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Billy Joel

MUSIC

Official Website:
http://www.billyjoel.com/

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Billy Joel
Pianist
9-May-1949   Didn't start the fire
Denny Seiwell
Drummer
?   Original drummer for Wings

DISCOGRAPHY

Cold Spring Harbor (1971, Family)
1She's Got A Way
2You Can Make Me Free
3Everybody Loves You Now
4Why Judy Why
5Falling Of The Rain
6Turn Around
7You Look So Good To Me
8Tomorrow Is Today
9Nocturne
10Got To Begin Again

Released in a remixed and re-edited form in 1983 by Columbia Records. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Piano Man (1973, Columbia)
1Travelin' Prayer
2Piano Man
3Ain't No Crime
4You're My Home
5The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
6Worse Comes To Worst
7Stop In Nevada
8If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You)
9Somewhere Along The Line
10Captain Jack

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Streetlife Serenade (1974, Columbia)
1Streetlife Serenader
2Los Angelenos
3The Great Suburban Showdown
4Root Beer Rag
5Roberta
6The Entertainer
7Last Of The Big Time Spenders
8Weekend Song
9Souvenir
10The Mexican Connection

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Turnstiles (1976, Columbia)
1Say Goodbye To Hollywood
2Summer, Highland Falls
3All You Wanna Do Is Dance
4New York State Of Mind
5James
6Prelude/Angry Young Man
7I've Loved These Days
8Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

The Stranger (1977, Columbia)
1Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
2The Stranger
3Just The Way You Are
4Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
5Vienna
6Only The Good Die Young
7She's Always A Woman
8Get It Right The First Time
9Everybody Has A Dream

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

52nd Street (1978, Columbia)
1Big Shot
2Honesty
3My Life
4Zanzibar
5Stiletto
6Rosalinda's Eyes
7Half A Mile Away
8Until The Night
952nd Street

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Glass Houses (1980, Columbia)
1You May Be Right
2Sometimes A Fantasy
3Don't Ask Me Why
4It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
5All For Leyna
6I Don't Want To Be Alone
7Sleeping With The Television On
8C'etait Toi (You Were The One)
9Close To The Borderline
10Through The Long Night

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Songs In The Attic (live) (1981, Columbia)
1Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
2Summer, Highland Falls
3Streetlife Serenader
4Los Angelenos
5She's Got A Way
6Everybody Loves You Now
7Say Goodbye To Hollywood
8Captain Jack
9You're My Home
10The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
11I've Loved These Days

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

The Nylon Curtain (1982, Columbia)
1Allentown
2Laura
3Pressure
4Goodnight Saigon
5She's Right On Time
6A Room Of Our Own
7Surprises
8Scandinavian Skies
9Where's The Orchestra?

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

An Innocent Man (1983, Columbia)
1Easy Money
2An Innocent Man
3The Longest Time
4This Night
5Tell Her About It
6Uptown Girl
7Careless Talk
8Christie Lee
9Leave A Tender Moment Alone
10Keeping The Faith

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Greatest Hits ( Volume I & Volume II, 1985:Columbia)
Disc 1
1 Piano Man
2Captain Jack
3The Entertainer
4Say Goodbye To Hollywood
5New York State Of Mind
6The Stranger
7Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
8Just The Way You Are
9Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
10Only The Good Die Young
11She's Always A Woman
Disc 2
1My Life
2Big Shot
3You May Be Right
4It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
5Don't Ask Me Why
6She's Got A Way
7Pressure
8Allentown
9Goodnight Saigon
10Tell Her About It
11Uptown Girl
12The Longest Time
13You're Only Human (Second Wind)
14The Night Is Still Young

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

The Bridge (1986, Columbia)
1Running On Ice
2This Is The Time
3A Matter Of Trust
4Modern Woman
5Baby Grand (with Ray Charles)
6Big Man On Mulberry Street
7Temptation
8Code Of Silence (with Cyndi Lauper)
9Getting Closer (with Steve Winwood)

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

KOHUEPT (live) (1987, Columbia)
1Odoya (traditional song)
2Prelude/Angry Young Man
3Honesty
4Goodnight Saigon
5Stiletto
6Big Man On Mulberry Street
7Baby Grand
8An Innocent Man
9Allentown
10A Matter Of Trust
11Only The Good Die Young
12Sometimes A Fantasy
13Uptown Girl
14Big Shot
15Back In The USSR (The Beatles cover)
16The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan cover)

Recorded live during Joel's 1987 tour of the USSR: the first tour of an American rock artist in the region for several decades. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Storm Front (1989, Columbia)
1That's Not Her Style
2We Didn't Start The Fire
3The Downeaster 'Alexa'
4I Go To Extremes
5Shameless
6Storm Front
7Leningrad
8State Of Grace
9When In Rome
10And So It Goes

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

River Of Dreams (1993, Columbia)
1No Man's Land
2The Great Wall Of China
3Blonde Over Blue
4A Minor Variation
5Shades Of Grey
6All About Soul
7Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
8The River Of Dreams
9Two Thousand Years
10Famous Last Words

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Greatest Hits Volume III (1997, Columbia)
1Keeping The Faith
2An Innocent Man
3A Matter Of Trust
4Baby Grand
5This Is The Time
6Leningrad
7We Didn't Start The Fire
8I Go To Extremes
9And So It Goes
10The Downeaster 'Alexa'
11Shameless
12All About Soul (remix)
13Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
14The River Of Dreams
15To Make You Feel My Love
16Hey Girl
17Light As The Breeze

The Complete Hits Collection 1973-1997:Limited Edition (1997, Columbia)
Disc 1
1Piano Man
2Captain Jack
3The Entertainer
4Say Goodbye To Hollywood
5New York State Of Mind
6The Stranger
7Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
8Just The Way You Are
9Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
10Only The Good Die Young
11She's Always A Woman
Disc 2
1My Life
2Big Shot
3You May Be Right
4It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
5Don't Ask Me Why
6She's Got A Way
7Pressure
8Allentown
9Goodnight Saigon
10Tell Her About It
11Uptown Girl
12The Longest Time
13You're Only Human (Second Wind)
14The Night Is Still Young
Disc 3
1Keeping The Faith
2An Innocent Man
3A Matter Of Trust
4Baby Grand
5This Is The Time
6Leningrad
7We Didn't Start The Fire
8I Go To Extremes
9And So It Goes
10The Downeaster 'Alexa'
11Shameless
12All About Soul (remix)
13Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
14The River Of Dreams
15To Make You Feel My Love
16Hey Girl
17Light As The Breeze
Disc 4
1Billy Joel Spoken Intro/ Music Concepts
2Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (live unreleased version)
3The Beatles' Influence
4Hard Days Night (live unreleased version) (The Beatles cover)
5Why Vienna?
6Vienna (live unreleased version)
7History Through Music
8We Didn't Start The Fire (live unreleased version)
9Music Source
10The River Of Dreams (unreleased original studio recording)
11Piano Bar
12Piano Man (live unreleased version)

Billy Joel Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection (1989, Columbia)
Disc 1
1Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)
2Storm Front (live at Yankee Stadium)
3New York State of Mind (live at Yankee Stadium)
4I Go to Extremes (live at Yankee Stadium)
5Piano Man (live at Yankee Stadium)
Disc 2
1Piano Man
2Captain Jack
3The Entertainer
4Say Goodbye To Hollywood
5New York State Of Mind
6The Stranger
7Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
8Just The Way You Are
9Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
10Only The Good Die Young
11She's Always A Woman
Disc 3
1My Life
2Big Shot
3Honesty
4You May Be Right
5It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
6She's Got A Way
7Pressure
8Allentown
9Goodnight Saigon
10Tell Her About It
11Uptown Girl
12The Longest Time
13You're Only Human (Second Wind)
14The Night Is Still Young
Disc 4
1That's Not Her Style
2We Didn't Start The Fire
3The Downeaster 'Alexa'
4I Go To Extremes
5Shameless
6Storm Front
7Leningrad
8State Of Grace
9When In Rome
10And So It Goes
Disc 5
1Introduction
2Interview 1
3Interview 2
4Interview 3
5Souvenir

2000 Years: The Millennium Concert (2000, Columbia)
Disc 1
1Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Ludwig van Beethoven cover)
2Big Shot
3Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
4Summer, Highland Falls
5The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
6Don't Ask Me Why
7New York State Of Mind
8I've Loved These Days
9My Life
10Allentown
11Prelude/Angry Young Man
12Only The Good Die Young
Disc 2
1I Go To Extremes
2Goodnight Saigon
3We Didn't Start The Fire
4Big Man On Mulberry Street
5Two Thousand Years
6Auld Lang Syne (traditional song)
7The River Of Dreams
8Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
9Dance To The Music
10Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones cover)
11It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
12You May Be Right
13This Night

The Ultimate Collection (2000, Columbia)
Disc 1
1Just The Way You Are
2My Life
3It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
4An Innocent Man
5Piano Man
6You're My Home
7Everybody Loves You Now
8The Entertainer
9Streetlife Serenader
10New York State Of Mind
11Say Goodbye To Hollywood
12She's Got A Way
13Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
14She's Always A Woman
15Honesty
16You May Be Right
17Don't Ask Me Why
18Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Disc 2
1Uptown Girl
2Tell Her About It
3The River Of Dreams
4The Longest Time
5We Didn't Start The Fire
6Goodnight Saigon
7Allentown
8All For Leyna
9This Is The Time
10Leave A Tender Moment Alone
11A Matter Of Trust
12Modern Woman
13Baby Grand
14I Go To Extremes
15Leningrad
16The Downeaster 'Alexa'
17You're Only Human (Second Wind)
18All About Soul (remix)

The Essential Billy Joel (2001, Columbia)
Disc 1
1Piano Man
2You're My Home
3Captain Jack
4The Entertainer
5Say Goodbye To Hollywood
6Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
7New York State Of Mind
8She's Always A Woman
9Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
10Only The Good Die Young
11Just The Way You Are
12Honesty
13My Life
14It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
15You May Be Right
16Don't Ask Me Why
17She's Got A Way
18Allentown
Disc 2
1Goodnight Saigon
2An Innocent Man
3Uptown Girl
4The Longest Time
5Tell Her About It
6Leave A Tender Moment Alone
7A Matter Of Trust
8Baby Grand
9I Go To Extremes
10We Didn't Start The Fire
11Leningrad
12The Downeaster 'Alexa'
13And So It Goes
14The River Of Dreams
15All About Soul (remix)
16Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17Waltz No. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)
18Invention In C Minor

Fantasies & Delusions (2001, Sony Classical/Columbia)
1Opus 3. Reverie (Villa D'Este)
2Opus 2. Waltz No. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)
3Opus 7. Aria (Grand Canal)
4Opus 6. Invention In C Minor
5Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
6Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star-Crossed) - I. Innamorato
7Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star-Crossed) - II. Sorbetto
8Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star-Crossed) - III. Delusion
9Opus 5. Waltz No. 2 (Steinway Hall)
10Opus 9. Waltz No. 3 (For Lola)
11Opus 4. Fantasy (Film Noir)
12Opus 10. Air (Dublinesque)

Movin' Out - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2002, Columbia)
1Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
2Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
3Reverie (Villa D'Este)
4Just The Way You Are
5The Longest Time
6Uptown Girl
7This Night
8Summer, Highland Falls
9Waltz #1 (Nunley's Carousel)
10We Didn't Start The Fire
11She's Got A Way
12The Stranger
13Elegy For The Fisherman
14Invention In C Minor
15Angry Young Man
16Big Shot
17Big Man On Mulberry Street
18Captain Jack
19An Innocent Man
20Pressure
21Goodnight Saigon
22Air (Dublinesque)
23Shameless
24James
25The River Of Dreams/Keeping The Faith/Only The Good Die Young - Medley
26I've Loved These Days/Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (reprise)

Soundtrack to the Broadway production directed and choreographed by Twyla Tharp.

The Harbor Sessions (2003, Pilot)
1She's Got A Way
2You Can Make Me Free
3Everybody Loves You Now
4Why Judy Why
5Falling Of The Rain
6Turn Around
7You Look So Good To Me
8Tomorrow Is Today
9Nocturne
10Got To Begin Again

She's Got A Way (2005, Legacy)
1She's Got A Way
2Everybody Loves You Now
3You Look So Good To Me
4Tomorrow Is Today
5Night After Day (performed by The Hassles)
6You Can Make Me Free
7Got To Begin Again
8Land Of Despair (performed by The Hassles)
9Hotel St. George (performed by The Hassles)
104 O'Clock In The Morning (performed by The Hassles)
11Turn Around

A collection of rare recordings.

Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel (2005, Sony (UK))
1Tell Her About It
2Uptown Girl
3Don't Ask Me Why
4Piano Man
5New York State Of Mind
6The River Of Dreams
7It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
8We Didn't Start The Fire
9Goodnight Saigon
10My Life
11She's Always A Woman
12She's Got A Way
13Scandinavian Skies
14An Innocent Man
15Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
16Only The Good Die Young
17All About Soul
18Honesty
19Just the Way You Are

My Lives (Columbia, 2005)
Disc 1
1My Journey's End (performed by The Lost Souls)
2Time And Time Again (performed by The Lost Souls)
3Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make) (performed by The Hassles)
4You've Got Me Hummin' (performed by The Hassles, Isaac Hayes cover)
5Amplifier Fire (performed by Attila)
6Only A Man (demo)
7She's Got A Way
8Oyster Bay (demo)
9Piano Man (demo)
10The Siegfried Line (demo)
11New Mexico (demo)
12Cross To Bear (demo)
13Miami 2017 (demo)
14These Rhinestone Days (demo)
15Everybody Has A Dream
16Only The Good Die Young (alternate version)
17Until The Night
18Zanzibar
19It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Disc 2
1Captain Jack (live)
2The End Of The World (demo)
3The Prime Of Your Life (demo)
4She’s Right On Time
5Elvis Presley Blvd.
6Nobody Knows But Me
7An Innocent Man
8Christie Lee (demo)
9Easy Money
10And So It Goes (demo)
11I'll Cry Instead (live) (The Beatles cover)
12Keeping the Faith (12" remix)
13Modern Woman
14Baby Grand (with Ray Charles)
15Getting Closer (alternate version) (with Steve Winwood)
16House Of Blue Light
17Money Or Love (demo)
18The Times They Are A Changin' (live) (Bob Dylan cover)
Disc 3
1The Downeaster 'Alexa'
2I Go To Extremes (live)
3Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)
4All Shook Up (Elvis Presley cover)
5Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover)
6When You Wish Upon A Star (from the animated film Pinocchio)
7In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington cover)
8Motorcycle Song (demo)
9You Picked A Real Bad Time
10The River Of Dreams (alternate version)
11A Hard Days Night (The Beatles cover)
12Light As The Breeze (Leonard Cohen cover)
13To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
14Hey Girl (Freddie Scott cover)
15Why Should I Worry
16Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? (Lloyd Price cover)
17Highway 61 Revisited (demo) (Bob Dylan cover)
Disc 4
1Movin’ Out
2You May Be Right (live) (with Elton John)
3Big Shot
4Don’t Worry Baby (The Beach Boys cover)
5Goodnight Saigon (Vietnam Veterans Version)
6Los Angelenos
7New York State Of Mind
8Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
9Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star Crossed)
10Elegy: The Great Peconic
11Untitled (Glass Houses promo talk)

The set also included a DVD of live performances and two "Umixit" tracks.



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