12 Gardens Live

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12 Gardens Live
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Live album by Billy Joel
Released June 13, 2006
Recorded Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Genre Rock
Length 2:32:47
Label Columbia
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Billy Joel
Billy Joel chronology
My Lives
(2005)My Lives2005
12 Gardens Live
(2006)
Billy Joel – The Hits
(2010)Billy Joel – The Hits2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]

12 Gardens Live is a Sony music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during a record run of twelve sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City 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 into a different key (often lower) to accommodate Joel's deepening voice. This is also the first time "Piano Man" has appeared on a live album, despite being Joel's signature song.

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel.

Disc one

  1. "Prelude/Angry Young Man" – 5:21
  2. "My Life" – 4:59
  3. "Everybody Loves You Now" – 3:04
  4. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" – 5:30
  5. "The Entertainer" – 4:01
  6. "Vienna" – 3:35
  7. "New York State of Mind" – 7:05
  8. "The Night Is Still Young" – 5:13
  9. "Zanzibar" – 5:57
  10. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" – 5:03
  11. "The Great Wall of China" – 5:07
  12. "Allentown" – 3:51
  13. "She's Right On Time" – 3:56
  14. "Don't Ask Me Why" – 3:10
  15. "Laura" – 5:19
  16. "A Room Of Our Own" (Unlisted Track) – 4:10

Disc two

  1. "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:17
  2. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" – 3:48
  3. "An Innocent Man" – 5:41
  4. "The Downeaster "Alexa"" – 3:50
  5. "She's Always A Woman" – 3:41
  6. "Keeping the Faith" – 4:53
  7. "The River of Dreams" – 5:21
  8. "A Matter of Trust" – 4:39
  9. "We Didn't Start The Fire" – 4:47
  10. "Big Shot" – 4:23
  11. "You May Be Right" – 4:49
  12. "Only The Good Die Young" – 3:43
  13. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" – 7:35
  14. "Piano Man" – 5:43
  15. "And So It Goes" – 3:50
  16. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (hidden track) – 3:26

In addition to the above, the iTunes Store offers two extra songs, "Stiletto" and "Honesty". Also for a short time, Sony Music Direct was offering direct downloads of "You're My Home" and "Sleeping with the Television On" as an incentive to purchase the CD from Sony Music's website.

Charts

Country Charts Sales
Peak position Weeks Certification
Austria 11 6
United States 14
Japan 52 6[2]

References