The_Essential_Billy_Joel

The Essential Billy Joel
The Essential Billy Joel
Greatest hits album by Billy Joel
Released	October 2, 2001
Recorded	1973 - 2001
Genre	Rock
Length	154:58; 188:53 (reissue)
Label	Sony; Legacy;
Producer	Billy Joel, Michael Stewart, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones
Billy Joel chronology
International Edition
	International/European cover

<i>The Essential Billy Joel</i>

The Essential Billy Joel

2001 greatest hits album by Billy Joel

The Essential Billy Joel is a Sony music compilation of songs by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on October 2, 2001, and has been certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA.^[2] In conjunction with the release of the album, The Essential Video Collection was released, comprising Joel's most popular music videos.

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On August 26, 2008, The Essential 3.0 was released containing a third disc with seven additional tracks.^[3]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Piano Man"	Piano Man, 1973	5:38
2.	"You're My Home"	Piano Man	3:14
3.	"Captain Jack"	Piano Man	7:18
4.	"The Entertainer"	Streetlife Serenade, 1974	3:41
5.	"Say Goodbye to Hollywood"	Turnstiles, 1976	4:39
6.	"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"	Turnstiles	5:14
7.	"New York State of Mind"	Turnstiles	6:05
8.	"She's Always a Woman"	The Stranger, 1977	3:22
9.	"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"	The Stranger	3:30
10.	"Only the Good Die Young"	The Stranger	3:56
11.	"Just the Way You Are"	The Stranger	4:50
12.	"Honesty"	52nd Street, 1978	3:54
13.	"My Life"	52nd Street	4:44
14.	"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"	Glass Houses, 1980	2:57
15.	"You May Be Right"	Glass Houses	4:16
16.	"Don't Ask Me Why"	Glass Houses	2:59
17.	"She's Got a Way (Live)"	Songs in the Attic, 1981; originally from Cold Spring Harbor, 1971	3:02
18.	"Allentown"	The Nylon Curtain, 1982	3:49

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Goodnight Saigon"	The Nylon Curtain	7:04
2.	"An Innocent Man"	An Innocent Man, 1983	5:21
3.	"Uptown Girl"	An Innocent Man	3:18
4.	"The Longest Time"	An Innocent Man	3:42
5.	"Tell Her About It"	An Innocent Man	3:53
6.	"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"	An Innocent Man	3:57
7.	"A Matter of Trust"	The Bridge, 1986	4:11
8.	"Baby Grand" (Duet with Ray Charles)	The Bridge	4:06
9.	"I Go to Extremes"	Storm Front, 1989	4:23
10.	"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Storm Front	4:50
11.	"Leningrad"	Storm Front	4:07
12.	"The Downeaster "Alexa""	Storm Front	3:44
13.	"And So It Goes"	Storm Front	3:38
14.	"The River of Dreams"	River of Dreams, 1993	4:07
15.	"All About Soul (Remix)"	Exclusive to the "All About Soul" single, 1993; originally from River of Dreams	6:00
16.	"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"	River of Dreams	3:33
17.	"Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)"	Fantasies & Delusions, 2001	6:56
18.	"Invention in C minor"	Fantasies & Delusions	1:00

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Worse Comes to Worst"	Piano Man	3:13
2.	"Prelude/Angry Young Man"	Turnstiles	5:16
3.	"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"	The Stranger (the album's inner sleeve mistakenly credits this song to be from the album Turnstiles)	7:34
4.	"Big Shot"	52nd Street	4:02
5.	"All for Leyna"	Glass Houses	4:12
6.	"Pressure"	The Nylon Curtain	4:39
7.	"This Is the Time"	The Bridge	4:59

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[19]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[21]	3× Platinum	1,658,000^[22]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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The Essential Billy Joel

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two

Disc three

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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