The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997

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The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997
Billy Joel - The Complete Hits Collection.jpg
Greatest hits album by Billy Joel
Released October 13, 1997
Recorded 1973–1997
Genre Rock, interview
Length 4:28:15
Label Columbia
Producer Billy Joel
Billy Joel chronology
Greatest Hits Volume III
(1997)		 The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997
(1997)		 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
(2000)

The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 is a 4-disc greatest hits album by American Billy Joel. It was released on October 14, 1997, a boxed set was released that included all three Greatest Hits volumes as well as a fourth disc (entitled An Evening of Questions & Answers... & A Little Music) that contains live tracks and a Q&A with Joel. Originally available in a long box format, the box set is also available in a compact box format.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billy Joel, except where noted. 

Greatest Hits I (1985)
No. Title Original album Length
1. "Piano Man"   Piano Man, 1973 5:37
2. "Captain Jack"   Piano Man 6:57
3. "The Entertainer"   Streetlife Serenade, 1974 3:40
4. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"   Turnstiles, 1976 4:39
5. "New York State of Mind"   Turnstiles 6:05
6. "The Stranger"   The Stranger, 1977 5:10
7. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"   The Stranger 7:36
8. "Just the Way You Are"   The Stranger 4:51
9. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"   The Stranger 3:30
10. "Only the Good Die Young"   The Stranger 3:55
11. "She's Always a Woman"   The Stranger 3:20
Total length:
 55:20
Greatest Hits II (1985)
No. Title Original album Length
1. "My Life"   52nd Street, 1978 4:43
2. "Big Shot"   52nd Street 4:02
3. "You May Be Right"   Glass Houses, 1980 4:12
4. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"   Glass Houses 2:58
5. "Don't Ask Me Why"   Glass Houses 2:59
6. "She's Got a Way" (Live version) Songs in the Attic, 1981; originally from Cold Spring Harbor, 1971 3:03
7. "Pressure"   The Nylon Curtain, 1982 4:37
8. "Allentown"   The Nylon Curtain 3:49
9. "Goodnight Saigon"   The Nylon Curtain 7:02
10. "Tell Her About It"   An Innocent Man, 1983 3:50
11. "Uptown Girl"   An Innocent Man 3:16
12. "The Longest Time"   An Innocent Man 3:39
13. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"   Previously unreleased 4:49
14. "The Night Is Still Young"   Previously unreleased 5:26
Total length:
 58:25
Greatest Hits Volume III (1997)
No. Title Original album Length
1. "Keeping the Faith"   An Innocent Man, 1983 4:38
2. "An Innocent Man"   An Innocent Man 5:19
3. "A Matter of Trust"   The Bridge, 1986 4:12
4. "Baby Grand" (Duet with Ray Charles) The Bridge 4:05
5. "This Is the Time"   The Bridge 5:00
6. "Leningrad"   Storm Front, 1989 4:04
7. "We Didn't Start the Fire"   Storm Front 4:48
8. "I Go to Extremes"   Storm Front 4:24
9. "And So It Goes"   Storm Front 3:38
10. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"   Storm Front 3:44
11. "Shameless"   Storm Front 4:27
12. "All About Soul" (Remix) Exclusive to the "All About Soul" single, 1993; originally from River of Dreams, 1993 6:01
13. "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"   River of Dreams 3:35
14. "The River of Dreams"   River of Dreams 4:11
15. "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) Previously unreleased 3:53
16. "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) Previously unreleased 3:57
17. "Light as the Breeze" (Leonard Cohen) Tower of Song, 1995 6:12
Total length:
 76:08
An Evening of Questions & Answers... & A Little Music
No. Title Length
1. "Billy Joel Spoken Intro/Music Concepts" (Live and mostly spoken) 10:18
2. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" (Unreleased live version) 7:50
3. "Beatles Influence" (Live and mostly spoken) 5:18
4. "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon–McCartney) (Unreleased live version) 2:53
5. "Why Vienna?" (Live and mostly spoken) 9:28
6. "Vienna" (Unreleased live version) 3:41
7. "History Through the Music" (Live and mostly spoken) 4:31
8. "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Unreleased live version) 5:13
9. "Music Source" (Live and mostly spoken) 9:14
10. "The River of Dreams" (Unreleased original studio recording) 5:20
11. "Piano Bar" (Live and mostly spoken) 7:46
12. "Piano Man" (Unreleased live version) 6:31
Total length:
 78:03

Personnel

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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