Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Artist Information
Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: May 9, 1949 in The Bronx, New York City, NY
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Album
Album: The Complete Hits Collection 1973-1997: Limited Edition
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Artist: Billy Joel
Released: October 14, 1997
Label: Legacy, Sony, Sony Mid-Price
Song List
1 Piano Man 5:39
2 Captain Jack 6:57
3 The Entertainer 3:40
4 Say Goodbye to Hollywood 4:39
5 New York State of Mind 6:05
6 The Stranger 5:09
7 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant 7:36
8 Just the Way You Are 4:51
9 Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 3:30
10 Only the Good Die Young 3:54
11 She's Always a Woman 3:20
12 My Life 4:44
13 Big Shot 4:02
14 You May Be Right 4:13
15 It's Still Rock & Roll to Me 2:58
16 Don't Ask Me Why 2:59
17 She's Got a Way 3:02
18 Pressure 4:37
19 Allentown 3:48
20 Goodnight Saigon 7:02
21 Tell Her About It 3:50
22 Uptown Girl 3:16
23 The Longest Time 3:39
24 You're Only Human (Second Wind) 4:49
25 The Night Is Still Young 5:26
26 Keeping the Faith 4:38
27 An Innocent Man 5:19
28 A Matter of Trust 4:12
29 Baby Grand 4:05
30 This Is the Time 5:00
31 Leningrad 4:04
32 We Didn't Start the Fire 4:48
33 I Go to Extremes 4:24
34 And So It Goes 3:38
35 The Downeaster "Alexa" 3:44
36 Shameless 4:27
37 All About Soul [Remix] 6:01
38 Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) 3:35
39 The River of Dreams 4:11
40 To Make You Feel My Love 3:53
41 Hey Girl 3:57
42 Light as the Breeze 6:12
43 Billy Joel Spoken Intro/Music Concepts 10:18
44 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant [Live Unreleased Version] 7:50
45 Beatles Influence 5:18
46 A Hard Day's Night [Live Unreleased Version] 2:53
47 Why Vienna? 9:28
48 Vienna [Live Unreleased Version] 3:41
49 History Through Music 4:31
50 We Didn't Start the Fire [Live Unreleased Version] 5:13
51 Music Source 9:14
52 The River of Dreams [Original Studio Recording][#][Version] 5:20
53 Piano Bar 7:46
54 Piano Man [Live Unreleased Version] 6:31
Credits
Clint Black: Harmonica
Trisha Yearwood: Vocals (Background)
Donna McElroy: Vocals (Background)
Ray Charles: Piano, Vocals
Color Me Badd: Vocals
Will Downing: Choir, Chorus
Billy Joel: Synthesizer, Harmonica, Percussion, Piano, Accordion, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Clavinet, Melodica, Moog Synthesizer, Multi Instruments, Producer, Main Performer, Fender Rhodes
Mick Jones: Producer
Michael Brecker: Sax (Tenor)
Hiram Bullock: Guitar (Electric)
Larry Carlton: Guitar
Ronnie Cuber: Sax (Baritone), Synthesizer Harmonica
Jon Faddis: ?, Synthesizer Harmonica
Steve Khan: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Hi String Guitar, Guitar (12 String Electric)
Rob Mounsey: Orchestration
Matt Rollings: Piano
Patrick Williams: Arranger, Orchestration
Chuck Treece: Bass
Ian Lloyd: Vocals (Background)
Ralph MacDonald: Percussion
Dennis Collins: Choir, Chorus
Bob Bailey: Vocals (Background)
Dom Cortese: Accordion
Sir William Sterndale Bennett: Guitar
Zachary Alford: Drums
Tom Lord-Alge: Mixing
Michael Allaire: Assistant Engineer
Chuck Arnold: Vocals (Background), Choir Director, Choir Arrangement
Peter Asher: Producer, Mixing, Percussion Sequencing
Phillip Ballou: Choir, Chorus
Katreese Barnes: Choir, Chorus
William Bennett: ?
Niko Bolas: Engineer
Bruce Botnick: Mixing
Jeff Bova: Synthesizer
Jim Boyer: Engineer, Remixing
Steve Boyer: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
John Bradley: Production Assistant, Production Coordination, Assistant Engineer, Assistant
Jimmy Bralower: Percussion
Michael Brauer: Mixing
Alex Brown: Vocals (Background)
Tony Brown: Producer
Steve Burgh: Guitar (Acoustic)
Tommy Byrnes: Guitar, Vocals
David Campbell: Conductor, Vocal Arrangement, String Arrangements
Richie Cannata: Organ, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
John Carr: Design
Peter Cetera: Vocals (Background)
Robert Charles: Assistant Engineer
Ed Cherney: Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Michael Christopher: Assistant Engineer
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
Tim Crich: Assistant Engineer
Donnie Dacus: Vocals (Background)
Jim DeMain: Assistant Engineer
Don DeVito: Producer
Liberty DeVitto: Drums
Schuyler Deale: Bass
David Dorn: Assistant Engineer
Howie Emerson: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Don Evans: Guitar
Jackie Gouche: Vocals (Background)
Wilton Felder: Bass
Anton Fig: Drums, ?
Kim Fleming: Vocals (Background)
Wrecia Ford: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Paul Franklin: Pedal Steel
Diane Garisto: Choir, Chorus
John Gatchell: Trumpet
Emory Gordy: Bass
Everette Harp: Saxophone
Jay Healy: Engineer, Mixing
Peter Hefter: Assistant Engineer
John Hendrickson: Assistant Engineer
Pete Hewlett: Vocals (Background)
Hicksville High School Chorus: Vocals (Background)
Yvonne Hodges: Vocals (Background)
Andy Hoffman: Assistant Engineer
Hollywood Paul Litteral: Horn
Jim Horn: Horn, Horn (Alto), Horn Arrangements
Dann Huff: Guitar
Joey Hunting: Guitar
Jeff Jacobs: Synthesizer, Programming
Scott James: Assistant Engineer
Stephanie James: Choir, Chorus
Neil Jason: Percussion
Russell Javors: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Jef Lee Johnson: Bass
Kevin Jones: Keyboard Programming
Mel Jones: Assistant Engineer
Brenda White-King: Choir, Chorus
Curtis Rance King, Jr.: Conductor
Doug Kleeger: Sound Effects
Robbie Kondor: Keyboards
Danny Kortchmar: Guitar, Producer
Andy Kravitz: Percussion
Nathaniel Kunkel: Engineer
Dave Lebolt: Synthesizer
Will Lee: Bass
Mingo Lewis: Percussion
Steve Lindsey: Horn (Alto), Producer, Horn Arrangements
Mac McAnally: Guitar (Acoustic)
John Mahoney: Keyboard Programming
Ron Malo: Engineer
Bob Mann: Guitar
Arif Mardin: Orchestral Arrangements
George Massenburg: Engineer
Kooster McAllister: Engineer
Hugh McCracken: Guitar (Acoustic)
John McCurry: Guitar
Sammy Merendino: Electronic Percussion
Doug Michael: Assistant Engineer
Steve Nathan: Organ
Ira Newborn: Orchestration
Joe Nicolo: Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion Sequencing
Phil Nicolo: Engineer, Remixing, Mixing
Michael Omartian: Keyboards
Charles Paakkari: Assistant Engineer
Dean Parks: Guitar
Joe Pirrera: Assistant Engineer
Don Puluse: Engineer
Phil Ramone: Producer, Engineer, Remixing
Mark Rivera: Synthesizer, Percussion, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Vocals (Background)
Tom Roberts: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
Mike Robinson: Engineer
Chris Rodriguez: Vocals (Background)
Charles Rose: Horn
David Rosenthal: Keyboards
Brian Ruggles: Producer, Remixing, Concert Producer
Elliot Scheiner: Engineer, Remixing
Bill Schnee: Mixing
Frank Simms: Vocals (Background)
George Simms: Vocals (Background)
James Herb Smith: Guitar (Acoustic)
Doug Stegmeyer: Bass, Vocals (Background)
Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
T.M. Stevens: Bass
Michael Stewart: Producer
Crystal Taliefero: Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
Richard Tee: Piano
Gary Tole: Engineer, Remixing
Ron Tutt: Drums
Mike Tyler: Guitar
Leanne Ungar: Engineer
Randy Waldman: Keyboards
Willie Weeks: Drums
Tom Whitehorse: Banjo, Pedal Steel
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: Vocals
Phil Woods: Sax (Alto)
Bill Zampino: Drums, ?, Choir Arrangement
Joe Lynn Turner: Vocals (Background)
Joseph d'Ambrosio: Production Coordination, Assistant
Luis Quine: Assistant Engineer
Devora Johnson: Choir, Chorus
Justin Neibank: Engineer
B. David Witworth: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Joe Shepley: Trumpet
Christopher Austopchuk: Art Direction
Dirk Grobelny: Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Remix Assistant
Randy Jackson: Bass
Bradshaw Leigh: Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
Chaz Clifton: Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Jason Goldstein: Assistant Engineer
Gary Solomon: Assistant Engineer
Larry Franke: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
Patty d'Arcy: Vocals (Background)
Suzanne Hollander: Assistant Engineer
Laura Loncteaux: Production Assistant, Production Coordination, Assistant Producer, Assistant
Fred Tenny: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
Frank Floyd: Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Dan Borris: Photography
Brian Garten: Assistant Engineer
Philip Nowlam: Guitar
Len Irish: Photography
Jeff Schock: Executive Producer
Dana Becker: Assistant Engineer
David Dickson: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
David Matthews: Sax (Alto)
Michele Slagter: Production Assistant, Production Coordination
T-Bone Wolk: Vocals
World Famous Incognito Violinist: Fiddle
Timothy White: Liner Notes
Dave Martone: Assistant Engineer
Kathy Kurs: Production Coordination
Lonnie Hillyer: Bass