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Billy Joel, a classically-trained pianist, was signed to Columbia Records in 1973. The title track to Piano Man, became a US Top 30 single and sowed the seeds of a highly successful recording career. However, Joel refused to bow to corporate ... Full Descriptiondemands for commercially-minded material and despite enjoying hits with two subsequent albums, Street Life Serenade and Turnstiles, it was not until 1977 that his fortunes flourished with the release of The Stranger, which eventually surpassed Bridge Over Troubled Water as Columbia's best-selling album. Joel's 1979 album, 52nd Street, spawned another smash single, 'My Life' while the singer's first US number 1, 'It's Still Rock 'N' Roll To Me' came from a subsequent release, Glass Houses. His image as a popular, uncontroversial figure was shaken with The Nylon Curtain, which featured two notable 'protest' compositions, 'Allentown' and 'Goodnight Saigon'. However he returned to simpler matters in 1984 with An Innocent Man which included the effervescent best-seller 'Uptown Girl'. In 1997, he announced that he would not be writing any pop songs in the foreseeable future, concentrating instead on classical scores.
Digitally remastered by Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
Personnel includes: Billy Joel (vocals, harmonica, piano); Steve Khan, Mark Rivera (various instruments); Eric Gale, Russell Javors, David Brown, Larry Carlton, Gary Dalton, Don Evans, Hugh McCracken (guitar); Tom Whitehouse (pedal steel guitar, banjo); Toots Thielmans (harmonica); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); David Sanborn (saxophone); Jon Faddis (trumpet, synthesizers); Joseph J. Shepley, John Gatchell (trumpet); Riachard Tee (piano, organ); Leon Pendarvis (organ); Michael Omartian (keyboards); Doug Stegmeyer, Wilton Felder (bass); Liberty DeVito, Ralph MacDonald, Jimmy Bralower (percussion); Rory Dodd, Peter Cetera, Donnie Dacus (background vocals).
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This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Hide Description Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 Music | List Price | $31.98 (You save $11.83) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop, Enhanced CD, Singer/Songwriter, Greatest Hits Collections | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 1985 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2472  | | CD Universe Part number | 1090317 | | Catalog number | 69391 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Oct 20, 1998 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Phil Ramone | | Engineer | Jim Boyer | | Recording Time | 108 minutes | | Personnel | Richard Tee - piano, organ
Hugh McCracken - guitar
Michael Omartian - keyboards
Jon Faddis - trumpet, synthesizers
Billy Joel - vocals, harmonica, piano
Phil Woods - alto saxophone
David Brown
Liberty DeVito
Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
Steve Khan
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Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 Songs Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   I Liked The Songs My Life
Good Alblum Joel I Love You You Did A great job!
Submitted by Vince_Gill (wallingford,ct,usa)
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So Great, So Great
These albums are great, they have almost every great song from this awesome artist, i've listened to them a lot, definitly worth 28 bucks, get it!!!!
Submitted by Brian (Georgetown)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Definately not the best compilation of all time!
Although a very good album if you like his music, there is a difference...
Submitted by a reviewer (Scotland)
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Awesome
This album is easily the greatest compilation of all time. Every song -and when I say every song, I mean every song song-is a classic. Every single one is great. It's amazing. When you go to record songs from it on to tape or MiniDisc, you'll find yourself without enough space to record onto. If you don't have this album, buy it. Buy it right now. There has to be a reason why it's the third highest US selling album of all time. Find out why for yourself.
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Buy Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 CD Purchase Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vol. 3 CD (1997)
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In his own inimitable fashion, Billy Joel has crafted some of the catchiest pop hits of the '80s and '90s, and most of them--17, to be exact--are on this disc. The jaunty, nostalgic "Keeping the Faith" opens things up, and we cruise right down memory lane with Billy: through the pop-soul of "A Matter of Trust," the brash, rocking "I Go to Extremes" and "All About Soul" (remixed here to good effect). Joel has grown over the course of his long career, and you can trace his maturity as an artist through these later songs. The tone is a bit darker, a bit edgier than on his earlier tunes. This is an artist who has always been about making pop music, but he's also lived and learned: "You gotta get tough/but that ain't enough/it's all about soul." Fans will probably agree, and will enjoy this collection immensely.
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