{"product_id":"the-essential-billy-joel","title":"The Essential Billy Joel","description":"Amazon.com\n\nEarly in his career, Billy Joel seemed cynical about fame, even as that distrust bore strange fruit: mainstream superstardom (thanks to \"Just the Way You Are,\" \"Honesty,\" and \"My Life\") and multiple Grammy awards, as well as the critic's-whipping-boy status that went with them. Maybe it was that restlessness--or undiluted cynicism--that inspired left turns into roots and nostalgia (the spunky \"It's Still Rock \u0026amp; Roll to Me,\" \"You May Be Right,\" \"Uptown Girl,\" and \"The Longest Time\") as his career peaked. Perhaps not surprisingly, not long after Joel's songs seemed to find their most satisfying balance of angst and mature reflection on songs like \"Storm Front\" and \"River of Dreams,\" he threatened to bolt the pop music business altogether. The 2001 recordings of \"Waltz No. 1\" and \"Invention in C Minor\" that round out this set are the unlikely products of Joel's commitment to classical music. Billy Joel remains both a true, if oft-lambasted, American pop icon and that rarest of animals: a bonafide crowd-pleaser with a serious case of 'tude. Both are well chronicled here. --Jerry McCulley\n\nProduct Description\n\n.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00005OSX8\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGU9005ZRM_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Billy Joel\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499985838138,"sku":"4EKGU9005ZRM_ns","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00005OSX8-0.jpg?v=1783049543","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-essential-billy-joel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}