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Billy Joel - The Essential (2cd) (2003)
Artist: Billy Joel Album: The Essential Released: 2003 Source: Columbia/Sony cat# 513976-2 Genre: Soft/Album rock Format: eac-ape
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Early in his career, Billy Joel seemed cynical about fame, even as that distrust bore strange fruit: mainstream superstardom (thanks to "Just the Way You Are," "Honesty," and "My Life") and multiple Grammy awards, as well as the critic's-whipping-boy status that went with them. Maybe it was that restlessness--or undiluted cynicism--that inspired left turns into roots and nostalgia (the spunky "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me," "You May Be Right," "Uptown Girl," and "The Longest Time") as his career peaked. Perhaps not surprisingly, not long after Joel's songs seemed to find their most satisfying balance of angst and mature reflection on songs like "Storm Front" and "River of Dreams," he threatened to bolt the pop music business altogether. The 2001 recordings of "Waltz No. 1" and "Invention in C Minor" that round out this set are the unlikely products of Joel's commitment to classical music. Billy Joel remains both a true, if oft-lambasted, American pop icon and that rarest of animals: a bonafide crowd-pleaser with a serious case of 'tude. Both are well chronicled here. --Jerry McCulley
Track List: 01. Just The Way You Are [0:04:50.72] 02. My Life [0:04:43.23] 03. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me [0:02:57.27] 04. An Innocent Man [0:05:18.60] 05. Piano Man [0:05:37.65] 06. You're My Home [0:03:12.65] 07. Everybody Loves You Now [0:03:11.25] 08. The Entertainer [0:03:40.35] 09. Streetlife Serenader [0:05:16.68] 10. New York State Of Mind [0:06:03.72] 11. Say Goodbye To Hollywood [0:04:38.30] 12. She's Got A Way [0:03:00.55] 13. Movin' Out ( Anthony's Song ) [0:03:29.65] 14. She's Always A Woman [0:03:20.15] 15. Honesty [0:03:49.40] 16. You May Be Right [0:04:12.63] 17. Don't Ask Me Why [0:02:57.62] 18. Miami 2017 ( Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway ) [0:05:09.50]
01. Uptown Girl [0:03:16.65] 02. Tell Her About It [0:03:50.10] 03. The River Of Dreams [0:04:07.50] 04. The Longest Time [0:03:38.35] 05. We Didn't Start The Fire [0:04:47.70] 06. Goodnight Saigon [0:07:02.55] 07. Allentown [0:03:52.05] 08. All For Leyna [0:04:12.60] 09. This Is The Time [0:05:01.02] 10. Leave A Tender Moment Alone [0:03:53.48] 11. A Matter Of Trust [0:04:10.25] 12. Modern Woman [0:03:50.10] 13. Baby Grand [0:04:04.22] 14. I Go To Extremes [0:04:21.55] 15. Leningrad [0:04:03.45] 16. The Downeaster ''Alexa'' [0:03:43.05] 17. You're Only Human (Second Wind) [0:04:48.53] 18. All About Soul (Remix) [0:05:58.42]
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EAC extraction logfile from 28. June 2007, 18:52 for CD Billy Joel / The Essential - CD One
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Peak level 100.0 % Range quality 100.0 % CRC A71715BE Copy OK
No errors occured
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EAC extraction logfile from 28. June 2007, 19:07 for CD Billy Joel / The Essential - CD Two
Used drive : TSSTcorpCD/DVDW SH-W162L Adapter: 0 ID: 1 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache Read offset correction : 12 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
Other options : Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Installed external ASPI interface
Range status and errors Selected range Filename E:\Billy Joel - The Essential - 2CD.by.rat.eac-ape\Billy Joel - The Essential - CD Two.by.rat.eac-ape.wav
Peak level 100.0 % Range quality 99.9 % CRC D51A323E Copy OK
