Billy Joel Album: «The Collection: Piano Man/52nd Street/Kohuept: Live in Leningrad»
Billy Joel Album: «The Collection: Piano Man/52nd Street/Kohuept: Live in Leningrad»
- Customers rating: (4.5 of 5)
- Title:The Collection: Piano Man/52nd Street/Kohuept: Live in Leningrad
- Release date:2002-04-02
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:Sony
- UPC:696998649729
- 1 - 1 Travelin' Prayerimg 4:19
- 1 - 2 Piano Manimg 5:42
- 1 - 3 Ain't No Crimeimg 3:21
- 1 - 4 You're My Homeimg 3:14
- 1 - 5 The Ballad of Billy the Kidimg 5:45
- 1 - 6 Worse Comes to Worstimg 3:17
- 1 - 7 Stop in Nevadaimg 3:57
- 1 - 8 If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)img 3:36
- 1 - 9 Somewhere Along the Lineimg 3:22
- 1 - 10 Captain Jackimg 7:20
- 2 - 1 Big Shotimg 3:40
- 2 - 2 Honestyimg 3:51
- 2 - 3 My Lifeimg 4:45
- 2 - 4 Zanzibarimg 5:11
- 2 - 5 Stilettoimg 4:43
- 2 - 6 Rosalinda's Eyesimg 4:41
- 2 - 7 Half a Mile Awayimg 4:09
- 2 - 8 Until the Nightimg 6:38
- 2 - 9 52nd Streetimg 2:27
- 3 - 1Odoya
- 3 - 2Angry Young Man
- 3 - 3 Honestyimg 3:51
- 3 - 4 Goodnight Saigonimg 7:04
- 3 - 5 Stilettoimg 4:43
- 3 - 6 Big Man on Mulberry Streetimg 5:28
- 3 - 7 Baby Grandimg 4:05
- 3 - 8 An Innocent Manimg 5:20
- 3 - 9 Allentownimg 3:46
- 3 - 10 A Matter of Trustimg 4:09
- 3 - 11 Only the Good Die Youngimg 3:59
- 3 - 12 Sometimes a Fantasyimg 3:50
- 3 - 13 Uptown Girlimg 3:23
- 3 - 14 Big Shotimg 3:40
- 3 - 15 Back in the U.S.S.R.img 2:44
- 3 - 16The Times They Are a-Changin'
The song selection from these three cds is excellent.
What a steal to get three of Billy's cds for less than four bucks!
Yes, his Russia tour was precedent setting at the time. Yet, for me, the coolest thing is that a pianist in my family bought the actual grand piano that Billy used in this Russian concert tour. And believe me, it has it's own magic still!
Not a bad three-pack from the Piano Man, including the albums "Piano Man", "52nd Street", and the live album "Kohuept", as performed in the former USSR.
"Piano Man" and "52nd Street" are both essential Billy Joel classics, and contain such songs as "Travelin' Prayer", "Piano Man", "Ballad of Billy the Kid", "Captain Jack", "Honesty", "Big Shot", "My Life", and "Stiletto". The inclusion of "Kohuept" I think is somewhat debatable.... it's a live disc, so the music is not of the highest quality, although there's a lot of hits on the album. Kohuept is unique more for the concert itself and what it represented at the time (playing in the communist USSR) than for the actual music, and is interesting, but not as good for a collector's pack as say... "Glass Houses", "The Stranger", or "An Innocent Man".
All told though, 3 solid albums, and worthy additions to any collection. The Piano Man is great, and this is a pretty economical way to pack in three of his classics.