The Essential Billy Joel
Compilation by Billy Joel
Released 2 October 2001
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Piano Man5:384.3 ★
- 2You’re My Home3:133.5 ★
- 3Captain Jack7:184.1 ★
- 4The Entertainer3:404.1 ★
- 5Say Goodbye to Hollywood4:384.1 ★
- 6Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)5:144.0 ★
- 7New York State of Mind6:054.0 ★
- 8She’s Always a Woman3:214.1 ★
- 9Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)3:304.3 ★
- 10Only the Good Die Young3:554.3 ★
- 11Just the Way You Are4:504.2 ★
- 12Honesty3:533.6 ★
- 13My Life4:444.2 ★
- 14It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me2:574.3 ★
- 15You May Be Right4:154.5 ★
- 16Don’t Ask Me Why2:594.0 ★
- 17She’s Got a Way3:013.5 ★
- 18Allentown3:503.8 ★
- CD 2
- 1Goodnight Saigon7:043.9 ★
- 2An Innocent Man5:203.7 ★
- 3Uptown Girl3:174.1 ★
- 4The Longest Time3:423.6 ★
- 5Tell Her About It3:523.8 ★
- 6Leave a Tender Moment Alone3:563.3 ★
- 7A Matter of Trust4:114.4 ★
- 8Baby GrandBilly Joel with Ray Charles4:053.1 ★
- 9I Go to Extremes4:233.5 ★
- 10We Didn’t Start the Fire4:504.3 ★
- 11Leningrad4:062.4 ★
- 12The Downeaster “Alexa”3:443.0 ★
- 13And So It Goes3:372.9 ★
- 14The River of Dreams4:074.1 ★
- 15All About Soul (remix)6:003.0 ★
- 16Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)3:334.0 ★
- 17Waltz #1 (Nunley’s Carousel)6:55
- 18Invention in C Minor1:00
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Release credits
- mastering
- additional [14], percussion [14]
- orchestrator [11]
- background vocals [14-15]
- choir vocals [11], snare drum [1], vocal arranger [11]
- Hammond organ [9, 14, 14-15], Moog [4], accordion [12], arranger [4-7], background vocals [4, 9], clavinet [10, 12], electric guitar [7], electric piano [13], harmonica [1], keyboard [4-5, 5, 7, 11], lead vocals [1.1-5, 1.7-11, 1.13-18, 2.1-16], organ [3], percussion [10], piano [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-10, 1.13, 1.15-18, 2.1-3, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.13-14, 2.14-16], producer [2.9-13, 1.5-7], synthesizer [13-14, 14], vocal [11, 14]
- percussion [1]
- additional [2], assistant [14-16], associate [2.1, 2.7, 1.17-18]
- choir vocals [15]
- additional [17]
- mix [5, 7]
- assistant [17]
- art direction
- background vocals [11], chorus master [11]
- additional [14], bass [14]
- guest [15]
- choir vocals [15]
- background vocals [10, 14, 14-15, 15], percussion [10]
- chorus master [15]
- assistant [9-13]
- guitar [14-15], producer [14-16]
- assistant [12-13]
- acoustic guitar [15], electric guitar [1.15, 1.18, 2.1, 2.3], guitar [1.14-16, 2.2, 2.9-12]
- associate [7]
- assistant [9-13]
- concertmaster [2.1, 1.18]
- acoustic guitar [12]
- guitar [2.8, 1.1]
- choir vocals [15]
- choir vocals [15]
- choir vocals [15]
- additional [15]
- accordion [11-12]
- associate [17]
- associate [18]
- guitar [4]
- engineer [5-7]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- arranger [10], other instruments [10]
- arranger [5-7], bass [15], bass guitar [5, 7], electric bass guitar [2.1-7, 1.5, 1.7-11, 1.13-16, 1.18]
- engineer [17], remixer [17]
- bass [4]
- choir vocals [15]
- background vocals [14]
- associate [7]
- art direction
- assistant [9-13]
- background vocals [14]
- background vocals [11]
- acoustic guitar [5, 7], electric guitar [5, 7]
- acoustic guitar [8, 11]
- piano [17-18, 18]
- background vocals [9]
- orchestrator [14-16]
- fiddle [12]
- percussion [5, 7]
- acoustic guitar [5, 7]
- engineer [9-13], mix [9, 11, 13]
- additional [14], bass [14]
- additional [14], synthesizer [9-12]
- assistant [17], engineer [1.8-18, 2.1-8], mix [1.12-13, 1.18, 2.1-6], remixer [17]
- background vocals [9]
- assistant [9-13]
- guest [5], trumpet [5]
- co [14], mix [14]
- guitar [10]
- assistant [5, 7], engineer [5-7]
- guest [5], trumpet [5]
- keyboard [10-11]
- choir vocals [15]
- orchestrator [5, 7]
- keyboard [10]
- guitar [1]
- associate [17]
- assistant [1.17-18, 2.1]
- arranger [5-7], drums (drum set) [2.1-3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9-12, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9-11, 1.13-16, 1.18], percussion [10]
- bass [14]
- engineer [5-7]
- background vocals [14-15], choir vocals [15]
- guest [5], tenor saxophone [5]
- accordion [1], arranger [1-3], keyboard [1]
- arranger [4], producer [1-4]
- assistant [14-16]
- background vocals [9], producer [9-13]
- assistant [2-6]
- additional [14], bass [14]
- guitar [14]
- percussion [7]
- electric bass guitar [8]
- engineer [15], mix [16]
- photography
- arranger [8]
- assistant [17]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- mix [14], remixer [15]
- engineer [8-11], mix [12-13], producer [1.8-18, 2.1-8], remixer [17]
- alto saxophone [11]
- choir vocals [15]
- guest [6], percussion [1.11, 2.6]
- lead vocals [8], piano [8]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- recording [18]
- guest [5], piano [5]
- 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 [5], guest [5]
- acoustic guitar [5, 7, 15], electric guitar [1.5, 1.7, 1.15, 2.5], guitar [1.14-16, 1.18, 2.1-2]
- percussion [10]
- bass [11], electric bass guitar [9-12]
- assistant [2-6]
- choir vocals [15]
- associate [7]
- acoustic guitar [8, 11]
- acoustic guitar [13]
- producer [17-18]
- assistant [9-13]
- electric bass guitar [15]
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- assistant [9-13]
- mix [10, 12]
- associate [17]
- banjo [4], pedal steel guitar [4]
- guitar [15]
- guest [6], harmonica [6], solo [6]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- choir vocals [15]
- guitar [1]
- electric bass guitar [1]
- background vocals [14-15]
- drums (drum set) [14-15]
Issues
T
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