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Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 and 2 (356299) |  | Author: Billy Joel
Brand: Hal Leonard
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 580706
Media: Paperback
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.3
MPN: 356299
Model: 356299
ISBN: 0793503701
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
UPC: 073999562996
EAN: 9780793503704
ASIN: 0793503701
Publication Date: December 1, 1987
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| Features:
| • | Piano, vocal, and guitar arrangements for these songs: | | • | Allentown | | • | Big Shot | | • | Don't Ask Me Why | | • | Goodnight Saigon |
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Product Description
A great collection of 21 huge hits from this pop superstar: Allentown · Big Shot · Don't Ask Me Why · It's Still Rock and Roll to Me · Just the Way You Are · The Longest Time · Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) · My Life · New York State of Mind · Only the Good Die Young · Piano Man · Pressure · She's Always a Woman · Tell Her About It · Uptown Girl · You May Be Right · You're Only Human · more.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fits Well to Many Billy Joel Songs October 26, 2004
Joshua Houston (Sitka, AK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book does an exceptional job of capturing a few of Billy Joel's songs into one instrument. Only for a few songs is this a good book, however. Do not buy this book for the more piano-geared songs like "My Life", "Allentown", or "Piano Man". Those songs should be played from the real transcription from the Billy Joel Keyboard book, unless you hate singing.
Here is the positive stuff about this book: "Goodnight Saigon" - an amazing song, one of my favorite. This book does a great job on it. And it's easy to add little extra strikes to the chords to simulate the guitar strokes. "Uptown Girl", "Only the Good Die Young", and "The Longest Time" - great songs that are written well for this book. Albeit, I have to say referring to "The Longest Time" everything's great except I think the first 3 notes should be C-D-C, not C-C-Bb.
Overall, this book is good for true Billy Joel fans that haven't figured out all of his songs by now, and also Billy Joel fans that would rather play all of his music without having to do any singing.
Not great August 8, 1999
Eammon Azizi
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Billy's music is so complex, this book is usless, unless you are looking just to know the chords or melody of the song. If you wanna be able to actually play the real songs, go for the Authentic Transcription book.
 Billy Joel January 14, 2000
Oliver (wyoming, ohio)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book gives you an easy way to play his songs. If you want to play just the simple tunes to the songs then get this book. For those who want the actual transcriptions that you hear on his cds, go for the billy joel keyboard book.
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