专辑介绍:

★2011世纪典藏最新版，欧洲进口精装再现巨星经典风采
★精选36首历年经典单曲包括3首告示牌冠军单曲”It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me”、”We Didn’t Start The Fire”、”Tell Her About It”

跨越流行、爵士、摇滚、古典及百老匯，缔造全球一亿张唱片销售，全方位的音乐创作才子－比利乔（Billy Joel），以敏锐的观察力与丰沛的人文素养，用最简单的文字与音符，深入浅出描写爱情、亲情、友情与对於社会的关心。以钢琴人自居的比利乔虽然在创作上以钢琴作为主轴乐器，但是，他在旋律上也做了多元的融合，从他的旋律中你可以感受到属於摇滚乐的热情，来自现代古典乐的浪漫，当然还有流行音乐的活力。

比利乔，这位与披头四同列为美国有史以来，拥有最多「多白金」专辑荣耀的歌手，在超过25年的创作生涯中，写下了33首全美热门单曲榜TOP40 单曲的传奇纪录，专辑不仅拥有畅销单曲，整体创作的质感更是深获乐界与乐迷的推崇，几张荣获排行冠军的大碟都是流行音乐史上不容错过的优质作品。

比利乔生平总计获得23次的葛莱美奖提名，最后抱走包括年度歌曲、年度唱片、年度专辑、最佳流行男歌手、最佳流行男歌手等5座葛莱美奖，以及在 1990年所颁发的葛莱美当代传奇奖。1994年，Billboard特地颁发世纪奖表扬比利乔对流行乐坛的贡献。比利乔同时分别在1992、1999年入列词曲创作名人殿堂以及摇滚名人殿堂。

这套双CD世纪典藏匯整了这位流行音乐传奇巨擘的畅销单曲与里程碑之作，出道首支经典作"Piano Man"、追悼911罹难者的义唱会上感动人心的名作"New York State Of Mind"、为西城男孩再造英国金榜冠军佳绩的原作"Uptown Girl"，勇夺葛莱美奖年度歌曲与唱片2项大奖的抒情名曲"Just The Way You Are"，葛莱美奖3项提名，回顾近代历史的摇滚杰作"We Didn’t Start The Fire"，葛莱美奖4项入围的深切反省之作"The River Of Dreams"，以及"Tell Her About It"、"It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me"等全美排行冠军曲跟"My Life"、"An Innocent Man"等TOP10名曲，还有华人歌手争相翻唱的名作"Honesty"

Audio CD (January 29, 2001)
Original Release Date: 1973
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Import
Label: Sony Australia
ASIN: B000050GFS

review
[-] by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Forget for a moment that this double-disc, 36-track collection isn't presented in strict chronological order -- it does roughly divide into two parts, with the pre- Innocent Man material largely taking up disc one and the post-Innocent Man selections on disc two (yes, there are some exceptions to the rule, but it generally follows this rule). Forget that there are some singles, radio hits, and fan favorites that should have been included, such as "Pressure," "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," and "Angry Young Man." Even with these flaws, this Australian-only collection provides the best summary of Billy Joel's best material to date, trumping the original Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 and edging out the similar 2001 U.S. release, The Essential Billy Joel. The reason for this is that it does include such early highpoints as "You're My Home," "Everybody Loves You Now," and "Streetlife Serenader," while de-emphasizing his last two subpar pop albums, Storm Front and River of Dreams, and just concentrating him at his best as a pop craftsman and recordmaker. Yes, some absent songs should be here, but only a handful shouldn't be here (maybe just "All About Soul (remix)," actually), and it's a highly entertaining listen that certainly spotlights Billy Joel at his best. Maybe not an Ultimate Collection, but pretty damn terrific all the same.

Disc: 1

01. Just The Way Your Are
02. My Life
03. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
04. An Innocent Man
05. Piano Man
06. You're My Home
07. Everybody Loves You Now
08. The Entertainer
09. Streetlife Serenader
10. New York State Of Mind
11. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
12. She's Got A Way
13. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
14. She's Always A Woman
15. Honesty
16. You May Be Right
17. Don't Ask Me Why
18. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Down On Broadway)

Disc: 2

01. Uptown Girl
02. Tell Her About It
03. The River Of Dreams
04. The Longest Time
05. We Didn't Start The Fire
06. Goodnight Saigon
07. Allentown
08. All For Leyna
09. This Is The Time
10. Leave A Tender Moment Alone
11. A Matter Of Trust
12. Modern Woman
13. Baby Grand
14. I Go To Extremes
15. Lennigrad
16. The Downeaster "Alexa"
17. You're Only Human (Second Wind)
18. All About Soul (Remix)

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