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Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985),Billy Joel

- Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985)
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Billy Joel
Released 1985

Piano Man
05:36
90,152 plays

My Life
03:51
79,723 plays

It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
02:54
52,770 plays

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songs

- 1
- Piano Man
- 05:36
- 90,152 plays

- 2
- Captain Jack
- 07:15
- 35,581 plays

- 3
- The Entertainer
- 03:38
- 33,652 plays

- 4
- Say Goodbye to Hollywood
- 03:54
- 28,346 plays

- 5
- New York State of Mind
- 06:02
- 33,785 plays

- 6
- The Stranger
- 05:07
- 30,037 plays

- 7
- Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
- 07:33
- 35,705 plays

- 8
- Just the Way You Are
- 03:36
- 37,513 plays

- 9
- Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
- 03:28
- 39,605 plays

- 10
- Only the Good Die Young
- 03:53
- 49,001 plays

- 11
- She's Always a Woman
- 03:17
- 40,377 plays

- 12
- My Life
- 03:51
- 79,723 plays

- 13
- Big Shot
- 03:43
- 46,254 plays

- 14
- You May Be Right
- 04:09
- 47,491 plays

- 15
- It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
- 02:54
- 52,770 plays

- 16
- Don't Ask Me Why
- 02:57
- 37,631 plays

- 17
- She's Got a Way
- 03:00
- 42,842 plays

- 18
- Pressure
- 03:15
- 40,456 plays

- 19
- Allentown
- 03:48
- 44,948 plays

- 20
- Goodnight Saigon
- 07:00
- 30,922 plays

- 21
- Tell Her About It
- 03:35
- 35,476 plays

- 22
- Uptown Girl
- 03:15
- 48,348 plays

- 23
- The Longest Time
- 03:36
- 49,537 plays

- 24
- You're Only Human (Second Wind)
- 04:48
- 30,248 plays

- 25
- The Night Is Still Young
- 05:28
- 24,851 plays

album review

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, All Music Guide