The Complete Hits Collection 1973-1997: Limited Edition

Original Release Date:  October 14, 1997

Track Listing

• 1. Piano Man
• 2. Captain Jack
• 3. The Entertainer
• 4. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
• 5. New York State of Mind
• 6. The Stranger
• 7. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
• 8. Just the Way You Are
• 9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
• 10. Only the Good Die Young
• 11. She's Always a Woman
• 12. My Life
• 13. Big Shot
• 14. You May Be Right
• 15. It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
• 16. Don't Ask Me Why
• 17. She's Got a Way
• 18. Pressure
• 19. Allentown
• 20. Goodnight Saigon
• 21. Tell Her About It
• 22. Uptown Girl
• 23. The Longest Time
• 24. You're Only Human (Second Wind)
• 25. The Night Is Still Young
• 26. Keeping the Faith
• 27. An Innocent Man
• 28. A Matter of Trust
• 29. Baby Grand
• 30. This Is the Time
• 31. Leningrad
• 32. We Didn't Start the Fire
• 33. I Go to Extremes
• 34. And So It Goes
• 35. The Downeaster "Alexa"
• 36. Shameless
• 37. All About Soul [Remix]
• 38. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
• 39. The River of Dreams
• 40. To Make You Feel My Love
• 41. Hey Girl
• 42. Light as the Breeze
• 43. Billy Joel Spoken Intro/Music Concepts
• 44. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant [Live Unreleased Version][Live][#]
• 45. Beatles Influence
• 46. A Hard Day's Night [Live Unreleased Version][Live][#]
• 47. Why Vienna?
• 48. Vienna [Live Unreleased Version][Live][#]
• 49. History Through Music
• 50. We Didn't Start the Fire [Live Unreleased Version][Live][#]
• 51. Music Source
• 52. The River of Dreams [Original Studio Recording][#][Version]
• 53. Piano Bar
• 54. Piano Man [Live Unreleased Version][Live][#]

Credits

• Clint Black: Harmonica
• Trisha Yearwood: Vocals (Background)
• Donna McElroy: Vocals (Background)
• Ray Charles: Piano, Vocals
• Color Me Badd: Vocals
• Will Downing: Choir, Chorus
• Billy Joel: Synthesizer, Harmonica, Percussion, Piano, Accordion, Composer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Clavinet, Melodica, Moog Synthesizer, Multi Instruments, Producer, Fender Rhodes
• Mick Jones: Producer
• Chuck Willis: Composer
• Michael Brecker: Sax (Tenor)
• Hiram Bullock: Guitar (Electric)
• Larry Carlton: Guitar
• Ronnie Cuber: Sax (Baritone), Synthesizer Harmonica
• Jon Faddis: ?, Synthesizer Harmonica
• Steve Khan: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Hi String Guitar, Guitar (12 String Electric)
• Rob Mounsey: Orchestration
• Matt Rollings: Piano
• James Williams: Composer
• Patrick Williams: Arranger, Orchestration
• Chuck Treece: Bass
• Ian Lloyd: Vocals (Background)
• Ralph MacDonald: Percussion
• Bob Bailey: Vocals (Background)
• Dominic Cortese: Accordion
• Zachary Alford: Drums
• Tom Lord-Alge: Mixing
• Michael Allaire: Assistant Engineer
• Chuck Arnold: Vocals (Background), Choir Director, Choir Arrangement
• Peter Asher: Producer, Mixing, Percussion Sequencing
• Phillip Ballou: Choir, Chorus
• Katreese Barnes: Choir, Chorus
• William Bennett: ?
• Niko Bolas: Engineer
• Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner: Composer
• Bruce Botnick: Mixing
• Jeff Bova: Synthesizer
• Jim Boyer: Engineer, Remixing
• Steve Boyer: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
• John Bradley: Production Assistant, Production Coordination, Assistant Engineer, Assistant
• Jimmy Bralower: Percussion
• Michael Brauer: Mixing
• Alex Brown: Vocals (Background)
• Tony Brown: Producer
• Steve Burgh: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Tommy Byrnes: Guitar, Vocals
• David Campbell: Conductor, Vocal Arrangement, String Arrangements
• Richie Cannata: Organ, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
• John Carr: Design
• Peter Cetera: Vocals (Background)
• Robert Charles: Assistant Engineer
• Ed Cherney: Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Michael Christopher: Assistant Engineer
• Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
• Tim Crich: Assistant Engineer
• Donnie Dacus: Vocals (Background)
• Jim DeMain: Assistant Engineer
• Don DeVito: Producer
• Liberty DeVitto: Drums
• Schuyler Deale: Bass
• David Dorn: Assistant Engineer
• Howie Emerson: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
• Don Evans: Guitar
• Jackie Gouche: Vocals (Background)
• Wilton Felder: Bass
• Anton Fig: Drums, ?
• Kim Fleming: Vocals (Background)
• Wrecia Ford: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Paul Franklin: Pedal Steel
• Diane Garisto: Choir, Chorus
• John Gatchell: Trumpet
• Emory Gordy: Bass
• Everette Harp: Saxophone
• Jay Healy: Engineer, Mixing
• Peter Hefter: Assistant Engineer
• John Hendrickson: Assistant Engineer
• Pete Hewlett: Vocals (Background)
• Hicksville High School Chorus: Vocals (Background)
• Yvonne Hodges: Vocals (Background)
• Andy Hoffman: Assistant Engineer
• Hollywood Paul Litteral: Horn
• Jim Horn: Horn, Horn (Alto), Horn Arrangements
• Dann Huff: Guitar
• Joey Hunting: Guitar
• Jeff Jacobs: Synthesizer, Programming
• Scott James: Assistant Engineer
• Stephanie James: Choir, Chorus
• Neil Jason: Percussion
• Russell Javors: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
• Jef Lee Johnson: Bass
• Kevin Jones: Keyboard Programming
• Marshall "Rock" Jones: Composer
• Mel Jones: Assistant Engineer
• Brenda White-King: Choir, Chorus
• Curtis Rance King, Jr.: Conductor
• Doug Kleeger: Sound Effects
• Robbie Kondor: Keyboards
• Danny Kortchmar: Guitar, Producer
• Andy Kravitz: Percussion
• Nathaniel Kunkel: Engineer
• Dave Lebolt: Synthesizer
• Will Lee: Bass
• Mingo Lewis: Percussion
• Steve Lindsey: Horn (Alto), Producer, Horn Arrangements
• Mac McAnally: Guitar (Acoustic)
• John Mahoney: Keyboard Programming
• Ron Malo: Engineer
• Bob Mann: Guitar
• Arif Mardin: Orchestral Arrangements
• George Massenburg: Engineer
• Kooster McAllister: Engineer
• Hugh McCracken: Guitar (Acoustic)
• John McCurry: Guitar
• Sammy Merendino: Electronic Percussion
• Doug Michael: Assistant Engineer
• Steve Nathan: Organ
• Ira Newborn: Orchestration
• Joe Nicolo: Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion Sequencing
• Phil Nicolo: Engineer, Remixing, Mixing
• Michael Omartian: Keyboards
• Charles Paakkari: Assistant Engineer
• Dean Parks: Guitar
• Joe Pirrera: Assistant Engineer
• Don Puluse: Engineer
• Phil Ramone: Producer, Engineer, Remixing
• Mark Rivera: Synthesizer, Percussion, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Vocals (Background)
• Mike Robinson: Engineer
• Chris Rodriguez: Vocals (Background)
• Charles Rose: Horn
• David Rosenthal: Keyboards
• Brian Ruggles: Producer, Remixing, Concert Producer
• Elliot Scheiner: Engineer, Remixing
• Bill Schnee: Mixing
• Frank Simms: Vocals (Background)
• George Simms: Vocals (Background)
• James Herb Smith: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Doug Stegmeyer: Bass, Vocals (Background)
• Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
• T.M. Stevens: Bass
• Michael Stewart: Producer
• Crystal Taliefero: Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
• Richard Tee: Piano
• Gary Tole: Engineer, Remixing
• Ron Tutt: Drums
• Mike Tyler: Guitar
• Leanne Ungar: Engineer
• Randy Waldman: Keyboards
• Willie Weeks: Drums
• Tom Whitehorse: Banjo, Pedal Steel
• Phil Woods: Sax (Alto)
• Bill Zampino: Drums, ?, Choir Arrangement
• Joe Lynn Turner: Vocals (Background)
• Joseph d'Ambrosio: Production Coordination, Assistant
• Luis Quine: Assistant Engineer
• Devora Johnson: Choir, Chorus
• Justin Neibank: Engineer
• B. David Witworth: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Clarence "Satch" Satchell: Composer
• Joe Shepley: Trumpet
• Christopher Austopchuk: Art Direction
• Dirk Grobelny: Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Remix Assistant
• Randy Jackson: Bass
• Bradshaw Leigh: Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
• Chaz Clifton: Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Jason Goldstein: Assistant Engineer
• Larry Franke: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
• Patty d'Arcy: Vocals (Background)
• Suzanne Hollander: Assistant Engineer
• Laura Loncteaux: Production Assistant, Production Coordination, Assistant Producer, Assistant
• Fred Tenny: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
• Frank Floyd: Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
• Dan Borris: Photography
• Brian Garten: Assistant Engineer
• Philip Nowlam: Guitar
• Len Irish: Photography
• Jeff Schock: Executive Producer
• Dana Becker: Assistant Engineer
• David Dickson: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer
• David Matthews: Sax (Alto)
• Michele Slagter: Production Assistant, Production Coordination
• Marvin Pierce: Composer
• T-Bone Wolk: Vocals
• William Bennett: Guitar
• World Famous Incognito Violinist: Fiddle
• Timothy White: Liner Notes
• Dave Martone: Assistant Engineer
• Kathy Kurs: Production Coordination
• Lonnie Hillyer: Bass
• William Beck: Composer
• Ralph Middlebrooks: Composer
• Dennis Collins: Choir, Chorus
• Tom Roberts: Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer