Billy Joel Songs From A Piano Man
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As Billy Joel fans know, his career took off following the release of his first song Piano Man in 1973. A New Yorker Billy Joel has influenced the music scene every decade since then and with every song he has created a favourite for someone. This should hardly be surprising given the strong musical family background of Billy Joel's family. He began his musical career with a group called The Echoes and eventually released Cold Spring Harbor in 1971. He is a very humble man as this quote suggests "I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary."
With such a prolific output of music almost everyone has a Billy Joel favourite, so which is yours? Take the poll and let us know.
With such a prolific output of music almost everyone has a Billy Joel favourite, so which is yours? Take the poll and let us know.
"Have you listened to the radio lately?
Have you heard the canned,
frozen and processed product
being dished up to the world
as American popular music today?"
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Cold Spring Harbor
released 1971
Cold Spring Harbor Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| She's Got a Way | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| You Can Make Me Free | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Everybody Loves You Now | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Why Judy Why | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Falling of the Rain | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Turn Around | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| You Look So Good to Me | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Tomorrow Is Today | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Nocturne | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor | |
| Got to Begin Again | Billy Joel | Cold Spring Harbor |
Piano Man Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travelin' Prayer | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| Piano Man | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| Ain't No Crime | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| You're My Home | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| The Ballad of Billy the Kid | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| Worst Comes to Worst | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| Somewhere Along The Line | Billy Joel | Piano Man | |
| Captain Jack | Billy Joel | Piano Man |
Streetlife Serenade
released 1974
Sreetlife Serenade Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streetlife Serenader | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| Los Angelenos | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| The Great Suburban Showdown | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| Root Beer Bag | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| Roberta | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| The Entertainer | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| Last of the Big Time Spenders | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| Weekend Song | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| Souvenir | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade | |
| The Mexican Connection | Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade |
Turnstiles Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Say Goodbye to Hollywood | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| Summer, Highland Falls | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| All You Wanna Do Is Dance | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| New York State of Mind | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| James | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| Prelude / Angry Young Man | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| I've Loved These Days | Billy Joel | Turnstiles | |
| Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) | Billy Joel | Turnstiles |
The Stranger Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| The Stranger | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| Vienna | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| Only the Good Die Young | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| She's Always a Woman | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| Get It Right the First Time | Billy Joel | The Stranger | |
| Everybody Has a Dream | Billy Joel | The Stranger |
52nd Street
released 1978
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52nd Street Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shot | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| Honesty | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| My Life | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| Zanzibar | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| Stiletto | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| Rosalinda's Eyes | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| Half a Mile Away | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| Until the Night | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | |
| 52nd Street | Billy Joel | 52nd Street |
Glass Houses Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You May Be Right | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| Sometimes a Fantasy (Live) | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| Don't Ask Me Why | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| It's Still Rock and Roll to Me | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| All for Leyna | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| I Don't Want to Be Alone | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| Sleeping With the Televison On | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| C'etait toi (You Were the One) | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| Close to the Borderline | Billy Joel | Glass Houses | |
| Through the Long Night | Billy Joel | Glass Houses |
The Nylon Curtain Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| Goodnight Saigon | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| She's Right On Time | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| A Room of Our Own | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| Scandinavian Skies | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| Where's the Orchestra | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| Allentown | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| Pressure | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain | |
| Surprises | Billy Joel | The Nylon Curtain |
An Innocent Man Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
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| Easy Money | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| An Innocent Man | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| The Longest Time | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| This Night | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| Tell Her About It | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| Uptown Girl | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| Careless Talk | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| Christie Lee | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| Leave a Tender Moment Alone | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | |
| Keeping the Faith | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man |
The Bridge Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running On Ice | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| This Is the Time | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| A Matter of Trust | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| Modern Woman | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| Baby Grand (duet with Ray Charles) | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| Big Man On Mulberry Street | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| Tempatation | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| Code of Silence | Billy Joel | The Bridge | |
| Getting Closer | Billy Joel | The Bridge |
Storm Front Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| That's Not Her Style | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| We Didn't Start the Fire | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| The Downeaster "Alexa" | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| I Go to Extremes | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| Shameless | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| Storm Front | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| Leningrad | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| State of Grace | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| When In Rome | Billy Joel | Storm Front | |
| And So It Goes | Billy Joel | Storm Front |
River Of Dreams Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Man's Land | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| The Great Wall of China | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| Blonde Over Blue | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| A Minor Variation | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| Shades of Grey | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| All About Soul | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| The River of Dreams | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| Two Thousand Years | Billy Joel | River of Dreams | |
| Famous Last Words | Billy Joel | River of Dreams |
Fantasies and Delusions
released 2001
Fantasies and Delusions Tracks on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soliloquy for Piano (On a Separation), Op. 1 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Reverie for Piano (Villa d'Este), Op. 3 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Aria for Piano ("Grand Canal"), Op. 7 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Waltz No. 2 for Piano ("Steinway Hall"), Op. 5 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Fantasy for Piano ("Film Noir"), Op. 4 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Waltz No. 3 for Piano ("For Lola"), Op. 9 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Air for Piano ("Dublinesque"), Op. 10 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"), Op. 8: Delusion | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano | |
| Waltz for Piano No. 1 (Nunley's Carousel), Op. 2 | Richard Joo | Billy Joel: Op. 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions - Music for Solo Piano |
Billy Joel Albums
first 5 albums
Billy Joel News
- Last Chance: Billy Joel Tribute Band, Big Shot, at Whitman
- On Friday, the South Huntington PTA presents Big Shot, a highly-acclaimed tribute band that exclusively plays Billy Joel music. The band features 21-year former Billy Joel band member, Tommy Byrnes, on guitar, and several other seasoned performers.
- Billy Joel's 'Movin' Out' Performed on American Idol by Phillip Phillips
- The 'Idol' finalist got to choose one track he sang earlier in the season for this final 'Idol' performance episode, and he chose 'Movin' Out' by the ?Piano Man? himself, Billy Joel. Instead of playing a piano, Phillips stuck to his trademark acoustic ...
- Candid Covers: Jon McLaughlin Performs Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'
- Singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin has been playing piano since he was 4-years-old, ever since being inspired by Billy Joel. Watch the pop-rock pianist talk about the small moment that changed the big picture in his life, as he covers Joel's "Piano Man" ...
- Billy Joel puts Miami Beach mansion on the market
- And this being Billy Joel's place, it also has what is described by Realtors as a world-class bar area with its own wine cellar. One negative: The yearly Miami-Dade County tax bill on the property is $125000! The New York-based singer of Piano Man and ...
Billy Joel Blog Posts
- Last Chance: Billy Joel Tribute Band, Big Shot, at Whitman
- On Friday, the South Huntington PTA presents Big Shot, a highly-acclaimed tribute band that exclusively plays Billy Joel music. The band features 21-year former Billy Joel band member, Tommy Byrnes, on guitar, and several other seasoned performers.
- Billy Joel's 'Movin' Out' Performed on American Idol by Phillip Phillips
- The 'Idol' finalist got to choose one track he sang earlier in the season for this final 'Idol' performance episode, and he chose 'Movin' Out' by the ?Piano Man? himself, Billy Joel. Instead of playing a piano, Phillips stuck to his trademark acoustic ...
- Candid Covers: Jon McLaughlin Performs Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'
- Singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin has been playing piano since he was 4-years-old, ever since being inspired by Billy Joel. Watch the pop-rock pianist talk about the small moment that changed the big picture in his life, as he covers Joel's "Piano Man" ...
- Billy Joel puts Miami Beach mansion on the market
- And this being Billy Joel's place, it also has what is described by Realtors as a world-class bar area with its own wine cellar. One negative: The yearly Miami-Dade County tax bill on the property is $125000! The New York-based singer of Piano Man and ...
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"I have a theory
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original things
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Billy Joel Alcohol Problem News
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- Furner defends decision to dump Dugan
- It is a move Furner believes is crucial as the club attempts to remove itself from previous alcohol-fuelled dramas which have plagued the club, including those which resulted in Todd Carney's sacking and Joel Monaghan's voluntary release.
- Furner defends decision to dump Dugan
- It is a move Furner believes is crucial as the club attempts to remove itself from previous alcohol-fuelled dramas which have plagued the club, including those which resulted in Todd Carney's sacking and Joel Monaghan's voluntary release.
- Furner defends decision to dump Dugan
- It is a move Furner believes is crucial as the club attempts to remove itself from previous alcohol-fuelled dramas which have plagued the club, including those which resulted in Todd Carney's sacking and Joel Monaghan's voluntary release.
- Familiar Face: Myrna Russi
- Russi has two sons, Billy Joel, age 11 and Jeziel (Jesse),age 20. Her son Lance Corporal Morales, a Marine, just returned home from Afghanistan. He married Private First Class Brittany Hennion on April 21. How did you become involved with the ...
"I've worked with John
for such a long time
and I've enjoyed our
relationship too much
to let something as
random as these comments
change my affection for him,"
Billy Joel on Elton John
February 2011
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compugraphd
Apr 24, 2012 @ 5:57 pm | delete
- B"H
My favorite singer of all times -- my favorites of his are "NY State of Mind" (the first song I ever sang at Karaoke), "Baby Grand" (I just LOVE that song!) and "Zanzibar" (I did an animation with computer graphics for a class in college).
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zap1994
Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
- He is one of my all time favorites
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poddys Dec 12, 2011 @ 3:11 pm | delete
- Billy Joel has had some great hits, I love his music. Saw him in Auckland at the end of 1987 in an outdoor concert, he was amazing. Excellent job here, blessed. Thanks as well for linking to my lens on Piano Man. Adding a link back.
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GabStar
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- I love Billy Joel, Piano Man is one of my favorite songs of all time
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