Billy Joel The Hits CD Review and Giveaway - 2 Winners!

2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Billy Joel's first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor, and Columbia/Legacy Recordings will celebrate the occasion with a definitive reissue project of newly restored and expanded Legacy editions of the complete Billy Joel catalog, newly curated collections of rarities from the vaults, previously unavailable studio tracks and live performances, home video releases and more.  Among the upcoming releases in the Columbia/Legacy Billy Joel 40th anniversary commemoration will be Billy Joel - Live At Shea Stadium, a 2CD/DVD and stand-alone Blu-ray edition of Billy's historic 2008 Shea Stadium concerts, a Legacy Edition of the 1973 Piano Man album, a Complete Albums Collection featuring 14 of Billy's original albums with a bonus disc collecting 16 non-album tracks and more.

I was excited to listen to The Hits!  I will admit that I am not entirely familiar with Billy Joel's music - Piano Man is the one song title I could give you if you asked me for the name of a Billy Joel song.  However, I realized while listening to the album that I guess I know Billy Joel a little better than I thought!  I put the CD in expecting to hear completely new music and ended up singing along with half of the tracks.  I guess that's what I get for only listening to music on the radio, where they may or may not tell the artist's name!  :)

I love listening to all of the fantastic piano stylings Billy Joel includes in each song!  I've been playing the piano for 14 years, but I'm still nowhere near having that kind of talent!

The Hits includes classic Billy Joel songs recorded from 1971 - 1992.  My favorite tracks are Piano Man, It's Still Rock & Roll To Me, and The River of Dreams (which I sang in a show choir several years ago!).  The album overall is filled with catchy, upbeat melodies and is sure to be a new favorite on my playlist!

You can visit Billy Joel's website for news updates, song lyrics, and much more!

Giveaway

Two My Kansas City Mommy readers will receive a Billy Joel The Hits album!  This giveaway will end on April 5 at 11:59 PM Central time. To enter this giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite Billy Joel song (this is mandatory to enter!).  Then fill out the ENTRY FORM. You can also receive additional entries for the following (you will check these off on the entry form - please do not leave extra comments relating to these):

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Thanks to Columbia / Legacy Recordings for providing my review copy and the giveaway prizes!  I received no other compensation and all views expressed are my own.


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