Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vol. 3 CD

Personnel includes: Billy Joel (vocals, harpsichord, harmonica, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, percussion); Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); David Brown, Russell Javors, Dann Huff, Dean Parks (guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel); Clint Black (harmonica); Mark Rivera (alto & tenor saxophones, percussion); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Everette Harp (saxophone); Jim Horn, Paul Litteral (horns); John Gatchell, Joe Shepley (trumpet); Matt Rollings (piano); Steve Nathan (organ); Neil Stubenhaus, Doug Stegmeyer (bass); Willie Weeks, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Color Me Badd, Trisha Yearwood. Chris Rodriguez (background vocals).
Producers include: Phil Ramone, Mick Jones, Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar, Peter Asher, Steve Lindsey.
Engineers include: Jim Boyer, Jay Healy, Niko Bolas, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo.
Recorded at Right Track and Sony Studios, New York City, New York; Andora, Capitol and Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Billy Joel (vocals, harmonica, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Color Me Badd (vocals); Danny Kortchmar (guitar, drums); Dann Huff, Mike Tyler, Dean Parks, Thomas V. Byrnes, Philip Nowlam, Joey Hunting, Dave Brown , Thomas V. Bynes, T.M. Stevens, Bob Mann, Russell Javors (guitar); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); Clint Black (harmonica); Dominic Cortese (accordion); Ed Cherney, Gary Tole , George Massenburg, Leanne Ungar, Niko Bolas (recorder); Everette Harp (saxophone); Mark Rivera (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); John Gatchell, Joe Shepley (trumpet); Jim Hoke, Jim Horn, Hollywood Paul Litteral, Charles Rose (horns); Henry Rolling, Matt Rollings (piano); Steve Nathan (organ); John Mahoney (keyboards, keyboard programming); David Rosenthal, Randy Waldman, Robbie Kondor (keyboards); Jeff Jacobs (synthesizer, programming); Jeff Bova (synthesizer); Liberty DeVitto (drums, percussion); Willie Weeks, Shawn Pelton, Zachary Alford, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Sammy Merendino (percussion, electronic percussion); Crystal Taliefero (percussion, background vocals); Andy Kravitz (percussion); Kevin Jones (keyboard programming); Doug Kleeger (sound effects); Chris Rodriguez, David Campbell , Donna McElroy, David Whitworth, Frank Simms, Jackie Gouche, Wrecia Ford, Ian Lloyd, B. David Witworth, Chuck Arnold, Joe Lynn Turner, Alex Brown, Marlon Saunders, Mick Jones , Monalisa Young, Trisha Yearwood, Kim Fleming, Bob Bailey, Yvonne Hodges, George Simms (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Danny Kadar ; Doug Michael; Jay Healy; Jim Boyer; Joe Nicolo; Peter Asher; Phil Nicolo; Tom Lord-Alge; Bill Schnee; Charles Paakkari .
Liner Note Author: Michiko Suzuki.
Recording information: Andora Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Capito Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Capitol Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Conway Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Right Track, New York, NY; Sony Studio New York, NY; Sony Studios, New York, NY; Sony Studios, NYC, NYConway Recording, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographers: Dan Borris; Len Irish.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Ira Newborn; Anton Fig.
Arranger: Patrick Williams.
Perhaps it was inevitable that Billy Joel's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 would pale next to its double-disc predecessor. Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 covered nine albums (it ignored Cold Spring Harbor), a period during which Joel had 26 Top 100 hits. If it had picked up where the first collection left off, Vol. 3 would have covered three studio albums, which produced 11 hits. That alone would have made a respectable hits collection, and it would have made sense, since The Bridge marked the beginning of a new