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Although it's missing a few important (not to mention big) hits, Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 is an excellent retrospective of the first half of Billy Joel's career. Beginning with "Piano Man," the first disc runs through a number of early songs before arriving at the hit-making days of the late '70s; some of these songs, including "Captain Jack" and "New York State of Mind," weren't strictly hits, but were popular numbers within his stage show and became radio hits. Once the songs from The Stranger arrive halfway through the first disc, there's no stopping the hits (although "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," an album track from The Stranger, manages its way onto the collection). In fact, over the next disc and a half, there's so many hits, it's inevitable that some are left off -- to be specific, "Honesty," "Sometimes a Fantasy," "An Innocent Man," "Leave a Tender Moment," and "Keeping the Faith" aren't included. But all the other hits -- including "Just the Way You Are," "Only the Good Die Young," "My Life," "You May Be Right," "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," "Don't Ask Me Why," "Allentown," "Tell Her About It" and "Uptown Girl," among many others -- are present and accounted for, as are two new songs ("You're Only Human (Second Wind)," "The Night Is Still Young") that became hits as well. In short, Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 does its job perfectly, encapsulating exactly why Billy Joel was one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the late '70s and early '80s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Richard Bennett, Guitar - Michael Omartian, Accordion - Dean Parks, Guitar - Billy Armstrong, Fiddle - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Ron Tutt, Drums - MICHAEL STEWART, Producer - Eric Weisberg, Banjo - Ron Malo, Engineer - Fred Heilbrun, Banjo - The Creamers, Background Vocal - Susan Steward & Co., Background Vocal
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Bennett, Guitar - Michael Omartian, Accordion, Arranger - Dean Parks, Guitar - Billy Armstrong, Fiddle - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - MICHAEL STEWART, Producer - Rhys Clark, Drums - Eric Weisberg, Banjo - Ron Malo, Engineer - Fred Heilbrun, Banjo - The Creamers, Background Vocal - Susan Steward & Co., Background Vocal
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Bennett, Guitar - Emory Gordy, Bass - WILTON FELDER, Bass - Larry Knechtel, Bass - Mike Deasy, Guitar - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Tutt, Drums - MICHAEL STEWART, Producer, Arranger, Guitar - William Smith, Organ - Ron Malo, Engineer - Joe Clayton, Congas - Art Munson, Guitar - Gary Dalton, Guitar - Roj Rathor, Guitar - Al Hertzberg, Guitar - Tom Whitehorse, Banjo - Don Evans, Guitar
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mingo Lewis, Percussion - James Smith, Acoustic Guitar - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ken Ascher, Arranger - Don Puluse, Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass Guitar - John Bradley, Engineer, Assistant Producer - Howie Emerson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Lou Waxman, Engineer - Richard Cannata, Saxophone
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mingo Lewis, Percussion - James Smith, Acoustic Guitar - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Don Puluse, Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass Guitar - John Bradley, Engineer, Assistant Producer - Howie Emerson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Lou Waxman, Engineer - Richard Cannata, Saxophone
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Phil Ramone, Producer, Engineer - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer - PATRICK WILLIAMS, Orchestrator - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - STEVE Kahn, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Flute, Organ, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer, Engineer - Steve Burgh, Electric Guitar - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - Hugh McCracken, Acoustic Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - STEVE Kahn, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Dominic Cortese, Accordion - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Flute, Organ, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Phil Ramone, Producer, Engineer - Steve Burgh, Acoustic Guitar - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - Hugh McCracken, Acoustic Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Phil Woods, Alto Saxophone - STEVE Kahn, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Flute, Organ, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer, Engineer - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - STEVE Kahn, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Flute, Organ, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer, Engineer - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - STEVE Kahn, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Flute, Organ, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer, Engineer - Steve Burgh, Acoustic Guitar - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - Hugh McCracken, Acoustic Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - STEVE Kahn, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Flute, Organ, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISCO 2
Phil Ramone, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Donnie Dacus, Background Vocal - Steve Khan, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - PETER CETERA, Background Vocal - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Organ - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass, Background Vocal - David Martone, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Steve Khan, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richie Cannata, Clarinet, Organ, Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass, Background Vocal - David Martone, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Accordion, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums, Percussion - Richie Cannata, Flute, Organ, Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass Guitar - Michele Slagter, Assistant Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Accordion, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums, Percussion - Richie Cannata, Flute, Organ, Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass Guitar - Michele Slagter, Assistant Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Accordion, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums, Percussion - Richie Cannata, Flute, Organ, Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass Guitar - Michele Slagter, Assistant Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer, Mixing Engineer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Tom Roberts, Assistant Engineer - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums, Percussion - Richie Cannata, Flute, Organ, Saxophone - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass Guitar - Brian Ruggles, Producer - Chaz Clifton, Assistant Engineer - Russel Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Paul Hulse, Assistant Engineer - Larry Franke, Assistant Engineer - Domonick Maita, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1981 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Nadien, Concert Master - Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael Christopher, Assistant Engineer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Larry Franke, Assistant Engineer - Liberty DeVito, Drums, Percussion - Andy Hoffman, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1982 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Nadien, Concert Master - Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael Christopher, Assistant Engineer - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Larry Franke, Assistant Engineer - Liberty DeVito, Drums, Percussion - Andy Hoffman, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1982 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Nadien, Concert Master - Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael Christopher, Assistant Engineer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Larry Franke, Assistant Engineer - Liberty DeVito, Drums, Percussion - Andy Hoffman, Assistant Engineer - Bill Zampino, Drums
(P) 1982 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - David Matthews, Arranger - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Eric Troyer, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCullough, Background Vocal - Richard Tee, Piano - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - Rory Dodd, Background Vocal - TOM BAHLER, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocal - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Lani Groves, Background Vocal - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - RON TAYLOR, Background Vocal - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ronnie Cuber, Baritone Saxophone - John Gatchell, Trumpet - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Mark Rivera, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocal - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Mike Allaire, Assistant Engineer - String Fever, Strings - Scott James, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Terry Textor, Background Vocal - Mike Alexander, Background Vocal
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - David Matthews, Arranger - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Eric Troyer, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCullough, Background Vocal - Rory Dodd, Background Vocal - TOM BAHLER, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocal - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Lani Groves, Background Vocal - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - RON TAYLOR, Background Vocal - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Mark Rivera, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocal - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Mike Allaire, Assistant Engineer - String Fever, Strings - Scott James, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Terry Textor, Background Vocal - Mike Alexander, Background Vocal
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - David Matthews, Arranger - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Eric Troyer, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCullough, Background Vocal - Rory Dodd, Background Vocal - TOM BAHLER, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocal - JIM BOYER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Lani Groves, Background Vocal - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - RON TAYLOR, Background Vocal - David Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Mark Rivera, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocal - Bradshaw Leigh, Assistant Engineer - Mike Allaire, Assistant Engineer - String Fever, Strings - Scott James, Assistant Engineer - Russell Javors, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Terry Textor, Background Vocal - Mike Alexander, Background Vocal
(P) 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - David Matthews, Arranger - JIM BOYER, Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Frank Simms, Background Vocal - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jimmy Bralower, Percussion - John Faddis, Harmonica - David Brown, Guitar - Ronnie Cuber, Harmonica - Mark Rivera, Harmonica - David Lebolt, Synthesizer - Peter Hewlett, Background Vocal - Russell Javors, Guitar - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Peter Hefter, Assistant Engineer - Joseph D'ambrosio, Assistant Producer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Ramone, Producer - JIM BOYER, Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - John McCurry, Guitar - BILLY JOEL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jimmy Bralower, Percussion - David Lebolt, Synthesizer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Doug Stegmeyer, Bass - Peter Hefter, Assistant Engineer - Joseph D'ambrosio, Assistant Producer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Resenha do Álbum
Although it's missing a few important (not to mention big) hits, Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 is an excellent retrospective of the first half of Billy Joel's career. Beginning with "Piano Man," the first disc runs through a number of early songs before arriving at the hit-making days of the late '70s; some of these songs, including "Captain Jack" and "New York State of Mind," weren't strictly hits, but were popular numbers within his stage show and became radio hits. Once the songs from The Stranger arrive halfway through the first disc, there's no stopping the hits (although "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," an album track from The Stranger, manages its way onto the collection). In fact, over the next disc and a half, there's so many hits, it's inevitable that some are left off -- to be specific, "Honesty," "Sometimes a Fantasy," "An Innocent Man," "Leave a Tender Moment," and "Keeping the Faith" aren't included. But all the other hits -- including "Just the Way You Are," "Only the Good Die Young," "My Life," "You May Be Right," "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," "Don't Ask Me Why," "Allentown," "Tell Her About It" and "Uptown Girl," among many others -- are present and accounted for, as are two new songs ("You're Only Human (Second Wind)," "The Night Is Still Young") that became hits as well. In short, Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 does its job perfectly, encapsulating exactly why Billy Joel was one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the late '70s and early '80s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 2 disco(s) - 25 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 01:53:12
- Artistas principais: Billy Joel
- Compositor: Billy Joel
- Gravadora: Columbia - Legacy
- Género: Pop
This compilation (P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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