My Lives

~ Release by Billy Joel (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1CD: 1965–1980
2CD: 1981–1988
3CD: 1989–1999
4CD: 2000-
5DVD: A Voyage on the River of Dreams – Live From the River of Dreams Tour
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1No Man’s Land
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
No Man’s Land (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Impulsive Music (in 1992)
5:52
2Pressure
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Pressure (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
5:30
3Ballad of Billy the Kid
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
The Ballad of Billy the Kid (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes and Joelsongs (in 1972)
5:52
4Leningrad
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Leningrad (on 1994-06-18)
orchestrator:
Arif Mardin
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Joelsongs (in 1989)
4:46
5Allentown
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Allentown (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
5:00
6My Life
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
My Life (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Inc., Joelsongs, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1978), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1978) and Impulsive Music (in 1978)
6:21
7I Go to Extremes
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
I Go to Extremes (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Joelsongs (in 1989)
5:00
8Shades of Grey
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Shades of Grey (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Impulsive Music (in 1992)
4:30
9The River of Dreams
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
The River of Dreams (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Impulsive Music (in 1992) and Joelsongs (in 1992)
55:18
10Goodnight Saigon
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Goodnight Saigon (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Joelsongs (from 1981 to present), Impulsive Music (in 1981) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1982)
7:22
11We Didn’t Start the Fire
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
We Didn’t Start the Fire (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Impulsive Music, Universal Music Ltd. (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Joelsongs (in 1989)
arrangement of:
We Didn’t Start the Slop Stream
5:24
12A Hard Day’s Night
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live cover recording of:
A Hard Day’s Night (on 1994-06-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1964-04-13 until 1964-04-14)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.
3:12
13Big Shot
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Big Shot (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Inc., Joelsongs, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1978), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1978) and Impulsive Music (in 1978)
5:00
14Piano Man
producer:
Steve Cohen and Brian Ruggles
accordion, bass and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (on 1994-06-18)
flute and saxophone:
Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
guitar:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18) and Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18)
organ and piano:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18)
vocals:
Tommy Byrnes (on 1994-06-18), David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1994-06-18), Crystal Taliefero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist) (on 1994-06-18) and T‐Bone Wolk (on 1994-06-18)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1994-06-18)
live recording of:
Piano Man (on 1994-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1973) and Joelsongs (in 1973)
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Credits

Release

art direction:Christopher Austopchuk
Christian Calabrò
photography:Peter Cunningham
Patrick Demarchelier (photographer)
Britain Hill
Rainer Hosch (photographer)
Todd Kaplan (photographer)
Kevin Mazur
Michael Ochs Archives
Doug Reuther (photographer)
Timothy White (photographer)
additional engineer:Andy Manganello
David Swope
assistant engineer:Mark Rinaldi
Maria Triana
producer:Don DeVito
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
remixer:Thom Cadley
illustration:Alexa Ray Joel
manufactured by and distributed by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2005)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2664138 [info]
ASIN:US: B000BHNLW6 [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q3283066 [info]