"My Life" was used as the theme song for the ABC television series Bosom Buddies (1980–82), albeit in a re-recorded version with a different vocalist.
The section order is intro-verse-fill-chorus-bridge-v-f-c-b-solo-c-outro.Ĭhicago members Peter Cetera and Donnie Dacus performed the backing vocals and sang along with Billy Joel during the bridge and in the outro ("Keep it to yourself, it's my life"). The riff is also used as a fill between verse and chorus sections and is also played at the end. Billy Joel was inducted to the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.The song begins with drums, electric bass, and a left hand piano part, followed by a keyboard riff in the right hand. Billy Joel remained a perfect stage performer touring alone and accompanied by Elton John. Compilation of songs performed during concerts at Madison Square Garden, titled 12 Gardens Live was released in 2006. Record Piano Man: The Very Best Of appeared in 2004, and it included the best compositions if Billy. But his record 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert was released in 2000, and in 2001 the studio album Fantasies & Delusions, including classical compositions, was issued. One of the reasons for holding up the studio activities was alcohol abuse Billy had been struggling with for years. The studio Album River of Dreams appeared in 1993, debuting first on Billboard. Nevertheless, he remained The performance was recorded and released as the Концерт (Concert) album. One of the reasons for stopping the studio activities was alcohol abuse Billy had been struggling with for years. The singer continued his music career only as a concert performer. The last studio effort by Joel was River of Dreams (1993), debuting first on Billboard. The performance was recorded and released as the Концерт (Concert) album. In two years, he became the first American musician to give a concert in the Soviet Union.
In 1985, Billy Joel delivered two volumes of his best hits. Despite all the difficulties, he managed to produce a powerful release The Nylon Curtain, running seventh on Billboard. During the session for the next studio album, Billy experienced a bike crash and a divorce. This release easily earned the platinum status. It was a collection of primarily unknown songs penned by the musician at the beginning of his career. In 1981, Billy Joel recorded his first live album, Songs in the Attic. They presented a new variety of rock-n-roll performed basically with piano and drums without guitars. The two following studio works were also good sellers and musically interesting. This album featured four tracks entering Top 40. Joel made a breakthrough with the 1977 release of The Stranger, one of the best Columbia Records products in the entire history of the company. Billy’s next album, Turnstiles did not come up to his expectation despite having some remarkable songs like New York State of Mind, or Say Goodbye To Hollywood. The subsequent release was a flop and forced Joel to go back to New York. It achieved great commercial success in several years after the rise of Joel’s star and eventually sold over four million copies. The album itself was not a good seller at once. The opening track from Piano Man (1973) was Billy’s first big hit to enter Top 20. It took the singer many efforts to get rid of obligations imposed by the old contract, but in the end the victory was his.
This composition made his personality interesting to the managers of Columbia Records. The track list of Joel’s promotional tour for his debut album included the new song Captain Jack. The first release became a real flop due to its poor recording. The opening move was an extremely disadvantageous contract with the LA Family Productions. He tried to poison himself, but survived with the help of doctors. Music misfortunes and troubles in personal life broke Joel’s spirit. The music they played was too complicated for the audience to accept and understand which destined their only album to be a desperate failure. The next step in Joel’s career was the creation of the Attila duet. With only two albums released, this formation collapsed. In two years Billy joined another band, The Hassles. He gave his first performance in 1965, as a member of The Echoes. Aged four, he already started learning to play piano. One of the greatest American pianists and singers, William Martial Joel, was born in New York May 9, 1949.
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