Billy Joel: Opus Collection
| Billy Joel: Opus Collection | ||||
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| Released | March 20, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Hear Music | |||
| Billy Joel chronology | ||||
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Billy Joel: Opus Collection is a compilation album by the American rock musician Billy Joel that was a Starbucks exclusive.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
In an AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, he stated that it was a "16-track snapshot of Billy Joel in his prime." and called it a "good, entertaining sampler of some of Billy's best songs."[2] The Second Disc critic Joe Marchese states that it "draws on eight of the artist’s Columbia Records releases, from 1973’s breakthrough Piano Man to 1993’s River of Dreams."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Billy Joel.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Life" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Travelin' Prayer" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Piano Man" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "She's Always a Woman" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Vienna" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Summer, Highland Falls" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "An Innocent Man" | 5:17 |
| 8. | "And So It Goes" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Just the Way You Are" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "You May Be Right" | 4:15 |
| 12. | "The Downeaster "Alexa"" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "New York State of Mind" | 6:00 |
| 14. | "Honesty" | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" | 7:37 |
| 16. | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 3:34 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 80 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[5] | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Billy Joel: Opus Collection' Now Available at Starbucks". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Opus Collection by Billy Joel Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Just The Way He Is: Starbucks Brews Billy Joel "Opus Collection" - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
