media (24bit/96kHz)
T2x Digital Media