12 Gardens Live
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12 Gardens Live is a Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...

 during a record run of twelve sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...

 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 in early 2006. It was released on June 13, 2006.

Although some of the singer's best known hits are on the album, many of them are transposed
Transposition (music)
In music transposition refers to the process, or operation, of moving a collection of notes up or down in pitch by a constant interval.For example, one might transpose an entire piece of music into another key...

 into a different key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...

 (often lower) to accommodate Joel's deepening voice.

Disc one

  1. "Prelude/Angry Young Man
    Prelude/Angry Young Man
    "Prelude/Angry Young Man" is a song written by Billy Joel which appeared as the sixth song on the album Turnstiles in 1976. Live versions have been released as the second track of KOHЦEPT, the 11th track of the first disc of 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert, and the opening track on the first...

    " – 5:21
  2. "My Life
    My Life (Billy Joel song)
    "My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached #2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Early the next year it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100....

    " – 4:59
  3. "Everybody Loves You Now" – 3:04
  4. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid
    The Ballad of Billy the Kid
    "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" is a Billy Joel song from the album Piano Man. It is a fictionalized story of Billy The Kid. In an interview from 1975, Joel admitted,"Basically [the song] was an experiment with an impressionist type of lyric...

    " – 5:30
  5. "The Entertainer
    The Entertainer (song)
    "The Entertainer" is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at #34 on the US charts, a Top 40 hit for Joel that year...

    " – 4:01
  6. "Vienna
    Vienna (Billy Joel song)
    "Vienna" is a song from Billy Joel's breakthrough 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his "She's Always a Woman" single. It was played in a 1981 episode of Taxi called "Vienna Waits." Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex...

    " – 3:35
  7. "New York State of Mind
    New York State of Mind
    "New York State of Mind" is a song written by Billy Joel which initially appeared on the album Turnstiles in 1976. While not a hit when it was first released, it has received much more frequent airplay in recent years...

    " – 7:05
  8. "The Night Is Still Young" – 5:13
  9. "Zanzibar" – 5:57
  10. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
    Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
    "Miami 2017 " is a song written by Billy Joel which appeared as the final song on the album Turnstiles in 1976...

    " – 5:03
  11. "The Great Wall Of China" – 5:07
  12. "Allentown
    Allentown (song)
    "Allentown" is a song by American singer Billy Joel, which first appeared on Joel's The Nylon Curtain album, accompanied by a conceptual music video. It later appeared on Joel's Greatest Hits: Volume II , 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert , The Essential Billy Joel , and "12 Gardens Live" albums...

    " – 3:51
  13. "She's Right On Time" – 3:56
  14. "Don't Ask Me Why
    Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song)
    "Don't Ask Me Why" is a Billy Joel song released in 1980. The lyrics talk about the oddities of life that have become obvious over time. It is more characteristic of a track that would have appeared on Joel's earlier albums in that it has a lighter folk sound as compared to the harder, more rock...

    " – 3:10
  15. "Laura" – 5:19
  16. "A Room Of Our Own" (Unlisted Track) – 4:10

Disc two

  1. "Goodnight Saigon
    Goodnight Saigon
    "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...

    " – 7:17
  2. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" – 3:48
  3. "An Innocent Man
    An Innocent Man (song)
    "An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel and the third single from his album An Innocent Man.The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and The Drifters, reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the third consecutive top 10 single from the album...

    " – 5:41
  4. "The Downeaster "Alexa"
    The Downeaster Alexa
    "The Downeaster 'Alexa" is a song originally released in 1989 on Billy Joel's eleventh studio album Storm Front. The album itself went to number one while the fourth single "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" placed at #57 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song was included on Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol...

    " – 3:50
  5. "She's Always A Woman
    She's Always a Woman
    "She's Always a Woman" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger. It is a love song about a modern woman, with whom he falls in love for her quirks as well as her flaws. The single peaked at #17 in the U.S. and in 1986 peaked at #53 in the UK when released as a double A-side single with...

    " – 3:41
  6. "Keeping the Faith
    Keeping the Faith (song)
    "Keeping the Faith" is a song by rock singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released from his 1983 album An Innocent Man. Written as a tribute to Bob Marley and reggae, it reached #18 on the main US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart...

    " – 4:53
  7. "The River of Dreams
    The River of Dreams
    "The River of Dreams" is a single by Billy Joel. It is the title track and first single from his 1993 album River of Dreams. The song was a hit, peaking at #3 on the US and UK charts, making it his highest charting of the 1990s. It also hit the top spot in Australia and on the Billboard Adult...

    " – 5:21
  8. "A Matter of Trust
    A Matter of Trust
    "A Matter of Trust" is a song performed by Billy Joel released as the second single from his album The Bridge.The song was the second top 10 single off the album, after the album's previous single "Modern Woman." The song's music video features Joel performing in a building and also shows various...

    " – 4:39
  9. "We Didn't Start The Fire
    We Didn't Start the Fire
    "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song by Billy Joel. Its lyrics are made up from rapid-fire brief allusions to over a hundred headline events between March 1949 and 1989, when the song was released on his album Storm Front...

    " – 4:47
  10. "Big Shot
    Big Shot (song)
    "Big Shot" was the second hit single from Billy Joel's 1978 album 52nd Street. The song was released in early-1979, just as his other hit single from that same album, "'My Life", was peaking at #3...

    " – 4:23
  11. "You May Be Right
    You May Be Right (song)
    "You May Be Right" is a single written and performed by rock singer Billy Joel from his 1980 album Glass Houses. The song reached #7 on the US charts, but failed to chart in the UK unlike his preceding and succeeding singles "All for Leyna" and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"...

    " – 4:49
  12. "Only The Good Die Young
    Only The Good Die Young
    "Only the Good Die Young" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 pop rock album, The Stranger. The song was controversial for its time, with the lyrics describing a boy who tries to convince a Catholic girl who is a virgin to have sex with him....

    " – 3:43
  13. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
    Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
    "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger.Although never released as a single, it has become one of Joel's most celebrated compositions among fans, appearing on most of his compilation albums. The song is effectively a medley of three individual songs...

    " – 7:35
  14. "Piano Man
    Piano Man (song)
    "Piano Man" was Billy Joel's first major hit and his signature song. "Piano Man" was released as a single in November 1st, 1973 and has been on several albums...

    " – 5:43
  15. "And So It Goes
    And So It Goes
    "And So It Goes" is a ballad written by Billy Joel in 1983, though it wasn't released until six years later. It appeared as the tenth and final track of his megahit album Storm Front. The original 1983 demo was released on the 2005 box set My Lives. Joel wrote the song about a doomed relationship...

    " – 3:50
  16. "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me" (Unlisted Track) – 3:26


In addition to the above, iTunes
ITunes
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 offers two extra songs, "Stiletto" and "Honesty
Honesty (Billy Joel song)
"Honesty" is a song by Billy Joel released in 1979 as the third single from his album 52nd Street. It was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. It reached number 24 on the U.S...

". Also for a short time, Sony Music Direct was offering direct downloads of "You're My Home
You're My Home
"You're My Home" is a single by Billy Joel. It was originally on Billy Joel's 1973 album Piano Man, and also appears on Songs in the Attic , The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel and 12 Gardens Live ....

" and "Sleeping with the Television On" as an incentive to purchase the CD from Sony Music's website.

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