The Hits

~ Release by Billy Joel (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Everybody Loves You Now
recording engineer:
Bob Hughes (in 1971-07), Larry Elliott (from 1983-07 until 1983-09) and Artie Ripp (from 1983-07 until 1983-09)
assistant engineer:
Gordon Watanabe
engineer:
Larry Elliott, Michael Stone and Artie Ripp
producer:
Artie Ripp
mixer and editor:
Larry Elliott and Artie Ripp
drums (drum set):
Mike McGee (from 1983-07 until 1983-09)
arranger:
Jimmie Haskell and Artie Ripp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Record Plant West in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971-07) and Fidelity Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-07 until 1983-09)
mixed at and edited at:
Fidelity Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-07 until 1983-09)
recording of:
Everybody Loves You Now (from 1971-07 until 1983-09)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
April Music Inc., Joelsongs and Impulsive Music (in 1971)
2:51
2Piano Man5:39
3The Entertainer
sound engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Tom Whitehorse (in 1974)
bass:
Emory Gordy (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (in 1974)
guitar:
Don Evans (in 1974)
keyboard [keyboards], Moog and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1974)
arranger:
Billy Joel and Michael Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1974, in 1975), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
The Entertainer (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Home Grown Music, Inc., Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes, Inc. and Joelsongs (in 1974)
3:42
4New York State of Mind6:04
5Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)3:31
6Only the Good Die Young3:56
7My Life
assistant engineer:
Dave Martone
engineer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
mixer:
Jim Boyer and Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar:
Steve Kahn (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1978)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (in 1978)
electric piano, piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1978)
guest background vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1978) and Donnie Dacus (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1978), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1978), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1978)
mixed at:
A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
My Life by Billy Joel and My Life by Billy Joel
recording of:
My Life (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
April Music Inc., Joelsongs, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1978), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1978) and Impulsive Music (in 1978)
4:44
8Big Shot4:03
9You May Be Right4:14
10It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me2:58
11Say Goodbye to Hollywood (live Attic version)
assistant engineer:
Jim Boyer and Chaz Clifton
engineer:
Jim Boyer and Elliot Scheiner
additional producer:
Brian Ruggles
producer:
Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (on 1980-07-14)
remixer:
Jim Boyer, Phil Ramone and Elliot Scheiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981)
recorded at:
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (on 1980-07-14)
live recording of:
Say Goodbye to Hollywood (on 1980-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Home Grown Music, Tin Pan Tunes, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Joelsongs (in 1976) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1981)
4:27
12Allentown
associate engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (in 1982)
electric guitar:
David Brown (in 1982)
guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1982)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1982)
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1982), Columbia Records (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982)
remixed at:
A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Allentown by Billy Joel
recording of:
Allentown (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
3:52
13Pressure
associate engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer
assistant producer:
Laura Loncteaux
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (in 1982)
melodica, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1982)
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1982), Columbia Records (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982)
remixed at:
A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Pressure by Billy Joel
recording of:
Pressure (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
4:41
14The Longest Time
assistant engineer:
Scott James and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (in 1983)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
mixed at:
A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Longest Time (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
version of:
The Prime of Your Life
3:39
15Tell Her About It
assistant engineer:
Scott James and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1983)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer
electric guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1983)
guest baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (in 1983)
guest piano [acoustic piano]:
Richard Tee (in 1983)
guest tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (in 1983)
guest trumpet:
John Gatchell (in 1983) and Joe Shepley (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
mixed at:
A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Tell Her About It by Billy Joel
recording of:
Tell Her About It (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
3:51
16A Matter of Trust
associate engineer:
Steve Boyer, David Dickson, Bradshaw Leigh and Fred Tenny
engineer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1986)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (in 1986)
electric guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
mixed at:
The Power Station, NYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
A Matter of Trust by Billy Joel
recording of:
A Matter of Trust (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
CBS Songs, Impulsive Music and Joelsongs (in 1986)
4:11
17We Didn’t Start the Fire
keyboard programming:
Kevin Jones (in 1989)
assistant engineer:
Dana Becker, Tim Crish, David Dorn, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirerra and Gary Solomon
engineer:
Jay Healy
producer:
Billy Joel and Mick Jones
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
clavinet and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1989)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1989)
electric bass guitar:
Schuyler Deale (in 1989)
guitar:
David Brown (in 1989) and Joey Hunting (in 1989)
keyboard:
John Mahoney (in 1989)
other instruments [sound effects]:
Doug Kleeger (in 1989)
percussion:
Liberty DeVitto (in 1989), Billy Joel (in 1989) and Crystal Taliefero (in 1989)
percussion [electronic percussion]:
Sammy Merendino (in 1989)
synthesizer:
Jeff Jacobs (in 1989)
background vocals:
Crystal Taliefero (in 1989)
arranger:
Doug Kleeger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 55)
recording of:
We Didn’t Start the Fire (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Impulsive Music, Universal Music Ltd. and Joelsongs (in 1989)
arrangement of:
We Didn’t Start the Slop Stream
4:51
18I Go to Extremes
assistant engineer:
Dana Becker, Tim Crish, David Dorn, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirerra and Gary Solomon
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy
producer:
Billy Joel and Mick Jones
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1989)
electric bass guitar:
Schuyler Deale (in 1989)
guitar:
David Brown (in 1989)
Hammond organ, piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1989)
synthesizer:
Jeff Jacobs (in 1989)
background vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1989), Mick Jones (in 1989), Ian Lloyd (in 1989) and Joe Lynn Turner (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (in 1989), CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Go to Extremes (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Joelsongs (in 1989)
4:23
19The River of Dreams
additional programming:
Jeff Jacobs
co-producer:
Joe Nicolo
producer:
Danny Kortchmar
mixer:
Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo and Phil Nicolo
additional bass:
Jef Lee Johnson (from 1992 until 1993), Chuck Treece (from 1992 until 1993) and Mike Tyler (from 1992 until 1993)
additional percussion:
Andy "Funky Drummer" Kravitz (from 1992 until 1993)
bass:
Lonnie D. Hillyer (from 1992 until 1993)
drums (drum set):
Zachary Alford (from 1992 until 1993)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (from 1992 until 1993) and Mike Tyler (from 1992 until 1993)
Hammond organ, Hammond organ, piano and synthesizer, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (from 1992 until 1993)
background vocals:
Wrecia Ford (from 1992 until 1993), Marlon Saunders (from 1992 until 1993), Frank Simms (from 1992 until 1993), George Simms (from 1992 until 1993), Crystal Taliefero (from 1992 until 1993) and B. David Whitworth (from 1992 until 1993)
vocals:
Billy Joel (from 1992 until 1993)
background vocals arranger:
Crystal Taliefero
orchestrator:
Ira Newborn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment (in 1993) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1993)
music videos:
The River of Dreams by Billy Joel
recording of:
The River of Dreams (from 1992 until 1993)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Impulsive Music (in 1992) and Joelsongs (in 1992)
4:06

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Edward ODowd
photography:Patrick Demarchelier
Jim Houghton
Don Hunstein
Todd Kaplan
Art Maillet
Roz Levin
Jeff Schock
producer:Bruce Dickinson
mastering:Ted Jensen
compiler:Vic Anesini
distributed by:Columbia Records
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (in 2010)
mastered at:Sterling Sound in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4725140 [info]
ASIN:US: B0044DL9VI [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q7739870 [info]