Product Description
Original 1985 New Zealand Pressing With Gatefold Cover, Labels Are Clean. 21 Of Billy Joel’s Most Popular Songs From 1973 – 1985 Including “Piano Man”, “The Stranger”, “Just The Way You Are”, “Uptown Girl”, Plus Two Recorded Exclusively For This Album ~ “You’re Only Human” & “The Night Is Still Young”.
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Couple of small, light surface marks on Side 3, all plays absolutely fine! So well preserved for over 39 years.
Condition – Cover: VERY GOOD PLUS! Medium ring wear / shelf wear on front.
Side 1:
Piano Man
Say Goodbye To Hollywood
New York State Of Mind
The Stranger
Just The Way You Are
Side 2:
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Only The Good Die Young
She’s Always A Woman
My Life
Big Shot
Honesty
Side 3:
You May Be Right
It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
Pressure
Allentown
Goodnight Saigon
Side 4:
Tell Her About It
Uptown Girl
The Longest Time
You’re Only Human (Second Wind)
The Night Is Still Young
AMG –
Perfectly encapsulating exactly why Billy Joel was one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the late '70s and early '80s. 4 ½ Stars 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 -- 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. 4 ½ Stars