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Billy Joel A to Z

Songs in the Attic Album Wrap Up

Season 25, Ep. 15
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This was one incredible album that really had never been attempted before. An artist doing a live album of basically deep cuts off of his first 4 albums you may have forgotten about after he became a superstar.

That's what Songs in the Attic is. Released on September 14, 1981 this album got his first song, "She's Got a Way" on people's radar. In many ways you can look at Taylor Swift's (Taylor's Version) albums as a similar plan - since she was unhappy with her manager as well - except that Billy did it 40 years earlier. The idea for this album is unprecedented and a real gutsy thing to do after being on top of the charts for three albums in a row.

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  • 1. Trailer 1: Billy Joel A to Z

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  • 1. A Matter of Trust

     23:49
    The third track from the album The Bridge. The song released July 9, 1986 and peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Charts.A Matter of Trust - it's Billy Joel, with a new album, a new song -- and a new BABY!

  • 2. A Minor Variation

     19:54
    The fourth track from the album The River of Dreams, released August 10, 1993Billy Joel may not even like this one. It's never even been released on a B-Side.

  • 3. A Room of Our Own

     18:10
    The sixth track from the album The Nylon Curtain, released June 28, 1982.The lyrical classic with the lines You've got yoga, honey. I've got beer

  • 4. Ain't No Crime

     19:34
    The third track from the album Piano Man, released November 9, 1973.The song where he rips off the theme from the tv show Maude and then Blossom returns the favor.

  • 5. All About Soul

     22:39
    The Sixth track from the River of Dreams Album. All About Soul was released as a single in October of 1993 and peaked at #29 on the pop charts on Christmas Day 1993.It's gonna get dark, it's gonna get cold AND it's gonna last you for the rest of your life.

  • 6. All for Leyna

     19:56
    The fifth track off the album Glass Houses, released March 12, 1980.When you're ready to grow up and go big, you rely on The Yamaha CP80.

  • 7. All My Life

     18:24
    The only single of original material since 1993. Released in 2007 exclusively on everyone's favorite platform, People Magazine's online homepage. Oy