Greatest Hits, Volume III: 1986-1997

~ Release by Billy Joel (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Keeping the FaithBilly Joel4:39
2An Innocent Man
additional engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
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 (in 1983)
guitar:
David Brown (in 1983) and Russell Javors (in 1983)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Sony BMG 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:
An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
recording of:
An Innocent Man (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Impulsive Music and Joelsongs (in 1983)
Billy Joel5:19
3A 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)
Billy Joel4:12
4Baby Grand
engineer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (in 1986)
electric bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus (in 1986)
guitar:
Dean Parks (in 1986)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1986) and Billy Joel (in 1986)
additional guest vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1986)
performer:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Patrick Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1986)
mixed at:
The Power Station, NYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Baby Grand by Billy Joel
recording of:
Baby Grand (in 1986)
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 and Joel Songs (in 1986)
Billy Joel duet with Ray Charles4:06
5This Is the TimeBilly Joel5:01
6Leningrad
keyboard programming:
John Mahoney
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
accordion:
Dominic Cortese (in 1989)
bass:
Schuyler Deale
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1989)
electric bass guitar:
Schuyler Deale (in 1989)
guitar:
David Brown (in 1989)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1989)
synthesizer:
Jeff Jacobs (in 1989)
background vocals:
Chuck Arnold (in 1989) and Hicksville High School Chorus (in 1989)
vocals:
Billy Joel
chorus master:
Chuck Arnold
choir vocals arranger:
Bill Zampino
vocals arranger:
Bill Zampino
orchestrator:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Leningrad (in 1989)
orchestrator:
Arif Mardin
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Joelsongs (in 1989)
Billy Joel4:05
7We 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
Billy Joel4:49
8I 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)
Billy Joel4:24
9And So It GoesBilly Joel3:38
10The Downeaster "Alexa"
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
accordion:
Dominic Cortese (in 1989) and Billy Joel (in 1989)
clavinet and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1989)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1989)
electric bass guitar:
Schuyler Deale (in 1989)
fiddle:
Itzhak Perlman (in 1989)
guitar:
David Brown (in 1989)
synthesizer:
Jeff Jacobs (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Sony BMG 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:
The Downeaster “Alexa” (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Impulsive Music and Joelsongs (in 1989)
Billy Joel3:44
11ShamelessBilly Joel4:28
12All About Soul (remix)
engineer:
Niko Bolas
producer:
Danny Kortchmar
drums (drum set):
Zachary Alford (from 1992 until 1993)
electric bass guitar:
T.M. Stevens (from 1992 until 1993)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (from 1992 until 1993) and Danny Kortchmar (from 1992 until 1993)
Hammond organ, piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (from 1992 until 1993)
background vocals:
Wrecia Ford (from 1992 until 1993), Marlon Saunders (from 1992 until 1993), Crystal Taliefero (from 1992 until 1993) and B. David Whitworth (from 1992 until 1993)
choir vocals:
Phillip Ballou (from 1992 until 1993), Katreese Barnes (from 1992 until 1993), Dennis Collins (from 1992 until 1993), Will Downing (from 1992 until 1993), Frank Floyd (from 1992 until 1993), Diane Garisto (from 1992 until 1993), Stephanie James (from 1992 until 1993), Devora Johnson (from 1992 until 1993), Marlon Saunders (from 1992 until 1993), Corliss Stafford (from 1992 until 1993) and Brenda White‐King (from 1992 until 1993)
guest vocals:
Color Me Badd (from 1992 until 1993)
chorus master:
Curtis King, Jr.
additional remixer:
Dirk Grobelny
remixer:
Phil Nicolo
background vocals arranger:
Crystal Taliefero
orchestrator:
Ira Newborn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1993)
recording of:
All About Soul (from 1992 until 1993)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Impulsive Music (in 1992) and Joelsongs (in 1992)
version of:
Motorcycle Song (demo)
Billy Joel6:01
13Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
producer:
Danny Kortchmar
mixer:
Niko Bolas
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (from 1992 until 1993)
orchestrator:
Ira Newborn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1993)
music videos:
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) by Billy Joel
recording of:
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (from 1992 until 1993)
lyricist:
Billy Joel
composer:
Mike Holober and Billy Joel
publisher:
Impulsive Music (in 1992) and Joelsongs (in 1992)
Billy Joel3:35
14The 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)
Billy Joel4:12
15To Make You Feel My LoveBilly Joel3:54
16Hey GirlBilly Joel3:57
17Light as the BreezeBilly Joel6:14