Album

My Lives

Billy Joel

2005 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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My Lives by Billy Joel

My Lives is a Rock album by Billy Joel, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

About

Billy Joel has had a long, successful career by anyone's measure—but that's just half the story. Here, Joel gives his fans the alternate route. Songs from his days with The Lost Souls, The Hassles, and Attila are curiosities. B-sides, demos, and live versions of his solo work are more lasting. The Lost Souls' demos of "My Journey's End" and "Time and Time Again" are engaging. A heavily edited version of "Amplifier Fire (Part 1)" by Attila should make everyone glad Joel abandoned that project for <i>Cold Spring Harbor</i>. The demo of "Piano Man" is essential for every fan. "These Rhinestone Days," which became "I've Loved These Days," is thoughtful. The alternate version of "Only the Good Die Young" is revealing. The early live version of "Captain Jack" captures the young man on fire. "Elvis Presley Blvd." (the b-side of "Allentown") deserved to be on a proper album. Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" and a live version of The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" prove that Joel loved the music most of all. A demo of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" is unexpected. The demo of "Josephine" is an iTunes exclusive.

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Tracklist

Side CD

  1. CD1-01My Journey's End
  2. CD1-02Time And Time Again
  3. CD1-03Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make)
  4. CD1-04You've Got Me Hummin'
  5. CD1-05Amplifier Fire
  6. CD1-06Only A Man (Demo, Never Released)
  7. CD1-07She's Got A Way
  8. CD1-08Oyster Bay (Demo, Never Released)
  9. CD1-09Piano Man (Demo, Never Released)
  10. CD1-10The Siegfried Line (Demo, Never Released)
  11. CD1-11New Mexico (Demo, Never Released)
  12. CD1-12Cross To Bear (Demo, Never Released)
  13. CD1-13Miami 2017 (Demo, Never Released)
  14. CD1-14These Rhinestone Days (Demo, Never Released)
  15. CD1-15Everybody Has A Dream
  16. CD1-16Only The Good Die Young (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  17. CD1-17Until The Night
  18. CD1-18Zanzibar (Album Version, Unfaded)
  19. CD1-19It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
  20. CD2-01Captain Jack (Live, Never Released)
  21. CD2-02The End Of The World (Demo, Never Released)
  22. CD2-03The Prime Of Your Life (Demo, Never Released)
  23. CD2-04She's Right On Time
  24. CD2-05Elvis Presley Blvd.
  25. CD2-06Nobody Knows But Me
  26. CD2-07An Innocent Man
  27. CD2-08Christie Lee (Demo, Never Released)
  28. CD2-09Easy Money
  29. CD2-10And So It Goes (Demo, Never Released)
  30. CD2-11I'll Cry Instead (Live)
  31. CD2-12Keeping The Faith (12" Dance Remix)
  32. CD2-13Modern Woman
  33. CD2-14Baby Grand
  34. CD2-15Getting Closer (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  35. CD2-16House Of Blue Light
  36. CD2-17Money Or Love (Demo, Never Released)
  37. CD2-18The Times They Are A-Changin' (Live)
  38. CD3-01The Downeaster "Alexa"
  39. CD3-02I Go To Extremes (Live, Never Released)
  40. CD3-03Shout (Live At Yankee Stadium)
  41. CD3-04All Shook Up
  42. CD3-05Heartbreak Hotel
  43. CD3-06When You Wish Upon A Star
  44. CD3-07In A Sentimental Mood
  45. CD3-08Motorcycle Song (Demo, Never Released)
  46. CD3-09You Picked A Real Bad Time
  47. CD3-10The River Of Dreams (Alternate Version, Never Released)
  48. CD3-11A Hard Day's Night (Live)
  49. CD3-12Light As The Breeze
  50. CD3-13To Make You Feel My Love
  51. CD3-14Hey Girl
  52. CD3-15Why Should I Worry
  53. CD3-16Where We Go (On Our Wedding Day)?
  54. CD3-17Highway 61 Revisited (Demo, Never Released)
  55. CD4-01Movin' Out (2000 Years The Millennium Concert)
  56. CD4-02You May Be Right (Live, Never Released)
  57. CD4-03Big Shot
  58. CD4-04Don't Worry Baby (An All Star Tribute To Brian Wilson)
  59. CD4-05Goodnight Saigon (Vietnam Veterans Version)
  60. CD4-06Los Angelenos
  61. CD4-07New York State Of Mind (America: A Tribute To Heroes Concert For NY)
  62. CD4-08Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
  63. CD4- 09Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star-Crossed)
  64. CD4-10I. Innamorato
  65. CD4-11II. Sorbetto
  66. CD4-12III. Delusion
  67. CD4-13Elegy: The Great Peconic
  68. CD4-14Glass Houses Promo Talk

Side DVD

  1. DVD-01No Man's Land
  2. DVD-02Pressure
  3. DVD-03Ballad Of Billy The Kid
  4. DVD-04Leningrad
  5. DVD-05Allentown
  6. DVD-06My Life
  7. DVD-07I Go To Extremes
  8. DVD-08Shades Of Grey
  9. DVD-09The River Of Dreams
  10. DVD-10Goodnight Saigon
  11. DVD-11We Didn't Start The Fire
  12. DVD-12A Hard Day's Night
  13. DVD-13Big Shot
  14. DVD-14Piano Man
  15. DVD-15Zanzibar (UMIXIT Version)
  16. DVD-16I Go To Extremes (UMIXIT Version)

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • warm
  • nostalgic
  • storytelling

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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