But his 70s and 80s catalogue stands up to just about anything else in pop’s history. ![]() His 12th and last studio album was 1993’s River Of Dreams which was well received critically and commercially. Joel has made his best work already and enjoyed enormous success with most of it. Billy, in the words of one of your own songs, You May Be Right. Again, contrast this with Sir Elton John, who is well-known for being immersed in the new music scene and a prolific collector of new music, and advocate for new artists.īilly Joel has seen the murky world of modern music and doesn’t like it one bit. ![]() I don’t know who’s emerging, or submerging”. When asked about which new artists he admired from today’s music scene by Billboard in 2019, Joel replied “I don’t have a fucking clue. Billy Joel’s take on new music extends to all music in general - he doesn’t bother to keep up. But was Springsteen’s Western Stars album timeless like his earlier catalogue though? Or was it simply a diversion, largely lost in the constant flow of new music made by millions of others. It received pretty good reviews and allowed Bruce to express himself anew. Bruce is clearly compelled to whereas Billy is not. Has he got the right attitude? Take a contemporary, Springsteen for example - he makes new records. On the subject of his songwriting, Joel told Vulture online magazine: “I couldn’t be as good as I wanted and that was driving me crazy. Type The Ultimate Collection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.Billy Joel isn’t going to make any new music. ^ "British video certifications – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection".The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Australian Recording Industry Association. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 DVDs" (PDF).Type The Ultimate Collection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Select Platinum in the Certification field. ^ "British album certifications – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection".^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish).^ "Norwegian album certifications" (in Norwegian).^ "New Zealand album certifications – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection".^ "Japanese album certifications – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection" (in Japanese).^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF).^ "(Highest position and charting weeks for reissue of The Ultimate Collection by Billy Joel)".^ "(Highest position and charting weeks of Ultimate Collection by Billy Joel)".^ "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Billy Joel" (in Japanese).^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste".^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001".^ "Årslista Album – År 2001" (in Swedish).^ "Billy Joel | Artist | Official Charts".^ " – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection".^ "Charts.nz – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection".^ " – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection" (in German).^ " – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection" (in Dutch).^ "Danishcharts.dk – Billy Joel – The Ultimate Collection".Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan International -Billy Joel-".Japanese International Albums ( Oricon) Ģ006–2007 chart performance for The Ultimate Collection Chart (2006–2007) Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Ultimate Collection Chart (2001)Ģ001–2003 chart performance for The Ultimate Collection Chart (2001–2003) Weekly charts 2001–2006 weekly chart performance for The Ultimate Collection Chart (2001–2006) The Ultimate Collection was not issued in the United States, though Legacy Recordings released another similar compilation The Essential in October 2001.Īll songs written and composed by Billy Joel It became a smash hit worldwide, entering top-5 on the charts in many countries, including United Kingdom. This career-spanning compilation features some of Joel's early notable compositions and hit singles which were disregarded on his Greatest Hits series, although several hits and fan favorites like " Only the Good Die Young", " Captain Jack", " Vienna", " Scenes from an Italian Restaurant", " Pressure" and " Big Shot" were excluded alternatively. ![]() It was first released by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in December 2000, and subsequently issued in the most of European and Oceanian countries with slightly different track listings (replacing Japanese top-3 charting hit " The Stranger" with live version of " You're My Home"). The Ultimate Collection is a double-disc compilation album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel.
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