The Ultimate Collection

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Album: The Ultimate Collection
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Just the Way You Are
2)	My Life
3)	It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
4)	Innocent Man, An
5)	Piano Man
6)	You're My Home
7)	Everybody Loves You Now
8)	Entertainer, The
9)	Streetlife Serenader
10)	New York State of Mind
11)	Say Goodbye to Hollywood
12)	She's Got a Way
13)	Movin Out (Athony's Song)
14)	She's Always a Woman
15)	Honesty
16)	You May Be Right
17)	Don't Ask Me Why
18)	Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Down on Broadway
19)	Uptown Girl
20)	Tell Her About It
21)	River of Dreams, The
22)	Longest Time, The
23)	We Didn't Start the Fire
24)	Goodnight Saigon
25)	Allentown
26)	All For Leyna
27)	This Is the Time
28)	Leave a Tender Moment Alone
29)	Matter of Trust, A
30)	Modern Woman
31)	Baby Grand
32)	I Go to Extremes
33)	Leningrad
34)	Downeaster 'Alexa', The
35)	You're Only Human (Second Wind)
36)	All About Soul (RMX) - (Remix)

Album: The Ultimate Collection
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Just the Way You Are
2)	My Life
3)	It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
4)	Innocent Man, An
5)	Piano Man
6)	You're My Home
7)	Everybody Loves You Now
8)	Entertainer, The
9)	Streetlife Serenader
10)	New York State of Mind
11)	Say Goodbye to Hollywood
12)	She's Got a Way
13)	Movin Out (Athony's Song)
14)	She's Always a Woman
15)	Honesty
16)	You May Be Right
17)	Don't Ask Me Why
18)	Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Down on Broadway
19)	Uptown Girl
20)	Tell Her About It
21)	River of Dreams, The
22)	Longest Time, The
23)	We Didn't Start the Fire
24)	Goodnight Saigon
25)	Allentown
26)	All For Leyna
27)	This Is the Time
28)	Leave a Tender Moment Alone
29)	Matter of Trust, A
30)	Modern Woman
31)	Baby Grand
32)	I Go to Extremes
33)	Leningrad
34)	Downeaster 'Alexa', The
35)	You're Only Human (Second Wind)
36)	All About Soul (RMX) - (Remix)

Performer Notes

The piano man himself, Billy Joel, presents THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION featuring all his fans' favorites like "New York State of Mind" and "The Longest Time."
Forget for a moment that this double-disc, 36-track collection isn't presented in strict chronological order -- it does roughly divide into two parts, with the pre- Innocent Man material largely taking up disc one and the post-Innocent Man selections on disc two (yes, there are some exceptions to the rule, but it generally follows this rule). Forget that there are some singles, radio hits, and fan favorites that should have been included, such as "Pressure," "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," and "Angry Young Man." Even with these flaws, this Australian-only collection provides the best summary of Billy Joel's best material to date, trumping the original Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 and edging out the similar 2001 U.S. release, The Essential Billy Joel. The reason for this is that it does include such early highpoints as "You're My Home," "Everybody Loves You Now," and "Streetlife Serenader," while de-emphasizing his last two subpar pop albums, Storm Front and River of Dreams, and just concentrating him at his best as a pop craftsman and recordmaker. Yes, some absent songs should be here, but only a handful shouldn't be here (maybe just "All About Soul (remix)," actually), and it's a highly entertaining listen that certainly spotlights Billy Joel at his best. Maybe not an Ultimate Collection, but pretty damn terrific all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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