Billy Joel - Ultimate Collection [Japan Bonus Track]

Title: Ultimate Collection [Japan Bonus Track] Artist: Billy Joel Release Date: 4/3/2001 Re-Released On: 11/22/2000 Label: Sony Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 4571191058348, 4988009240015 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: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Just the Way You Are (Disc 01)
2. My Life
3. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
4. An Innocent Man
5. Piano Man
6. Everybody Loves You Now
7. The Entertainer
8. Streetlife Serenader
9. New York State of Mind
10. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
11. She's Got Away
12. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
13. She's Always a Woman
14. Honesty
15. You May Be Right
16. Don't Ask Me Why
17. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway)
18. The Stranger
19. Uptown Girl (Disc 02)
20. Tell Her About It
21. The River of Dreams
22. The Longest Time
23. We Did'nt Start the Fire
24. Goodnight Saigon
25. Allentown
26. All for Leyna
27. This Is the Time
28. Leave a Tender Moment Alone
29. A Matter of Trust
30. Modern Woman
31. Baby Grand
32. I Go to Extremes
33. Leningrad
34. The Downeaster Alexa
35. You're Only Human (Second Time)
36. All About Soul [Remix]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD Sony Music Distribution 24001 ------ CD Sony Music Distribution 1080/1

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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. [A Japanese version added a bonus track.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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