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Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection

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Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection
Box set by
Billy Joel
Released17 December 1990
Recorded1973–1990
GenreRock
Length3:50:42
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael Stewart, Billy Joel, Mick Jones, Phil Ramone
Billy Joel chronology
Storm Front
(1989) 		Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection
(1990) 		River of Dreams
(1993)

Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection is a Billy Joel album box set, released on 17 December 1990[1] in Australia only, to commemorate his sixth Australlan tour. The five-album set spans most of Joel's recording career, containing Live at Yankee Stadium Highlights (five songs only), his 1985 double-album Greatest Hits, Volume I and II, his 1989 album Storm Front and a collection of interviews alongside the title track "Souvenir" (from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade).

The box set entered the ARIA Australian Top 50 Album Charts on 13 January 1991 and peaked at number one in its third week on the chart, spending a total of 18 weeks on the chart and earning platinum accreditation.[2][3]

Track listing

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Disc one: Live at Yankee Stadium

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  1. "Shout" (live) - 2:59
  2. "Storm Front" (live) - 5:28
  3. "New York State of Mind" (live) - 6:16
  4. "I Go to Extremes" (live) - 4:46
  5. "Piano Man" (live) - 6:14

Disc two: Greatest Hits, Volume I

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  1. "Piano Man" - 5:36
  2. "Captain Jack" - 7:15
  3. "The Entertainer" - 3:38
  4. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live) - 3:54
  5. "New York State of Mind" - 6:02
  6. "The Stranger" - 5:07
  7. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" - 7:33
  8. "Just the Way You Are" - 3:36
  9. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" - 3:28
  10. "Only the Good Die Young" - 3:53
  11. "She's Always a Woman" - 3:17

Disc three: Greatest Hits, Volume II

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  1. "My Life" - 3:51
  2. "Big Shot" - 3:45
  3. "Honesty" - 3:51
  4. "You May Be Right" - 4:13
  5. "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me" - 2:55
  6. "She's Got a Way" (Live) - 3:00
  7. "Pressure" - 3:15
  8. "Allentown" - 3:48
  9. "Goodnight Saigon" - 7:00
  10. "Tell Her About It" - 3:35
  11. "Uptown Girl" - 3:15
  12. "The Longest Time" - 3:36
  13. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" - 4:48
  14. "The Night Is Still Young" - 5:29

Disc four: Storm Front

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  1. "That's Not Her Style" - 5:10
  2. "We Didn't Start the Fire" - 4:50
  3. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" - 3:44
  4. "I Go to Extremes" - 4:23
  5. "Shameless" - 4:26
  6. "Storm Front" - 5:17
  7. "Leningrad" - 4:06
  8. "State of Grace" - 4:30
  9. "When in Rome" - 4:50
  10. "And So It Goes" - 3:38

Disc five: Interview with Billy Joel

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  1. "Introduction" - 1:15
  2. "Billy Joel Interview 1" - 19:23
  3. "Billy Joel Interview 2" - 18:40
  4. "Billy Joel Interview 3" - 9:07
  5. "Souvenir" - 2:00

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Platterlog, 17 December 1990
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com - Billy Joel - Souvenir The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Billy Joel – Souvenir - The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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