My Lives (w/ Bonus DVD) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. My Journey's End ~ Billy Joel

2. Time and Time Again ~ Billy Joel

3. Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make) ~ Billy Joel

4. You've Got Me Hummin' ~ Billy Joel

5. Amplifier Fire ~ Billy Joel

6. Only A Man - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

7. She's Got A Way ~ Billy Joel

8. Oyster Bay - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

9. Piano Man - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

10. Siegfried Line, The ~ Billy Joel

11. New Mexico (demo - became "Worse Comes To Worse") ~ Billy Joel

12. Cross To Bear - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

13. Miami 2017 - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

14. These Rhinestone Days (demo - became "I Love These Days") ~ Billy Joel

15. Everybody Has A Dream ~ Billy Joel

16. Only The Good Die Young - (alternate version) ~ Billy Joel

17. Until The Night ~ Billy Joel

18. Zanzibar - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

19. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me ~ Billy Joel

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Captain Jack - (live) ~ Billy Joel

2. End Of The World, The (demo - became "Elvis Presley Blvd") ~ Billy Joel

3. Prime Of Your Life, The (demo - became "For The Longest Time") ~ Billy Joel

4. She's Right On ~ Billy Joel

5. Elvis Presley Boulevard ~ Billy Joel

6. Nobody Knows But Me ~ Billy Joel

7. Innocent Man, An - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

8. Christie Lee - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

9. Easy Money ~ Billy Joel

10. And So It Goes - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

11. I'll Cry Instead - (live) ~ Billy Joel

12. Keeping The Faith - (12" dance remix) ~ Billy Joel

13. Modern Woman ~ Billy Joel

14. Baby Grand - (featuring Ray Charles) ~ Billy Joel

15. Getting Closer - (alternate version, featuring Steve Winwood) ~ Billy Joel

16. House Of Blue Light ~ Billy Joel

17. Money Or Love - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

18. Times They Are A Changin', The - (live) ~ Billy Joel

Disc 3

Song Title

1. Downeaster "Alexa", The ~ Billy Joel

2. I Go To Extremes - (live) ~ Billy Joel

3. Shout ~ Billy Joel

4. All Shook Up ~ Billy Joel

5. Heartbreak Hotel ~ Billy Joel

6. When You Wish Upon A Star ~ Billy Joel

7. In A Sentimental Mood ~ Billy Joel

8. Motorcycle Song (demo - became "All About Soul") ~ Billy Joel

9. You Picked A Real Bad Time ~ Billy Joel

10. River Of Dreams, The - (alternate version) ~ Billy Joel

11. Hard Day's Night, A - (live) ~ Billy Joel

12. Light As The Breeze ~ Billy Joel

13. To Make You Feel My Love - (alternate version) ~ Billy Joel

14. Hey Girl ~ Billy Joel

15. Why Should I Worry ~ Billy Joel

16. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?) ~ Billy Joel

17. Highway 61Revisited - (demo) ~ Billy Joel

Disc 4

Song Title

1. Movin' Out ~ Billy Joel

2. You May Be Right - (live, featuring Elton John) ~ Billy Joel

3. Big Shot ~ Billy Joel

4. Don't Worry Baby ~ Billy Joel

5. Goodnight Saigon - (live, Vets version) ~ Billy Joel

6. Los Angelenos ~ Billy Joel

7. New York State Of Mind ~ Billy Joel

8. Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation) ~ Billy Joel

9. Opus 8. Suite For A Piano (Star Crossed): I. Innamorato / II. Sorbetto / III. Delusion ~ Billy Joel

10. Elegy: The Great Peconic ~ Billy Joel

Get a view from behind the piano in Billy's first-ever career spanning collection! 4 CDs PLUS a previously unreleased Live Concert DVD

For the first time ever, experience the complete career of Billy Joel through this behind-the-scenes journey, from the 60's through to his Classical work, as he reveals some of his most intimate musical moments in this unprecedented box set.

4 CDs, over 5 hours of previously unreleased tracks including demos, live versions, alternate takes, covers and much, much more. Also included is a completely unreleased DVD, live from Frankfurt: "A Voyage On The River of Dreams - Live From The River of Dreams Tour" featuring Billy Joel performing his biggest hits of all time. The deluxe booklet features in-depth liner notes from Anthony DeCurtis, track-by-track annotations of the unreleased material and photos and memorabilia from Billy's own archives. Every track was chosen by Billy...from his early days with the Hassels, his metal moments with Attila and so much more.

This is the ULTIMATE must-have for any Billy Joel fan.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Billy Joel (vocals, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, organ, keyboards, bass guitar); Probyn Gregory (vocals, guitar, trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn); Jeffrey Foskett (vocals, guitar, sleigh bell); Nick Walusko (vocals, guitar); Darian Sahanaja, Scott Bennett (vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel); Dave Brown , Elton John, Brian Wilson (vocals, piano); John Edward Dizek (vocals, percussion); Taylor Mills, Zhournalist (vocals); Dann Huff, Don Evans, Sal DeTroia, John McCurry, Russell Javors, Jim Bosse, Tommy Byrnes, Ken Recher, Richie McKenna (guitar); Steve Khan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); Eric Gale (electric guitar); Sneaky Pete (steel guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar); Hugh McCracken (nylon-string guitar); World Famous Incognito Violinist (fiddle); Paul Mertens (flute, harmonica, saxophone); Clint Black (harmonica); Dominic Cortese (accordion); Mark Rivera (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Jon Faddis, Bob Winiker, Joe Shepley (trumpet); Jim Hoke, Jim Horn, Hollywood Paul Litteral, Charles Rose (horns); Matt Rollings (piano); Richard Tee, Richie Cannata, Steve Nathan (organ); Leon Pendarvis, Steve Winwood (Hammond b-3 organ); Jeff Jacobs (synthesizer); Emory Gordy, Larry Knechtel, Neil Jason, Randy Jackson , T-Bone Wolk, Will Lee , Joe Osborn, Bob Lizik, Schuyler Deale, Doug Stegmeyer, Howard Arthur Blauvelt (bass guitar); Bill Zampino, Jim Hines, Jonathan Small, Willie Weeks, Charlie Morgan , Sean Pelton, Rhys Clark, Liberty DeVitto, David Baglioli, Denny Siewell (drums); Anton Fig (snare drum); David Friedman (percussion, chimes); Kim Fleming, Bob Bailey, Yvonne Hodges (background vocals); Mike D'Amico, Brian Ruggles.
	Arranger: Robert Freedman.
	Something of a companion piece to Billy Joel's greatest hits collections, this exhaustive box set comprises four CDs (and a bonus DVD) of rarities, B-sides, demos, covers, and recordings that have fallen between the cracks in Joel's discography. Those looking for the studio versions of "My Life," "Just the Way You Are," and "Uptown Girl" won't find them here; this collection is a different animal altogether. With an eye toward representing Joel as an adventurous craftsman and tireless reviser, MY LIVES is packed with one-off concert performances and intimate, unreleased demos (which often differ radically from the well-known final versions) that paint an interesting portrait of Joel's creative process.
	Disc one stretches back to Joel's pre-solo career, including songs by his garage-pop band the Hassles and his snicker-inducing heavy metal project Atilla. But it is with Joel's PIANO MAN demos that one can hear the artist finding his feet ("Oyster Bay" is one of the set's highlights). While discs three and four may contain too many covers (do we really need to hear Joel's rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star?"), there are some interesting selections of his classical work from the 2000s. Despite its shortcomings, MY LIVES provides valuable insight into Joel's evolution as a songwriter and performer, which makes it intriguing for casual fans, and essential for devotees.
Producer: Tony Michaels; Vinny Gormann; Billy Joel; Phil Ramone; Irwin Mazur; Artie Ripp; Rick Chertoff; Lucy Simon; David Levine; Jim Boyer; Mick Jones; B.A. Robertson; Danny Kortchmar; Joe Nicolo; David Thonner; Tony Brown; Steve Lindsey; Justin Neibank; Peter As
Engineer: Carl Glanville; Leanne Ungar; Ed Cherney; Bill Schnee; George Massenburg; The Butcher Brothers
Musical Guests
	Ray Charles
	Steve Winwood
	Elton John

Compilation Appearances

	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)
	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 : 11/22/2005
	Original Release Date : 2005
	Catalog ID : 93520
	Label : Legacy
	Number of Discs : 4
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00827969352021