1985 BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS 33RPM Vinyl LP Columbia Piano Man My Life Big Shot

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1985 BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS 33RPM Vinyl LP Columbia Piano Man My Life Big Shot

Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the first greatest hits album by American Billy Joel. The album has been certified double diamond by the RIAA, selling over 11.5 million copies (23 million units) and is tied with Pink Floyd's The Wall for sixth most certified album of all time in the US

July 1, 1985

Recorded 1973–1985

Genre  Rock

Length

Columbia

ProducerMichael Stewart, Billy Joel, Phil Ramone

The album includes hits from 1973 to 1985 in chronological order. The compilation includes two previously unreleased tracks, "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young".

These two songs were also available as singles

All tracks are written by Billy Joel.

Side one

1."Piano Man"  19735:36

2."Say Goodbye to Hollywood"  1981 3:54

3."New York State of Mind"6:02

4."The Stranger" 1977 5:07

5."Just the Way You Are"

Side two

1."Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 3:28

2."Only the Good Die Young"3:53

3."She's Always a Woman 3:17

4."My Life" 3:51

5."Big Shot" 3:43

6."You May Be Right" 4:09

Side three

1."It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" 2:54

2."Don't Ask Me Why"2:57

3."Pressure" 1982 3:15

4."Allentown"3:48

5."Goodnight Saigon"7:00

Side four

1."Tell Her About It" 19833:35

2."Uptown Girl" 3:15

3."The Longest Time"3:36

4."You're Only Human (Second Wind)"Previously unissued 4:48

5."The Night Is Still Young"Previously unissued.5:28

On the original 1985 releases, five songs are shorter than their original versions: "Just the Way You Are" is only 3:34 long (1½ minute shorter), verse 2 is totally omitted (from "Don't go trying some new fashion" to "I want you just the way you are") and the sax solo at the end fades early; "My Life" is 3:50 long (nearly 1 minute shorter), the intro is slightly shorter with piano notes at 0:25 omitted (before the first words), same notes are omitted between verses 1 and 2, then again after "You wake up with yourself", piano passage also missing after "But not on my time" and the piano notes omitted several times at the end; "Big Shot" is 3:43 long (the ending with the "big shot… wow" is shortened by ½ minute approx.); "Pressure" is only 3:13 long (1½ min shorter) with more than a verse omitted (from "I'll tell you what it means" to "I read it too, what does it mean?"); "Tell Her About It" is 3:33 long (the end fades approx. 20 seconds sooner, leaving some wording out).

don't have a record player now but it played very good

original sleeve

not mint, crinkling,  creases  

combined shipping on multiple

album is used   not mint but no abuse