Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II

~ Release by Billy Joel (see all versions of this release, 34 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Greatest Hits Volume I 1973-1980
#TitleRatingLength
1Piano Man
5:36
2Captain Jack
6:56
3The Entertainer
3:39
4Say Goodbye to Hollywood
3:54
5New York State of Mind
assistant engineer:
John Bradley
engineer:
John Bradley, Don Puluse and Lou Waxman
producer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
acoustic guitar:
James Smith (guitarist on Billy Joel's Turnstiles) (in 1976)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Howard Emerson (in 1976) and Russell Javors (in 1976)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1976)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1976)
keyboard, keyboard [keyboards], piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist) (in 1976)
percussion:
Neil Jason (percussionist) (in 1976) and James Mingo Lewis (percussionist, worked with Santana) (in 1976)
saxophone:
Richie Cannata (in 1976)
arranger:
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer), Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist) and Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
orchestrator:
Kenny Ascher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Columbia Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios in Hempstead, New York, United States (in 1976)
mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
New York State of Mind (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist) (in 1975)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Songs Ltd., Home Grown Music (formerly Home Grown Music Network), Impulsive Music, Tin Pan Tunes, Joelsongs (from 1975 until 1976) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
46:02
6The Stranger
5:07
7Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
producer:
Phil Ramone
accordion:
Dominic Cortese
acoustic guitar:
Hugh McCracken
clarinet and saxophone:
Richie Cannata
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
electric guitar:
Steve Burgh
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 324)
recording of:
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Joelsongs (from 1977 to present) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
4.37:32
8Just the Way You Are
3:35
9Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
3:28
10Only the Good Die Young
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1977)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1977)
organ and saxophone:
Richie Cannata (in 1977)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1977)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Only the Good Die Young (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
4.153:53
11She’s Always a Woman
3:17
2▶CD: Greatest Hits Volume II 1978-1985