Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & II
It's one of the cruel ironies of music today that Billy Joel has been relegated to a kind of adult-contemporary hell, where his legacy is measured by soft-rock staples such as "Just the Way You Are," "Piano Man," and "New York State of Mind." To be sure, well-crafted ballads are a part of his legacy, but they're hardly the whole story, as this collection of his early and mid-period hits amply demonstrates. From the unbridled biographical boasting of "The Entertainer" and the ambitious storytelling of "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" to the careening abandon of "Only the Good Die Young" and the thoughtful social commentary of "Allentown," Joel was as complete an artist as the last three decades have produced. --Daniel Durchholz
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Tracks
- ) "Greatest Hits Vol. I 1973-1980"
- A1) Piano Man
- A2) Say Goodbye To Hollywood
- A3) New York State Of Mind
- A4) The Stranger
- A5) Just The Way You Are
- B1) Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
- B2) Only The Good Die Young
- B3) She's Always A Woman
- B4) My Life
- B5) Big Shot
- B6) Honesty
- ) Greatest Hits Vol. II 1980-1985"
- C1) You May Be Right
- C2) It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
- C3) Pressure
- C4) Allentown
- C5) Goodnight Saigon
- D1) Tell Her About It
- D2) Uptown Girl
- D3) The Longest Time
- D4) You're Only Human (Second Wind)
- D5) The Night Is Still Young
Track listing above is from 1985-Jan-01 | Japan | CBS/Sony - 40AP 3060-1 LP
- 1985-Jan-01 | Japan | CBS/Sony - 40AP 3060-1 LP
- 1985-Jan-01 | US | Columbia - C2 40121 LP
- 1985-Jan-01 | Canada | Columbia - C2 40121 LP
- 1985-Jan-01 | New Zealand | CBS - S2BP 263 LP
- 1985-Jan-01 | Venezuela | CBS - CS-10.521 LP
Images from Vinyl Releases of Greatest Hits Volume I & II
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