Billy Joel's Greatest Hits discs are a collection released in two sets. The first, released in 1985, contained the first two discs. The second was released in 1997. All songs but the last three, "To Make You Feel My Love", "Hey Girl" and "Light as the Breeze", were written by Joel. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night is Still Young" are only available on the first set. The other songs appear mostly in order of their release dates and generally represent Joel's most successful singles.
Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II has been certified double diamond by the RIAA, selling over 10.5 million copies (21 million units) and is tied with Garth Brooks' "Double Live" for sixth best selling album of all time. [1]
Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II
The Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II album includes hits from 1973-1985 in chronological order with one exception.
LP Release Tracklist
| 1. |
"Piano Man" (1973) |
5:36 |
| 2. |
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (1981) (live edited version) |
3:53 |
| 3. |
"New York State of Mind" (1976) (contains different saxophone solo than Turnstiles version) |
5:58 |
| 4. |
"The Stranger" (1977) |
4:55 |
| 5. |
"Just the Way You Are" (1977) (radio edit version) |
3:34 |
| 1. |
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" (1977) |
3:27 |
| 2. |
"Only the Good Die Young" (1977) |
3:53 |
| 3. |
"She's Always a Woman" (1977) |
3:18 |
| 4. |
"My Life" (1978) (radio edit version) |
3:50 |
| 5. |
"Big Shot" (1978) (radio edit version) |
3:43 |
| 6. |
"You May Be Right" (1980) |
4:09 |
| 1. |
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (1980) |
2:54 |
| 2. |
"Don't Ask Me Why" (1980) |
3:40 |
| 3. |
"Pressure" (1982) (radio edit version) |
3:13 |
| 4. |
"Allentown" (1982) |
3:49 |
| 5. |
"Goodnight Saigon" (1982) |
7:02 |
| 1. |
"Tell Her About It" (1983) (radio edit version) |
3:55 |
| 2. |
"Uptown Girl" (1983) |
3:15 |
| 3. |
"The Longest Time" (1983) |
3:35 |
| 4. |
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)" (1985) |
4:47 |
| 5. |
"The Night Is Still Young" (1985) |
5:27 |
Cassette Release Tracklist
The same as the LP version, but since it is on one cassette LP sides 1 and 2 are put onto one side of the cassette and LP sides 3 and 4 are put onto the other side.
CD Release Tracklist
The LP and Cassette have 21 tracks. The CD has 4 additional tracks: "Captain Jack", "The Entertainer", "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant",& "She's Got a Way" (the live version from Songs in the Attic). In 1998, this two CD set was digitally remastered and packaged with two bonus videos ("You're Only Human" and "The Night Is Still Young"). All of the songs that were edited in the 1985 package ("Pressure", "My Life", "Big Shot", "Just the Way You Are") were restored to their original album lengths. Also, the live version of "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was removed and replaced with the studio version from Joel's 1976 album Turnstiles.
Greatest Hits Volume III
The Greatest Hits Volume III album includes hits from 1986-1997, plus 2 hits from 1983:
The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997 Limited Edition
On October 14, 1997, a boxed set was released that included all three Greatest Hits volumes as well as a fourth disc that contains a Q&A with Billy Joel.
| 1. |
"Billy Joel Spoken Intro/Music Concepts" |
10:18 |
| 2. |
"Scenes From An Italian Restuarant [Unreleased Version - Live]" |
7:50 |
| 3. |
"Beatles Influence" |
5:18 |
| 4. |
"Hard Day's Night [Unreleased Version - Live]" |
2:53 |
| 5. |
"Why Vienna?" |
9:28 |
| 6. |
"Vienna [Unreleased Version - Live]" |
3:41 |
| 7. |
"History Through The Music" |
4:31 |
| 8. |
"We Didn't Start The Fire [Unreleased Version - Live]" |
5:13 |
| 9. |
"Music Source" |
9:14 |
| 10. |
"The River Of Dreams [Unreleased Original Studio Recording]" |
5:20 |
| 11. |
"Piano Bar" |
7:46 |
| 12. |
"Piano Man [Unreleases Version - Live]" |
6:31 |
| 1:18:03 |
See also
References
- ^ "RIAA List of Best Selling Albums"
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