Album

Greatest Hits Volume III

Billy Joel

1997 · Rock, Pop

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Greatest Hits Volume III by Billy Joel

Greatest Hits Volume III is a Rock album by Billy Joel, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 38 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.

About

For <i>Greatest Hits, Vol. 3</i>, Billy Joel started where <i>Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2</i> left off, with songs from his <i>An Innocent Man</i> album, such as "Keeping the Faith" and the title track. There were just three additional studio albums to account for (<i>The Bridge</i>, <i>Storm Front</i>, and <i>River of Dreams</i>), and Joel decided to substitute some album tracks for the actual charting singles. Joel never cared for "Modern Woman" (a Top 10 hit from the soundtrack to <i>Ruthless People</i>), so he removed it from consideration. His version of Leonard Cohen's "Light as the Breeze" was for the 1995 Cohen tribute album <i>Tower of Song</i>, while two previously unreleased tracks—a cover of Bob Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love" and Goffin & King's "Hey Girl," first recorded by Freddie Scott in 1963—fill out the album and serve as Joel's final recordings in the pop-rock arena.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Keeping The Faith4:39
  2. 2An Innocent Man5:20
  3. 3A Matter Of Trust4:12
  4. 4Baby Grand4:06
  5. 5This Is The Time5:01
  6. 6Leningrad4:05
  7. 7We Didn't Start The Fire4:49
  8. 8I Go To Extremes4:24
  9. 9And So It Goes3:38
  10. 10The Downeaster "Alexa"3:44
  11. 11Shameless4:28
  12. 12All About Soul (Remix)6:02
  13. 13Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)3:35
  14. 14The River Of Dreams4:12
  15. 15To Make You Feel My Love3:54
  16. 16Hey Girl3:57
  17. 17Light As The Breeze6:13

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • polished
  • tender
  • nostalgic

Album notes

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Joel's second "greatest hits" compilation, which compiled the majority of Joel's most popular songs from 1989-1993, as well as two popular singles from 1983 which were left off of Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II. Three new songs were recorded for this album: "To Make You Feel My Love", "Hey Girl", and "Light as the Breeze", which was included on Tower Of Song (The Songs Of Leonard Cohen). All three new songs were covers, as Joel had retired from songwriting and releasing albums in 1993.

Credits

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Performers

  • Billy JoelPIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER, CLAVINET, PERCUSSION, ACCORDION, VOCALS VOCALS ACCORDION
  • Alex BrownBACKING VOCALS
  • Andy KravitzPERCUSSION
  • Arif MardinARRANGED BY
  • Bill ZampinoARRANGED BY
  • Bob BaileyBACKING VOCALS
  • Bob MannGUITAR
  • Charles RoseHORNS
  • Chris RodriguezBACKING VOCALS
  • Chuck ArnoldBACKING VOCALS LEADER , BACKING VOCALS
  • Chuck TreeceBASS
  • Clint BlackHARMONICA
  • Color Me BaddVOCALS VOCALS, GUEST
  • Crystal TalieferoARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS PERCUSSION
  • Curtis KingCHOIR, CONDUCTOR, CONTRACTOR CONDUCTOR , CONTRACTOR
  • Dann HuffGUITAR
  • Danny KortchmarGUITAR
  • Dave RosenthalKEYBOARDS

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