Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection

Title: The Ultimate Collection Artist: Billy Joel Release Date: 4/3/2001 Label: Sony Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, lyrics/libretto UPCs: 632427584124, 9399700074925, 5099749790827, 766486635920 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Autumnal, Nostalgic, Refined/Mannered, Acerbic, Bittersweet, Brash, Cynical/Sarcastic, Earnest, Energetic, Passionate, Playful, Rollicking, Rousing, Searching, Sentimental, Soothing, Yearning, Bravado, Exuberant, Melancholy, Poignant, Reflective, Restrained, Romantic, Bitter, Laid-Back/Mellow, Sweet, Warm, Angst-Ridden, Organic, Sophisticated Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Just the Way You Are
2. My Life
3. It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
4. An Innocent Man
5. Piano Man
6. You're My Home
7. Everybody Loves You Now
8. The Entertainer
9. Streetlife Serenader
10. New York State of Mind
11. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
12. She's Got a Way
13. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
14. She's Always a Woman
15. Honesty
16. You May Be Right
17. Don't Ask Me Why
18. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)

1. Uptown Girl
2. Tell Her About It
3. The River of Dreams
4. The Longest Time
5. We Didn't Start the Fire
6. Goodnight Saigon
7. Allentown
8. All for Leyna
9. This Is the Time
10. Leave a Tender Moment Alone
11. A Matter of Trust
12. Modern Woman
13. Baby Grand
14. I Go to Extremes
15. Leningrad
16. The Downeaster "Alexa"
17. You're Only Human (Second Wind)
18. All About Soul [Remix]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Sony Music Distribution 497908 2000 CD Sony Music Distribution 98

Ultimate Collection [Japan Bonus Track]

Forget for a moment that this double-disc, 36-track collection isn't presented in strict chronological order -- it does roughly divide into two parts, with the pre- Innocent Man material largely taking up disc one and the post-Innocent Man selections on disc two (yes, there are some exceptions to the rule, but it generally follows this rule). Forget that there are some singles, radio hits, and fan favorites that should have been included, such as "Pressure," "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," and "Angry Young Man." Even with these flaws, this Australian-only collection provides the best summary of Billy Joel's best material to date, trumping the original Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 and edging out the similar 2001 U.S. release, The Essential Billy Joel. The reason for this is that it does include such early highpoints as "You're My Home," "Everybody Loves You Now," and "Streetlife Serenader," while de-emphasizing his last two subpar pop albums, Storm Front and River of Dreams, and just concentrating him at his best as a pop craftsman and recordmaker. Yes, some absent songs should be here, but only a handful shouldn't be here (maybe just "All About Soul (remix)," actually), and it's a highly entertaining listen that certainly spotlights Billy Joel at his best. Maybe not an Ultimate Collection, but pretty damn terrific all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Billy Joel Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica Patrick Humphries Liner Notes