Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection is a 1989 box set by Billy Joel

Billy Joel

William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...

, spanning almost his entire musical career. The whole set is five discs. Disc one is a collection of live songs while discs two, three, and four are all studio songs (except for "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" and "She's Got a Way", which are both from the 1981 live album Songs in the Attic

Songs in the Attic

Songs in the Attic is the first live album by Billy Joel, released in 1981 .At the time of its release, it was unique as being the first widely available appearance of music from his first album, Cold Spring Harbor from 1971....

). The songs on disc two and three are all of the songs from Joel's very popular Greatest Hits, Volume I and II

Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums)

Billy Joel's Greatest Hits is a collection released in two sets, 12 years apart. The first set, consisting of two discs, titled Volume I and Volume II, was released in 1985. The second, single disc titled Volume III was released in 1997. All songs but the last three on Volume III, "To Make You Feel...

album released in 1985. The track listing is slightly different, however. "Honesty" is added in between "Big Shot" and "You May Be Right", and "Don't Ask Me Why" is excluded from the collection. Disc four is his 1989 album Storm Front

Storm Front (album)

Storm Front is the 11th studio album by Billy Joel. Released in 1989 , the album featured one of Joel's three #1 hits, "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song, mentioning some of the major historical events that took place in his time, and "Leningrad", Joel's take on the end of the Cold...

. The fifth and final disc is a collection of interviews and the song "Souvenir" from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade

Streetlife Serenade

Streetlife Serenade is Billy Joel's third album, and his second with Columbia Records.Streetlife Serenade was released in 1974 , after the hit songs "Piano Man" and "Captain Jack" from the album Piano Man...

, the song which the set is named after.

Track Listing:

Disc One:

1. "Shout [Live at Yankee Stadium]"
2. "Storm Front [Live at Yankee Stadium]"
3. "New York State of Mind
   New York State of Mind
   "New York State of Mind" is a song written by Billy Joel which initially appeared on the album Turnstiles in 1976. While not a hit when it was first released, it has received much more frequent airplay in recent years...
   
    [Live at Yankee Stadium]"
4. "I Go to Extremes
   I Go to Extremes
   "I Go to Extremes" is the fourth track on Billy Joel's 1989 album, Storm Front. It was released as the second single from the album in 1990. It peaked at the number six position on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #70 on the UK chart. The song was also a top ten hit on both the Adult Contemporary...
   
    [Live at Yankee Stadium]"
5. "Piano Man
   Piano Man (song)
   "Piano Man" was Billy Joel's first major hit and his signature song. "Piano Man" was released as a single in November 1st, 1973 and has been on several albums...
   
    [Live at Yankee Stadium]"

Disc Two:

1. "Piano Man
   Piano Man (song)
   "Piano Man" was Billy Joel's first major hit and his signature song. "Piano Man" was released as a single in November 1st, 1973 and has been on several albums...
   
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2. "Captain Jack
   Captain Jack (song)
   "Captain Jack" is a song by Billy Joel featured on his 1973 album Piano Man with a live version on his 1981 album Songs in the Attic. Joel originally wrote the song, an anti-drug song, in 1971, while observing some people from his window obtaining drugs from a dealer named "Captain Jack".It is the...
   
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3. "The Entertainer
   The Entertainer (song)
   "The Entertainer" is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at #34 on the US charts, a Top 40 hit for Joel that year...
   
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4. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood
   Say Goodbye to Hollywood
   For the similarly named Eminem song, see: The Eminem Show."Say Goodbye to Hollywood" is a song written & performed by Billy Joel, first released in 1976 on his album Turnstiles. The song achieved greater notoriety in 1981 when a live version from Songs in the Attic was released as a single...
   
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5. "New York State of Mind
   New York State of Mind
   "New York State of Mind" is a song written by Billy Joel which initially appeared on the album Turnstiles in 1976. While not a hit when it was first released, it has received much more frequent airplay in recent years...
   
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6. "The Stranger
   The Stranger (song)
   "The Stranger" is a song by rock artist Billy Joel from his 1977 album of the same name, The Stranger. The song was released as a single in Japan where it became very popular and peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart...
   
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7. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
   Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
   "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger.Although never released as a single, it has become one of Joel's most celebrated compositions among fans, appearing on most of his compilation albums. The song is effectively a medley of three individual songs...
   
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8. "Just the Way You Are"
9. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
10. "Only the Good Die Young
    Only The Good Die Young
    "Only the Good Die Young" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 pop rock album, The Stranger. The song was controversial for its time, with the lyrics describing a boy who tries to convince a Catholic girl who is a virgin to have sex with him....
    
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11. "She's Always a Woman
    She's Always a Woman
    "She's Always a Woman" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger. It is a love song about a modern woman, with whom he falls in love for her quirks as well as her flaws. The single peaked at #17 in the U.S. and in 1986 peaked at #53 in the UK when released as a double A-side single with...
    
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Disc Three:

1. "My Life
   My Life (Billy Joel song)
   "My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached #2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Early the next year it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100....
   
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2. "Big Shot
   Big Shot (song)
   "Big Shot" was the second hit single from Billy Joel's 1978 album 52nd Street. The song was released in early-1979, just as his other hit single from that same album, "'My Life", was peaking at #3...
   
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3. "Honesty
   Honesty (Billy Joel song)
   "Honesty" is a song by Billy Joel released in 1979 as the third single from his album 52nd Street. It was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. It reached number 24 on the U.S...
   
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4. "You May Be Right
   You May Be Right (song)
   "You May Be Right" is a single written and performed by rock singer Billy Joel from his 1980 album Glass Houses. The song reached #7 on the US charts, but failed to chart in the UK unlike his preceding and succeeding singles "All for Leyna" and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"...
   
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5. "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me"
6. "She's Got a Way
   She's Got a Way
   "She's Got a Way" is a song by Billy Joel. The original version is on the 1971 album Cold Spring Harbor, while the remade live version was released as a single from the 1981 album Songs in the Attic and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1982.After its original recording,...
   
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7. "Pressure
   Pressure (Billy Joel song)
   "Pressure" is a synthesizer-driven song from 1982 by Billy Joel about difficulty dealing with the stress of daily living. The song was a single from the album The Nylon Curtain.-Themes:...
   
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8. "Allentown
   Allentown (song)
   "Allentown" is a song by American singer Billy Joel, which first appeared on Joel's The Nylon Curtain album, accompanied by a conceptual music video. It later appeared on Joel's Greatest Hits: Volume II , 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert , The Essential Billy Joel , and "12 Gardens Live" albums...
   
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9. "Goodnight Saigon
   Goodnight Saigon
   "Goodnight Saigon" is a song written by Billy Joel, originally appearing on his 1982 album The Nylon Curtain, about the Vietnam War. It depicts the situation and attitude of United States Marines beginning with their military training on Parris Island and then into different aspects of Vietnam...
   
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10. "Tell Her About It
    Tell Her About It
    "Tell Her About It" is a hit 1983 song performed by Billy Joel, from the hit album An Innocent Man. An apparent homage to the Motown Sound, the song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week on September 24, 1983, replacing the Phil Ramone-produced song, "Maniac" by Michael Sembello. The...
    
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11. "Uptown Girl
    Uptown Girl
    "Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by musician Billy Joel, first released in 1983 on his album An Innocent Man. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl." The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts in the US, and #1 in the UK,...
    
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12. "The Longest Time
    The Longest Time
    "The Longest Time" is a doo-wop single by Billy Joel. The song was released as a single in 1984 as the fourth single from the album An Innocent Man. It reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart...
    
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13. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)
    You're Only Human (Second Wind)
    "You're Only Human " is a song written in 1985 and performed by Billy Joel for the express purpose of teenage suicide prevention....
    
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14. "The Night Is Still Young"

Disc Four:

1. "That's Not Her Style
   That's Not Her Style
   "That's Not Her Style" is a song by Billy Joel released as the fifth single from his album Storm Front, as well as the opening track on the album. It was written for Joel's then-wife Christie Brinkley....
   
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2. "We Didn't Start the Fire
   We Didn't Start the Fire
   "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song by Billy Joel. Its lyrics are made up from rapid-fire brief allusions to over a hundred headline events between March 1949 and 1989, when the song was released on his album Storm Front...
   
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3. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
4. "I Go to Extremes
   I Go to Extremes
   "I Go to Extremes" is the fourth track on Billy Joel's 1989 album, Storm Front. It was released as the second single from the album in 1990. It peaked at the number six position on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #70 on the UK chart. The song was also a top ten hit on both the Adult Contemporary...
   
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5. "Shameless
   Shameless (song)
   "Shameless" is the title of a song written by American singer Billy Joel and recorded on his 1989 album Storm Front. His version was a #40 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Two years later, the song was covered by country music artist Garth Brooks on his third studio album, 1991's...
   
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6. "Storm Front"
7. "Leningrad
   Leningrad (song)
   "Leningrad" is a 1989 song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. The song was originally released on his album Storm Front on the Columbia Records label, and went on to be released as a single. It was also released on his Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 compilation. The song...
   
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8. "State of Grace"
9. "When in Rome"
10. "And So It Goes
    And So It Goes
    "And So It Goes" is a ballad written by Billy Joel in 1983, though it wasn't released until six years later. It appeared as the tenth and final track of his megahit album Storm Front. The original 1983 demo was released on the 2005 box set My Lives. Joel wrote the song about a doomed relationship...
    
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Disc Five:

1. "Introduction"
2. "Billy Joel Interview 1"
3. "Billy Joel Interview 2"
4. "Billy Joel Interview 3"
5. "Souvenir"