Greatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II

~ Release by Billy Joel (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1
▶ 12" Vinyl 2
▼ 12" Vinyl 3
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E1Don’t Ask Me Why
assistant engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
assistant producer:
Michele Slagter
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1979)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1979)
flute, organ and saxophone:
Richie Cannata (in 1979)
guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1979) and Russell Javors (in 1979)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
Don’t Ask Me Why (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Joelsongs, 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), April Music (in 1980) and Impulsive Music (in 1980)
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E2She’s Got a Way
assistant engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer), Chaz Clifton and Paul Hulse
associate engineer:
Larry Franke, Bradshaw Leigh, Dominick Maita and Tom Roberts (Engineer)
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Elliot Scheiner
additional producer:
Brian Ruggles
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1980-06)
remixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer), Phil Ramone and Elliot Scheiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Paradise Club in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1980-06)
live recording of:
She’s Got a Way (in 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1970)
publisher:
April Music Inc. and Impulsive Music (in 1971)
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E3Pressure
associate engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1982)
melodica, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1982)
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
remixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Pressure by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Pressure (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
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E4Allentown
associate engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1982)
electric guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1982)
guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1982)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1982)
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
remixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Allentown by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Allentown (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
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E5Goodnight Saigon
associate engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1982)
electric guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1982)
guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1982)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1982)
snare drum [field snare]:
Bill Zampino (in 1982)
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
remixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Goodnight Saigon (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
47:00
F1Tell Her About It
assistant engineer:
Scott James (US recording engineer) and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1983)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
electric guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1983)
guest baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (in 1983)
guest piano [acoustic piano]:
Richard Tee (in 1983)
guest tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 1983)
guest trumpet:
John Gatchell (in 1983) and Joe Shepley (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
mixed at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Tell Her About It by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Tell Her About It (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
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F2Uptown Girl
assistant engineer:
Scott James (US recording engineer) and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1983)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1983)
electric guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1983)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1987)
mixed at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Uptown Girl by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 443)
recording of:
Uptown Girl (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
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)
4.253:17
F3The Longest Time
assistant engineer:
Scott James (US recording engineer) and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1983)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
mixed at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Longest Time (in 1983)
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), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
version of:
The Prime of Your Life
3.53:40
F4You’re Only Human (Second Wind)
assistant engineer:
Peter Hefter
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
electric guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) and Russell Javors
other instruments [syntharmonica]:
Ronnie Cuber, Jon Faddis and Mark Rivera
percussion:
Jimmy Bralower
synthesizer:
David Lebolt
background vocals:
Peter Hewlett and Frank Simms
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
horn arranger:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1985)
music videos:
You’re Only Human (Second Wind) by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
You’re Only Human (Second Wind)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1985) and Joelsongs (in 1985)
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F5The Night Is Still Young
assistant engineer:
Peter Hefter
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
bass and electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
electric guitar and guitar:
John McCurry
harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
percussion:
Jimmy Bralower
synthesizer:
David LeBolt
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
David Lebolt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1985)
music videos:
The Night Is Still Young by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
The Night Is Still Young
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Impulsive Music, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1985) and Joelsongs (in 1985)
3.655:30