3x CD (limited edition 3.0)
The Essential Billy Joel
Compilation by Billy Joel
Released 2 October 2001
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Piano Man5:404.3 ★
- 2You’re My Home3:153.5 ★
- 3Captain Jack7:194.1 ★
- 4The Entertainer3:434.1 ★
- 5Say Goodbye to Hollywood4:394.1 ★
- 6Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)5:164.0 ★
- 7New York State of Mind6:064.0 ★
- 8She’s Always a Woman3:244.1 ★
- 9Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)3:314.3 ★
- 10Only the Good Die Young3:574.3 ★
- 11Just the Way You Are4:534.2 ★
- 12Honesty3:543.6 ★
- 13My Life4:464.2 ★
- 14It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me3:014.3 ★
- 15You May Be Right4:134.5 ★
- 16Don’t Ask Me Why3:034.0 ★
- 17She’s Got a Way3:033.5 ★
- 18Allentown3:513.8 ★
- CD 2
- 1Goodnight Saigon7:063.9 ★
- 2An Innocent Man5:213.7 ★
- 3Uptown Girl3:194.1 ★
- 4The Longest Time3:413.6 ★
- 5Tell Her About It3:573.8 ★
- 6Leave a Tender Moment Alone3:573.3 ★
- 7A Matter of Trust4:154.4 ★
- 8Baby Grandfeat. Ray Charles4:083.1 ★
- 9I Go to Extremes4:253.5 ★
- 10We Didn’t Start the Fire4:524.3 ★
- 11Leningrad4:062.4 ★
- 12The Downeaster “Alexa”3:473.0 ★
- 13And So It Goes3:402.9 ★
- 14The River of Dreams4:094.1 ★
- 15All About Soul (remix)6:003.0 ★
- 16Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)3:354.0 ★
- 17Waltz #1 (Nunley’s Carousel)6:56
- 18Invention in C Minor1:02
- CD 3
- 1Worse Comes to Worst3:143.7 ★
- 2Prelude / Angry Young Man5:164.0 ★
- 3Scenes From an Italian Restaurant7:343.0 ★
- 4Big Shot4:033.9 ★
- 5All for Leyna4:133.9 ★
- 6Pressure4:404.0 ★
- 7This Is the Time4:593.2 ★
More by Billy Joel
Release credits
- 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 [3.2, 1.4-7], background vocals [4, 9], clavinet [10, 12], electric guitar [7], electric piano [13], harmonica [1], keyboard [1.4-5, 1.5, 1.7, 1.11, 3.2], lead vocals [2.1-16, 3.1-2, 3.4, 3.6-7, 1.1-5, 1.7-11, 1.13-18], melodica [6], organ [1.3, 3.1], percussion [10], piano [2.1-3, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.13-14, 2.14-16, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-10, 1.13, 1.15-18, 3.4, 3.6-7], producer [1.5-7, 3.2, 2.9-13], synthesizer [2.13-14, 2.14, 3.6-7], vocal [11, 14]
- percussion [1]
- additional [2], assistant [3.5, 1.14-16], associate [3.6, 1.17-18, 2.1, 2.7]
- choir vocals [15]
- additional [17]
- mix [1.5, 1.7, 3.2]
- assistant [17]
- 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 [3.4, 1.12-13]
- acoustic guitar [15], electric guitar [2.1, 2.3, 3.7, 1.15, 1.18], guitar [2.2, 2.9-12, 3.5, 1.14-16]
- associate [7]
- assistant [9-13]
- concertmaster [3.6, 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 [3.2, 1.5-7]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- arranger [10], other instruments [10]
- arranger [3.2, 1.5-7], bass [15], bass guitar [3.2, 1.5, 1.7], electric bass guitar [3.4-7, 1.5, 1.7-11, 1.13-16, 1.18, 2.1-7]
- engineer [17], remixer [17]
- bass [4]
- choir vocals [15]
- background vocals [14]
- associate [7]
- assistant [9-13]
- background vocals [14]
- background vocals [11]
- acoustic guitar [1.5, 1.7, 3.2], electric guitar [1.5, 1.7, 3.2]
- acoustic guitar [8, 11]
- piano [17-18, 18]
- background vocals [9]
- orchestrator [14-16]
- fiddle [12]
- percussion [3.2, 1.5, 1.7]
- acoustic guitar [1.5, 1.7, 3.2]
- engineer [9-13], mix [9, 11, 13]
- additional [14], bass [14]
- additional [14], synthesizer [9-12]
- assistant [17], engineer [2.1-8, 1.8-18, 3.4-7], mix [3.4, 3.6, 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 [3.2, 1.5-7]
- guest [5], trumpet [5]
- keyboard [10-11]
- choir vocals [15]
- orchestrator [3.2, 1.5, 1.7]
- keyboard [10]
- guitar [1]
- associate [17]
- assistant [1.17-18, 3.6, 2.1]
- arranger [1.5-7, 3.2], drums (drum set) [1.5, 1.7, 1.9-11, 1.13-16, 1.18, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9-12, 3.2, 3.4-7], percussion [10]
- bass [14]
- engineer [1.5-7, 3.2]
- background vocals [14-15], choir vocals [15]
- guest [5], tenor saxophone [5]
- accordion [1], arranger [1.1-3, 3.1], keyboard [1]
- arranger [4], producer [3.1, 1.1-4]
- assistant [1.14-16, 3.5]
- 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]
- arranger [8]
- assistant [17]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- mix [14], remixer [15]
- engineer [8-11], mix [1.12-13, 3.4], producer [3.4-7, 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 [1.8, 1.14-16, 3.5], organ [3.5, 1.10, 1.14-15, 1.15-16], saxophone [3.2, 3.4-5, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9-10, 1.14-15, 1.15-16]
- orchestrator [7]
- brass [12], strings [12]
- engineer [3.1, 1.1-3], sound [4]
- drums (drum set) [3.1, 1.1-2, 1.4]
- baritone saxophone [5], guest [5]
- acoustic guitar [1.5, 1.7, 1.15, 3.2], electric guitar [1.5, 1.7, 1.15, 2.5, 3.2], guitar [3.5, 3.7, 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], electric guitar [4]
- producer [17-18]
- assistant [9-13]
- electric bass guitar [15]
- 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