| Product Summary | | Label: Sony Music Entertainment | | UPC: 00827969352021 | | Release Date: 11/22/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 202019218 | | Item#: M2PRR7 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. My Journey's End - (with The Lost Souls) ~ Billy Joel |  | | 2. Time And Time Again - (with The Lost Souls) ~ Billy Joel | | | 3. Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make) - (with The Hassles) ~ Billy Joel | | | 4. You've Got Me Hummin' - (with The Hassles) ~ Billy Joel | | | 5. Amplifier Fire - (with Atilla) ~ Billy Joel | | | 6. Only A Man - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 7. She's Got A Way ~ Billy Joel | | | 8. Oyster Bay - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 9. Piano Man - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 10. Siegfried Line, The ~ Billy Joel | | | 11. New Mexico (demo - became "Worse Comes To Worse") ~ Billy Joel | | | 12. Cross To Bear - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 13. Miami 2017 - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 14. These Rhinestone Days (demo - became "I Love These Days") ~ Billy Joel | | | 15. Everybody Has A Dream ~ Billy Joel | | | 16. Only The Good Die Young - (alternate version) ~ Billy Joel | | | 17. Until The Night ~ Billy Joel | | | 18. Zanzibar - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 19. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me ~ Billy Joel | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Captain Jack - (live) ~ Billy Joel | | | 2. End Of The World, The (demo - became "Elvis Presley Blvd") ~ Billy Joel | | | 3. Prime Of Your Life, The (demo - became "For The Longest Time") ~ Billy Joel | | | 4. She's Right On ~ Billy Joel | | | 5. Elvis Presley Boulevard ~ Billy Joel | | | 6. Nobody Knows But Me ~ Billy Joel | | | 7. Innocent Man, An - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 8. Christie Lee - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 9. Easy Money ~ Billy Joel | | | 10. And So It Goes - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 11. I'll Cry Instead - (live) ~ Billy Joel | | | 12. Keeping The Faith - (12" dance remix) ~ Billy Joel | | | 13. Modern Woman ~ Billy Joel | | | 14. Baby Grand - (featuring Ray Charles) ~ Billy Joel | | | 15. Getting Closer - (alternate version, featuring Steve Winwood) ~ Billy Joel | | | 16. House Of Blue Light ~ Billy Joel | | | 17. Money Or Love - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | | | 18. Times They Are A Changin', The - (live) ~ Billy Joel | | Disc 3
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Downeaster "Alexa", The ~ Billy Joel | | | 2. I Go To Extremes - (live) ~ Billy Joel | | | 3. Shout ~ Billy Joel | | | 4. All Shook Up ~ Billy Joel | | | 5. Heartbreak Hotel ~ Billy Joel | | | 6. When You Wish Upon A Star ~ Billy Joel | | | 7. In A Sentimental Mood ~ Billy Joel | | | 8. Motorcycle Song (demo - became "All About Soul") ~ Billy Joel | | | 9. You Picked A Real Bad Time ~ Billy Joel | | | 10. River Of Dreams, The - (alternate version) ~ Billy Joel | | | 11. Hard Day's Night, A - (live) ~ Billy Joel | | | 12. Light As The Breeze ~ Billy Joel | | | 13. To Make You Feel My Love - (alternate version) ~ Billy Joel | | | 14. Hey Girl ~ Billy Joel | | | 15. Why Should I Worry ~ Billy Joel | | | 16. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?) ~ Billy Joel | | | 17. Highway 61Revisited - (demo) ~ Billy Joel | |
| Get a view from behind the piano in Billy's first-ever career spanning collection! 4 CDs PLUS a previously unreleased Live Concert DVD
For the first time ever, experience the complete career of Billy Joel through this behind-the-scenes journey, from the 60's through to his Classical work, as he reveals some of his most intimate musical moments in this unprecedented box set.
4 CDs, over 5 hours of previously unreleased tracks including demos, live versions, alternate takes, covers and much, much more. Also included is a completely unreleased DVD, live from Frankfurt: "A Voyage On The River of Dreams - Live From The River of Dreams Tour" featuring Billy Joel performing his biggest hits of all time. The deluxe booklet features in-depth liner notes from Anthony DeCurtis, track-by-track annotations of the unreleased material and photos and memorabilia from Billy's own archives. Every track was chosen by Billy...from his early days with the Hassels, his metal moments with Attila and so much more.
This is the ULTIMATE must-have for any Billy Joel fan.
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Billy Joel (vocals, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, organ, keyboards, bass guitar); Probyn Gregory (vocals, guitar, trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn); Jeffrey Foskett (vocals, guitar, sleigh bell); Nick Walusko (vocals, guitar); Darian Sahanaja, Scott Bennett (vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel); Dave Brown, Elton John, Brian Wilson (vocals, piano); John Dizek (vocals, percussion); Taylor Mills, Zhournalist (vocals); Dann Huff, Don Evans, John McCurry, Russell Javors, Jim Bosse, Tommy Byrnes, Ken Recher, Richard McKenner, Sal DeTroia (guitar); Steve Khan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); Eric Gale (electric guitar); Sneaky Pete (steel guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar); Hugh McCracken (nylon-string guitar); World Famous Incognito Violinist (fiddle); Paul Mertens (flute, harmonica, saxophone); Clint Black (harmonica); Dominic Cortese (accordion); Mark Rivera (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Jon Faddis, Bo Winiker, Joe Shepley (trumpet); Jim Hoke, Jim Horn, Paul Litteral, Charles Rose (horns); Matt Rollings (piano); Richard Tee, Richie Cannata, Steve Nathan (organ); Leon Pendarvis, Steve Winwood (Hammond b-3 organ); Jeff Jacobs (synthesizer); Emory Gordy, Larry Knechtel, Neil Jason, Randy Jackson , T Bone Wolk, Will Lee, Joe Osborn, Schuyler Deale, Doug Stegmeyer, Bob Lizik, Howard Blauvelt (bass guitar); Jim Hines, Jonathan Small, Willie Weeks, Charlie Morgan, Sean Pelton, Rhys Clark, Liberty Devitto, Bill Zampino, David Baglioli, Denny Siewell (drums); Anton Fig (snare drum); David Friedman (percussion, chimes); Kim Fleming, Bob Bailey, Yvonne Hodges (background vocals); Mike D'Amico, Brian Ruggles. | | Recording information: Abbey Road, London, England; Sparks Saloon, Huntington, Long Island (1965 - 2005). | | Arranger: Robert Freedman. | | Something of a companion piece to Billy Joel's greatest hits collections, this exhaustive box set comprises four CDs (and a bonus DVD) of rarities, B-sides, demos, covers, and recordings that have fallen between the cracks in Joel's discography. Those looking for the studio versions of "My Life," "Just the Way You Are," and "Uptown Girl" won't find them here; this collection is a different animal altogether. With an eye toward representing Joel as an adventurous craftsman and tireless reviser, MY LIVES is packed with one-off concert performances and intimate, unreleased demos (which often differ radically from the well-known final versions) that paint an interesting portrait of Joel's creative process. | | Disc one stretches back to Joel's pre-solo career, including songs by his garage-pop band the Hassles and his snicker-inducing heavy metal project Atilla. But it is with Joel's PIANO MAN demos that one can hear the artist finding his feet ("Oyster Bay" is one of the set's highlights). While discs three and four may contain too many covers (do we really need to hear Joel's rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star?"), there are some interesting selections of his classical work from the 2000s. Despite its shortcomings, MY LIVES provides valuable insight into Joel's evolution as a songwriter and performer, which makes it intriguing for casual fans, and essential for devotees. |
Producer: Tony Michaels; Vinny Gormann; Billy Joel; Phil Ramone; Irwin Mazur; Artie Ripp; Rick Chertoff; Lucy Simon; David Levine; Jim Boyer; Mick Jones; B. A. Robertson; Danny Kortchmar; Joe Nicolo; David Thonner; Tony Brown; Steve Lindsey; Justin Neibank; Peter A |
Engineer: Carl Glanville; Leanne Unger; Ed Cherney; Bill Schnee; George Massenburg; The Butcher Brothers |
Musical Guests | | Ray Charles | | Steve Winwood | | Elton John |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/22/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 93520 | | Label : Legacy Recordings | | Number of Discs : 4 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00827969352021 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (No. 852, p.83)
- "...If you love him, you need this..." - Grade: B |
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