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"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 combat.
The closing song to Side A, "Goodnight Saigon", is about American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War, and was written by Joel at the request of his veteran peers who fought during the war. Joel wanted to avoid creating a political song that took sides, instead opting to describe things entirely from the soldiers' point-of-view in the midst of ...
American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles, and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history.
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The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 is a 4-disc greatest hits album by American musician Billy Joel.It was released on October 14, 1997, a boxed set was released that included all three Greatest Hits volumes as well as a fourth disc (entitled An Evening of Questions & Answers...
In the liner notes, Joel writes that Songs in the Attic introduced his earlier work to fans who had come to know his work after The Stranger.In that earlier work, most of the instruments were played by session musicians while Joel himself sang and played piano, keyboards, and harmonica.
List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US [1] US R&B [2] US Rap [3] The Greatest Story Never Told: Released: February 15, 2011; Label: Suburban Noize Records; Format: CD, Digital download; 61: 15: 7 The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses: Released: November 6, 2012; Label ...
Fantasies & Delusions is the thirteenth and final [2] studio album composed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released in 2001.His only studio album to contain classical compositions, it features his longtime friend, the British-Korean pianist Richard Hyung-ki Joo, performing compositions written by Joel.