What is The Essential Billy Joel?
{{Infobox album | name = The Essential Billy Joel | type = greatest | artist = [[Billy Joel]] | cover = | alt = | released = October 2, 2001 | recorded = 1973 - 2001 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = 154:43<br />188:48 (reissue) | label = [[Sony BMG]] | producer = [[Billy Joel]], [[Michael Stewart (musician)|Michael Stewart]], [[Phil Ramone]], [[Mick Jones (Foreigner)|Mick Jones]] | prev_title = [[Fantasies & Delusions]] | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = [[Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel]] | next_year = 2004 | misc = }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553033|pure_url=yes}}</ref> }} '''''The Essential Billy Joel''''' is a greatest hits album by [[Billy Joel]] and released on [[2 October]], [[2001]] through [[Sony BMG]]. It went to number 14 in New Zealand, number 15 in the United States, number 50 in Australia and number 66 in Ireland. ==Track listing== All songs written by [[Billy Joel]]. ===Disc one=== {{Track listing | extra_column = Original album | title1 = [[Piano Man (song)|Piano Man]] | extra1 = ''[[Piano Man (Billy Joel album)|Piano Man]]'', 1973 | length1 = 5:36 | title2 = [[You're My Home (song)|You're My Home]] | extra2 = ''Piano Man'' | length2 = 3:11 | title3 = [[Captain Jack (Billy Joel song)|Captain Jack]] | extra3 = ''Piano Man'' | length3 = 7:16 | title4 = [[The Entertainer (song)|The Entertainer]] | extra4 = ''[[Streetlife Serenade]]'', 1974 | length4 = 3:39 | title5 = [[Say Goodbye to Hollywood]] | extra5 = ''[[Turnstiles (album)|Turnstiles]]'', 1976 | length5 = 4:36 | title6 = [[Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)]] | extra6 = ''Turnstiles'' | length6 = 5:12 | title7 = [[New York State of Mind]] | extra7 = ''Turnstiles'' | length7