1973-97 Complete Hits Collection (Limited Edition) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

0. DISC 1: GREATEST HITS VOLUME I (1973 ~ 1977):

1. Piano Man

2. Captain Jack

3. Entertainer, The

4. Say Goodbye To Hollywood

5. New York State Of Mind

6. Stranger, The

7. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

8. Just The Way You Are

9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

10. Only The Good Die Young

11. She's Always A Woman

Disc 2

Song Title

0. DISC 2: GREATEST HITS VOLUME II (1978 ~ 1985):

1. My Life

2. Big Shot

3. You May Be Right

4. It's Still Rock & Roll to Me

5. Don't Ask Me Why

6. She's Got A Way

7. Pressure

8. Allentown

9. Goodnight Saigon

10. Tell Her About It

11. Uptown Girl

12. Longest Time, The

13. You're Only Human (Second Wind)

14. Night Is Still Young, The

Disc 3

Song Title

0. DISC 3: GREATEST HITS VOLUME III (1986 ~ 1997):

1. Keeping The Faith

2. Innocent Man, An

3. Matter Of Trust, A

4. Baby Grand

5. This Is The Time

6. Leningrad

7. We Didn't Start The Fire

8. I Go To Extremes

9. And So It Goes

10. Downeaster "Alexa", The

11. Shameless

12. All About Soul ~ (Remix, remix)

13. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)

14. River Of Dreams, The

15. To Make You Feel My Love

16. Hey Girl

17. Light As The Breeze

Disc 4

Song Title

0. DISC 4: AN EVENING OF QUESTIONS & ANSWERS...& A LITTLE MUSIC:

1. Billy Joel Spoken Intro/Music Concepts ~ (dialogue)

2. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant ~ (previously unreleased)

3. Beatles Influence ~ (dialogue)

4. Hard Day's Night, A ~ (previously unreleased)

5. Why Vienna? ~ (dialogue)

6. Vienna ~ (previously unreleased)

7. History Through Music ~ (dialogue)

8. We Didn't Start the Fire ~ (previously unreleased)

9. Music Source ~ (dialogue)

10. River Of Dreams, The ~ (previously unreleased)

11. Piano Bar ~ (dialogue)

12. Piano Man ~ (previously unreleased)

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel includes: Billy Joel (vocals, guitar, harmonica, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, melodica, keyboards); T-Bone Wolk (vocals, bass); Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Crystal Taliefero (vocals, percussion); Larry Carlton, Hiram Bullock, Steve Kahn, David Brown, Danny Kortchmar, Dann Huff (guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar); Richie Cannata (flute, clarinet, saxophone, organ); Clint Black (harmonica); Mark Rivera (alto & tenor saxophones, synthesizer, percussion); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Richard Tee, Matt Rollings (piano); Wilton Felder, Neil Stubenhaus, Will Lee (bass); Willie Weeks, Sean Pelton, Liberty DeVitto, Ron Tutt, Zachary Alford (drums); Peter Cetera, Trisha Yearwood, Color Me Badd (background vocals).
	Producers include: Billy Joel, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones, Danny Kortchmar, Peter Asher.
	Includes liner notes by Timothy White.
	Personnel: Billy Joel (vocals, harmonica, accordion, melodica, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); Tommy Byrnes (vocals, guitar); Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Crystal Taliefero (vocals, percussion, background vocals); Wrecia Ford, B. David Witworth (vocals, background vocals); Color Me Badd, T-Bone Wolk (vocals); Steve Khan (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar); Dann Huff, Danny Kortchmar, Mike Tyler, Dean Parks, Don Evans, Philip Nowlam, Joey Hunting, William Bennett, John McCurry, Larry Carlton, Bob Mann (guitar); Howie Emerson, Russell Javors (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Hugh McCracken, James Herb Smith , Mac McAnally, Steve Burgh (acoustic guitar); Hiram Bullock (electric guitar); Tom Whitehorse (banjo); World Famous Incognito Violinist (fiddle); Richie Cannata (flute, clarinet, saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, organ); Clint Black (harmonica); Dominic Cortese (accordion); Everette Harp (saxophone); Mark Rivera (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); David Matthews, Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); John Gatchell, Joe Shepley (trumpet); Jim Horn (horns, alto horn); Hollywood Paul Litteral, Charles Rose (horns); Steve Lindsey (alto horn); Matt Rollings, Richard Tee (piano); Steve Nathan (organ); David Rosenthal, Michael Omartian, Randy Waldman, Robbie Kondor (keyboards); Jeff Jacobs (synthesizer, programming); Dave Lebolt, Jeff Bova (synthesizer); Bill Zampino, Anton Fig, Ron Tutt, Willie Weeks, Zachary Alford, Liberty DeVitto, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Jimmy Bralower, Mingo Lewis, Neil Jason, Andy Kravitz, Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Sammy Merendino (electronic percussion); John Mahoney, Kevin Jones (keyboard programming); Doug Kleeger (sound effects); Chris Rodriguez, Donna McElroy, Donnie Dacus, Frank Simms, Jackie Gouche, Hicksville High School Chorus, Ian Lloyd, Patty d'Arcy, Chuck Arnold, Joe Lynn Turner, Alex Brown, Peter Cetera, Pete Hewlett, Trisha Yearwood, Kim Fleming, Bob Bailey, Yvonne Hodges, Doug Stegmeyer, Frank Floyd, George Simms (background vocals).
	Audio Mixers: Jay Healy; Joe Nicolo; Michael Brauer; Peter Asher; Phil Nicolo; Tom Lord-Alge; Bill Schnee; Bruce Botnick.
	Audio Remixers: Elliot Scheiner; Gary Tole ; Jim Boyer ; Phil Nicolo; Phil Ramone; Brian Ruggles.
	Liner Note Author: Timothy White .
	Recording information: Andora, Capitol and Conway Recording Studio, Los Angele (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Columbia University (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Halt, Frankfurt, Germany (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Harvard University (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Hofstra University (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Nassau Coliseum (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Paradise Club, Boston, MA (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Right Track Studio, New York, NY (06/??/1980/12/31/1993); Sony Studios, New York, NY (06/??/1980/12/31/1993).
	Photographers: Dan Borris; Len Irish.
	Unknown Contributor Roles: Bill Zampino; Jon Faddis; Anton Fig; William Bennett.
	Arranger: Patrick Williams.
Engineer: Dirk Grobelny; Don Puluse; Ed Cherney; Elliot Scheiner; Gary Tole; George Massenburg; Jay Healy; Jim Boyer; Joe Nicolo; Justin Neibank; Kooster McAllister; Leanne Ungar; Mike Robinson; Nathaniel Kunkel; Niko Bolas; Phil Nicolo; Phil Ramone; Ron Malo; Brad
Musical Guests
	Peter Cetera
	Clint Black
	Trisha Yearwood
	Ray Charles
	Color Me Badd
	Phil Woods
	Michael Brecker
	Larry Carlton

Compilation Appearances

	Fm
	Now That's What I Call Music: 80's
	McCartney Paul-Good Evening New York City
	25Th Anniv Rock Roll Hall Of Fame C
	25Th Anniv Rock Roll Hall Of Fame C
	Hangover Part 2 (Ost)(Explicit Version)
	Easy 80S
	Best Of Rock Roll Hall Of Fame Plus

Associated Artists and Works

	Movin' Out ~ Cast, Original
	John, Elton
	Movin' Out [Original Cast Recording] ~ Original Cast
	Movin' Out [Original Cast Recording] ~ Original Soundtrack

Technical Info

	Release Date : 05/30/2006
	Original Release Date : 1997
	Catalog ID : 68007
	Label : Sony Music Distribution (USA)
	Number of Discs : 4
	Studio/Live : Mixed
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00074646800720

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (12/12/97, p.84)
- "Joel's three hit collections, plus a bonus, fans-only disc with live cuts and highlights of his anecdotal, often amusing college lectures..." - Rating: B

Q (1/02, p.118)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...piano-playing and melodic style...[with] eclectic musical influences and lyrical diversity...confirm he's much more than just a romantic balladeer..."