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Fetta
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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 4:21pm \| IP Logged

Billy's new greatest hits album will be released in December as a
unique project in Japan!
Here is the information about this album

Entitled "Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits", both DISC1 and
DISC2 are over 79 minutes long, pushing the limits of CD recording
time, and contain all the singles released in Japan from 1973 to 1994
(39 songs excluding 12cm maxi-singles) in the order of their release,
with the latest digital remastering to match the US 7" single version in
2021.

The DVD of DISC3 includes all the music videos Billy has ever
released, as well as the 1977 Carnegie Hall show, 1978 BBC TV show,
1981 Sparks show, 1982 Long Island show, 1984 Wembley show
Russia in 1987, and Yankee Stadium in 1990.

In addition to the live footage, it also includes the new animated music
video "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," which was recently
released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his solo debut.

It is a 185-minute music video collection with a total of 42 tracks (4 of
which are on DVD for the first time in the world and 5 in Japan), the
largest volume in the series.

In addition, the booklet includes a faithful reproduction of all the
Japanese single jackets in 12cm CD jacket size, making this the
ultimate collection.

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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 5:47pm \| IP Logged

Sony finally did it. Any news on the track listing?

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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 5:49pm \| IP Logged

If it includes the Special Mix 45 version of
Keeping The Faith, which was also issued in
Japan, I'm in.

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Track listing is as follows:

DISC1 (CD)｜JAPANESE SINGLES（高品質Blu-spec CD2仕様×2021
年デジタル・リ 510;スター）
01. ピアノ・マン
02. 素顔のままで
03. ストレンジャー*
04. シーズ・オール 454;ェイズ・ア・ウーマン
05. マイ・ライフ
06. オネスティ
07. ビッグ・ショッ 488;
08. アンティル・ザ 539;ナイト（夜のとばり）*
09. ガラスのニュー 520;ーク
10. ロックンロール 364;最高さ
11. ドント・アスク 539;ミー・ホワイ
12. レイナ*
13. さよならハリウ 483;ド
14. ロスアンジェリ 540;ノス（ロスアンジェルス紀行）*
15. プレッシャー
16. アレンタウン
17. グッドナイト・ 469;イゴン～英雄たちの鎮魂歌
18. あの娘にアタッ 463;
19. ジス・ナイト～ 170;宵はフォーエバー*
20. アップタウン・ 460;ール
*US盤シングル未発& #22770;曲

DISC2 (CD)｜JAPANESE SINGLES（高品質Blu-spec CD2仕様×2021
年デジタル・リ 510;スター）
01. イノセント・マ 531;
02. ロンゲスト・タ 452;ム
03. 夜空のモーメン 488;
04. キーピン・ザ・ 501;ェイス
05. オンリー・ヒュ 540;マン
06. ナイト・イズ・ 473;ティル・ヤング
07. モダン・ウーマ 531;
08. マター・オブ・ 488;ラスト
09. ディス・イズ・ 470;・タイム
10. ベイビー・グラ 531;ド (feat. レイ・チャール 474;)
11. バック・イン・ 470;・U.S.S.R.
12. ハートにファイ 450;
13. 愛はエクストリ 540;ム
14. ザ・ダウンイー 473;ター "アレクサ"
15. (ザッツ) ノット・ハー・ 473;タイル
16. アンド・ソー・ 452;ット・ゴーズ（そして今は・・ 539;）
17. リヴァー・オブ 539;ドリームス
18. 君が教えてくれ 427;すべてのこと
19. 眠りつく君へ

DISC3 (DVD)｜MUSIC VIDEOS＜全42曲：うち4 6354;が世界初DVD化/5曲
が日本初DVD化＞
01. ピアノ・マン ★
02. ジェイムズ＜bonus feature＞
03. 素顔のままで（Live at Carnegie Hall, 1977）
04. ストレンジャーA 288;Live at Carnegie Hall, 1977）
05. シーズ・オール 454;ェイズ・ア・ウーマン（Live from Old Grey
Whistle Test, 1978）
06. マイ・ライフ
07. オネスティ
08. ビッグ・ショッ 488; ★★
09. 夜のとばり（Live from Long Island, 1982）
10. ガラスのニュー 520;ーク
11. ロックンロール 364;最高さ
12. レイナ
13. 真夜中のラブコ 540;ル＜bonus feature＞ ★★
14. さよならハリウ 483;ド（ Live at Sparks, 1981）★
15. ロス・アンジェ 522;ーノス (Live at Sparks, 1981）★★
16. プレッシャー ★★日本初DVD化
17. アレンタウン
18. グッドナイト・ 469;イゴン～英雄たちの鎮魂歌（Live from Long
Island, 1982）
19. シーズ・ライト 539;オン・タイム＜bonus feature＞
20. あの娘にアタッ 463;
21. アップタウンガ 540;ル
22. イノセント・マ 531;（Live in Russia, 1987）
23. ロンゲスト・タ 452;ム
24. 夜空のモーメン 488;（Live at Wembley Arena 1984）
25. キーピン・ザ・ 501;ェイス
26. オンリー・ヒュ 540;マン
27. ナイト・イズ・ 473;ティル・ヤング ★★
28. マター・オブ・ 488;ラスト
29. ベイビー・グラ 531;ド feat.レイ・チャール ;ズ
30. バック・イン・ 470;・USSR（Live in Russia, 1987）
31. ハートにファイ 450;
32. レニングラード＜bonus feature＞
33. 愛はイクストリ 540;ム
34. ザ・ダウンイー 473;ター "アレクサ"
35. ザッツ・ノット 539;ハー・スタイル（ Live at Yankee
Stadium, 1990）
36. アンド・ソー・ 452;ット・ゴーズ（そして今は...）
37. リヴァー・オブ 539;ドリームス
38. 君が教えてくれ 427;すべてのこと
39. 眠りつく君へ
40. 心のままに＜bonus feature＞
41. ヘイ・ガール＜bonus feature＞
42. イタリアン・レ 473;トランで＜bonus feature＞★

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Translation by Google:

DISC1 (CD) ｜ JAPANESE SINGLES (High quality Blu-spec CD2 specification x 2021 digital remaster)
01. Piano Man
02. Keep your face
03. Stranger *
04. Seeds Always a. Woman
05. My Life
06. Onesty
07. Big Shot
08. Antilles the Night *
09. Glass New York
10. Rock'n'Roll is the best
11. Don't Ask Me Why
12 Reina *
13. Goodbye Hollywood
14. Los Angelinos (Los Angels Journey) *
15. Pressure
16. Allentown
17. Good Night Saigon-Heroes' Requiem
18. Attack on That Girl
19. This Night-Tonight Is Forever *
20. Uptown Girl
* US Edition Single Unreleased Song

DISC2 (CD) ｜ JAPANESE SINGLES (High Quality Blu-spec CD2 Specification x 2021 Digital Remaster)
01. Innocent Man
02. Longest Time
03. Moment of the night sky
04. Keepin the Face
05. Only Human
06. Night Is Still Young
07. Modern Woman
08. Matter of Trust
09. This Is The Time
10. Baby Grand (feat. Ray Charles)
11. Back in the USSR
12. We Didn't Start
13. Love is Extreme
14. The Down Easter "Alexa"
15. (That's) Not Her Style
16. And So It. Goes (and now ...)
17. River of Dreams
18. Everything you teach
19. To sleep you

DISC3 (DVD) ｜ MUSIC VIDEOS <42 songs: 4 of them are the world's first DVD / 5 songs for the first time in
Japan>
01. Piano Man ★
02. James <bonus feature>
03. With a real face (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1977)
04. Stranger (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1977)
05 Seeds Always A Woman (Live from Old Gray Whistle Test, 1978)
06. My Life
07. Onesty
08. Big Shot ★★
09. Night Flying (Live from Long Island, 1982)
10. New York in Glass
11. Rock'n'Roll is the best
12. Reina
13. Midnight Love Call <bonus feature> ★★
14. Say Goodbye Hollywood (Live at Sparks, 1981) ★
15. Los Angelinos (Live at Sparks, 1981) ★★
16. Pressure ★★ Japan's first DVD
17. Allentown
18. Good Night Saigon-Heroes' Requiem (Live from Long Island, 1982)
19. Seeds Light on Time <bonus feature>
20. Attack on that
girl 21. Uptown Girl
22. Innocent Man (Live in Russia, 1987)
23. Longest Time
24. Moment of the Night Sky (Live at Wembley Arena 1984)
25. Keepin the Face
26. Only Human
27. Night Is Still Young ★★
28. Matter of Trust
29. Baby Grand feat. Ray Charles
30. Back in the USSR (Live in Russia, 1987)
31. We Didn't
Start 32. Leningrad <bonus feature>
33. I Go to Extremes
34. The Down Easter "Alexa"
35. That's Not Her Style (Live at Yankee Stadium, 1990)
36. And So It Goes (and now ...)
37. River of Dreams
38. Everything you teach
39. To you who fall asleep
40. As you please <bonus feature>
41. Hey Girl <bonus feature>
42. At an Italian restaurant <bonus feature> ★★

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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 6:03pm \| IP Logged

Thanks Aaron. It looks like they included everything. Thanks for
sharing.

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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 6:05pm \| IP Logged

I also am looking forward to "Keepin The Face." Crossing
my fingers it's the US 7" version!

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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 7:03pm \| IP Logged

Ok I tried my best to decipher what some of these song
titles are. Anyone have a clue what track 18 on disc 2
really is?

Disc 1:

1. Piano Man
2. Just The Way You Are
3. The Stranger *
4. Shes Always A Woman
5. My Life
6. Honesty
7. Big Shot
8. Until The Night *
9. You May Be Right
10. Its Still Rock & Roll To Me
11. Don't Ask Me Why
12. All For Leyna *
13. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
14. Los Angelenos *
15. Pressure
16. Allentown
17. Goodnight Saigon
18. Tell Her About It
19. This Night *
20. Uptown Girl

* US Edition Single

Disc 2:

1. An Innocent Man
2. The Longest Time
3. Leave A Tender Moment Alone
4. Keeping The Faith
5. Youre Only Human (Second Wind)
6. The Night Is Still Young
7. Modern Woman
8. A Matter Of Trust
9. This Is The Time
10. Baby Grand (feat. Ray Charles)
11. Back In The U.S.S.R. (Live)
12. We Didn't Start The Fire
13. I Go To Extremes
14. The Downeaster "Alexa"
15. That's Not Her Style
16. And So It Goes
17. The River Of Dreams
18. Everything you teach
19. Lullabye, Goodnight My Angel

Edited by Santi Paradoa on 05 November 2021 at 7:05pm

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Posted: 05 November 2021 at 7:14pm \| IP Logged

Santi,

Im thinking All About Soul since it was a single on The River Of
Dreams.

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Posted: 06 November 2021 at 3:38am \| IP Logged

"Attack on That Girl." Hilarious.

I don't have my hopes up, though, since Sony released a
Cyndi Lauper singles collection a couple years ago in Japan
and it didn't have ANY of the single versions on it -- they
were all the album versions.

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Posted: 06 November 2021 at 6:36am \| IP Logged

Ready to plonk down some dollars on this if we get good news on "Keeping
the Faith"!

Edited by EternalStatic on 06 November 2021 at 6:39am

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Sony Japans Boz Scaggs singles collection from a few years ago was
a mixture of single and album versions. I dont believe it contained any
previously unreleased-on-CD single versions.

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Posted: 06 November 2021 at 7:06pm \| IP Logged

Earth, Wind, and Fire's singles box from Japan had single
versions.

Where is "Sometimes a fantasy"?

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Apparently, "Sometimes A Fantasy" was never released as a single in Japan, hence its absence from the track lineup.

Edited by aaronk on 06 November 2021 at 8:25pm

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Posted: 07 November 2021 at 5:48am \| IP Logged

It looks like "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" isn't on this new compilation, either. The single lacks the
motorcycle sounds near the end of the song, I think?

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On the Japan 45s "Sometimes A Fantasy" is the b-side to
"All For Leyna" while the b-side of "The Stranger" was
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)."

If you notice the five songs on disc 1 with the asterisk
are all songs that were not top 40 US hits. Another one
not included is "She's Got A Way" which was the b-side of
"Los Angelenos."

Hopefully they do include all of the correct 45
versions/edits (and yes some of the previous Japanese
Singles Collections have not). I'm also looking forward
to the DVD.

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Santi Paradoa wrote:

On the Japan 45s "Sometimes A
Fantasy" is the b-side to
"All For Leyna" while the b-side of "The Stranger" was
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)."

They did a CD3 reissue in Japan of "The Stranger / Movin'
Out" in the late '80s or early '90s, which I purchased
long ago in the hopes of getting the 45 version of
"Movin' Out," but it's just the album version. Not sure
if it was like that on the original Japanese 45 or not,
but I would think probably, since the only reason the US
45 does not have the motorcycle effects is that it was
issued in advance of the "Stranger" album, wasn't a hit,
then was reissued after "Just the Way You Are" was a
hit, using the original 45 stamper.

Edited by Brian W. on 07 November 2021 at 5:50pm

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Billy Joel is one of the few artists of his generation that quit while they were on top. He is also one of the hardest to assemble 45's on CD for. So glad they are coming out with this set!

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Here's a follow up on this import compilation:

Disc 1:

1. Piano Man 4:36 Commercial 45
2. Just The Way You Are 3:32 45 edit
3. The Stranger 4:12 45 edit
4. Shes Always A Woman 3:21
5. My Life 3:52 45 edit
6. Honesty 3:51
7. Big Shot 3:46 45 edit
8. Until The Night 5:07 45 edit
9. You May Be Right 4:13 LP length
10. Its Still Rock And Roll To Me 2:58
11. Don't Ask Me Why 2:58
12. All For Leyna 4:14
13. Say Goodbye To Hollywood 4:19 LP version
14. Los Angelenos 3:51
15. Pressure 3:17 45 version
16. Allentown 3:51
17. Goodnight Saigon 5:53 45 edit
18. Tell Her About It 3:42
19. This Night 4:17
20. Uptown Girl 3:15

Disc 2:

1. An Innocent Man 5:19
2. The Longest Time 3:39
3. Leave A Tender Moment Alone 3:51
4. Keeping The Faith 4:38 LP version
5. Youre Only Human (Second Wind) 4:48 LP version
6. The Night Is Still Young 4:10 45 edit
7. Modern Woman 3:50
8. A Matter Of Trust 4:10
9. This Is The Time 5:00
10. Baby Grand (feat. Ray Charles) 4:04
11. Back In The U.S.S.R. (Live) 2:39
12. We Didn't Start The Fire 4:28 45 length
13. I Go To Extremes 4:22 LP version
14. The Downeaster "Alexa" 3:44
15. That's Not Her Style 5:09
16. And So It Goes 3:37
17. The River Of Dreams 4:02
18. All About Soul 4:19 45 version
19. Lullabye, Goodnight My Angel 3:33

I don't have this import, but I found the listed times on
Tower Records' Japan site. Based on those times I have
determined several of the versions that they included on
this release. If the times are accurate then it's a mix
of 45 and LP versions.

Edited by Santi Paradoa on 21 December 2021 at 10:56am

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Santi Paradoa wrote:

4. Keeping The Faith 4:38 LP version

Ouch.

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