The Essential Billy Joel
Compilation by Billy Joel
Released 2 October 2001
Tracklist
- 15:384.3 ★
- 23:143.5 ★
- 37:184.1 ★
- 43:414.1 ★
- 54:374.1 ★
- 65:144.0 ★
- 76:034.0 ★
- 83:224.1 ★
- 93:304.3 ★
- 103:554.2 ★
- 114:504.2 ★
- 123:533.6 ★
- 134:454.2 ★
- 142:574.3 ★
- 154:154.5 ★
- 162:594.0 ★
- 173:013.5 ★
- 183:523.8 ★
- 197:064.1 ★
- 205:193.6 ★
- 213:184.2 ★
- 223:433.7 ★
- 233:563.9 ★
- 243:573.3 ★
- 254:124.4 ★
- 26Baby GrandBilly Joel with Ray Charles4:052.8 ★
- 274:233.5 ★
- 284:514.3 ★
- 294:072.4 ★
- 303:453.1 ★
- 313:412.9 ★
- 324:064.1 ★
- 336:003.0 ★
- 343:344.0 ★
- 356:59
- 361:04
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
T2011- T2011
TDigital Media (24bit/96kHz)
T2x Digital Media