Greatest Hits: Volume I & Volume II (Double

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Matrix / Runout (C runout etched, except "STERLING" stamped, variant 3): AL 40123 1D G1 A2 STERLING Greatest Hits Volume 2 (South Korean Edition). Billy Joel. Columbia Records. 1985. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Vol. I & Vol. II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 3, 2022. Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved February 3, 2022. Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, except "STERLING" stamped, variant 3): AL 40122 1C G1 D7 STERLING Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2. Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021 . Retrieved February 3, 2022.Japanese album certifications – ビリー・ジョエル – ビリー・ザ・ベスト" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved September 3, 2021. Select 1999年10月 on the drop-down menu Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Vol. I & Vol. II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 3, 2022. Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. The album has been certified double diamond by the RIAA, selling over 11.5 million copies (23 million units) as sixth most certified album of all time in the US. [3] Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Japanese Edition). Billy Joel. Columbia Records. 1985. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Contrary to some sources, the sax solo on " New York State of Mind" was never re-recorded by Phil Woods for the release of Greatest Hits. The only time that Phil Woods performed on a Billy Joel recording was the song "Just the Way You Are" in 1977.

On the original 1985 releases, five songs are shorter than their original versions: "Just the Way You Are" is only 3:34 long (1½ minute shorter), verse 2 is totally omitted (from "Don't go trying some new fashion" to "I want you just the way you are") and the sax solo at the end fades early; "My Life" is 3:50 long (nearly 1 minute shorter), the intro is slightly shorter with piano notes at 0:25 omitted (before the first words), same notes are omitted between verses 1 and 2, then again after "You wake up with yourself", piano passage also missing after "But not on my time" and the piano notes omitted several times at the end; "Big Shot" is 3:43 long (the ending with the "big shot… wow" is shortened by ½ minute approx.); "Pressure" is only 3:13 long (1½ min shorter) with more than a verse omitted (from "I'll tell you what it means" to "I read it too, what does it mean?"); "Tell Her About It" is 3:33 long (the end fades approx. 20 seconds sooner, leaving some wording out). [8] Dutch album certifications – Billy Joel" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Billy Joel in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1986 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen". Emory Gordy Jr., David Brown, Russell Javors, Dean Parks, Joey Hunting, Mike Tyler, Danny Kortchmar, Tommy Byrnes, Phillip Nowlam, Bob Mann, Dann Huff, Mac McAnally – guitarsMatrix / Runout (B runout etched, except "STERLING" stamped, variant 2): BL 40122 IHX G1 E11 STERLING British album certifications – Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2". British Phonographic Industry. Christgau, Robert (1990). "Billy Joel". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X . Retrieved June 8, 2019. European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol.2, no.35. September 4, 1985. p.18 . Retrieved February 3, 2022– via World Radio History.

Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved February 5, 2022. Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Dutch Edition). Billy Joel. Columbia Records. 1985. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)Swedishcharts.com – Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Vol. I & Vol. II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2022. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, except "STERLING" stamped, variant 1): BL 40122 1D G1 D8 STERLING