Billy Joel fans rejoice: the piano man has a 5 cd set due December 6. Rarities, unreleased material, covers, alternate versions and live cuts are mixed in with some better known album cuts and hits.

The 5th disc is actually a dvd of a concert in Germany from the "river of Dreams" tour. Thanx to billboard, here's the tracklist....

Disc 1:
"My Journey's End" (the Lost Souls)
"Time and Time Again" (the Lost Souls)
"Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make)" (the Hassles)
"You've Got Me Hummin'" (the Hassles)
"Amplifier Fire" (Attila)
"Only a Man" (demo, previously unreleased)
"She's Got a Way"
"Oyster Bay" (demo, previously unreleased)
"Piano Man" (demo, previously unreleased)
"The Siegfried Line" (demo, previously unreleased)
"New Mexico" (demo, previously unreleased, later became "Worse Comes To Worst")
"Cross To Bear" (demo, previously unreleased)
"Miami 2017" (demo, previously unreleased)
"These Rhinestone Days" (demo, previously unreleased, later became "I Loved These Days")
"Everybody Has a Dream"
"Only the Good Die Young" (alternate, previously unreleased)
"Until the Night"
"Zanzibar"
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"

Disc 2:
"Captain Jack" (live, 1981)
"The End of the World" (demo, previously unreleased, later became "Elvis Presley Blvd.")
"The Prime of Your Life" (demo, previously unreleased, later became "For The Longest Time")
"She's Right on Time"
"Elvis Presley Blvd."
"Nobody Knows But Me"
"An Innocent Man"
"Christie Lee" (demo, previously unreleased)
"Easy Money"
"And So It Goes" (demo, previously unreleased)
"I'll Cry Instead" (live, 1983)
"Keeping the Faith" (12" dance remix)
"Modern Woman"
"Baby Grand" with Ray Charles
"Getting Closer" with Steve Winwood (previously unreleased)
"House of Blue Light"
"Money or Love" (demo, previously unreleased)
"The Times They Are a' Changin'" (live, 1987)

Disc 3:
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
"I Go to Extremes"
"Shout"
"All Shook Up"
"Heartbreak Hotel"
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"Motorcycle Song" (demo, previously unreleased, later became "All About Soul")
"You Picked a Real Bad Time"
"The River of Dreams" (alternate, previously unreleased)
"Hard Days Night"
"Light as the Breeze"
"To Make You Feel My Love"
"Hey Girl"
"Why Should I Worry"
"Where Were You on Our Wedding Day"
"Highway 61 Revisited" (demo, previously unreleased)

Disc 4:
"Movin' Out"
"You May Be Right" with Elton John (live, previously unreleased)
"Big Shot"
"Don't Worry Baby"
"Goodnight Saigon" (Vietnam Veterans version)
"Los Angelenos"
"New York State of Mind"
"Opus 1. Soliloquy (On a Separation)"
"Opus 8. Suite for Piano (Star Crossed)"
"Elegy: The Great Peconic"

DVD:
"No Man's Land"
"Pressure"
"Ballad of Billy the Kid"
"Leningrad"
"Allentown"
"My Life"
"I Go to Extremes"
"Shades of Grey"
"The River of Dreams"
"Goodnight Saigon"
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
"Hard Days Night"
"Big Shot"
"Piano Man"

eugnj420 said:

Perfect Holiday Gift to myself from myself
Thanks for the info!

billy rules

lilgish said:

long island.

Stax said:

well, that's where I was born

lilgish said:

Billy does have some songs, no doubt.

Wow,after looking at that tracklist,I kinda wish I was a huge Billy Joel fan


This is a superb box set.