Live at Yankee Stadium (Billy Joel video)

Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium is the fourth video album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was recorded during two concerts of the Storm Front Tour at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 22 and 23, 1990. It was televised on September 2, 1990, released on VHS later that year, and released on DVD in late 2000. The video album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[1]

Live at Yankee Stadium
Video by
ReleasedSeptember 1990
RecordedJune 22 and 23, 1990
VenueYankee Stadium (New York City)
GenreRock
Length85 minutes
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Jon Small
  • Steve Cohen
Billy Joel chronology
Eye of the Storm
(1990)
Live at Yankee Stadium
(1990)
Greatest Hits Volume III: The Video
(1997)

Chapter listing

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All songs written by Billy Joel, except "Shout" (Isley Brothers).

  1. Program Start
  2. Opening
  3. "Storm Front"
  4. "I Go to Extremes"
  5. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  6. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
  7. "Pressure"
  8. "New York State of Mind"
  9. "We Didn't Start the Fire"
  10. "Shout"
  11. "That's Not Her Style"
  12. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
  13. "A Matter of Trust"
  14. "Piano Man"
Live at Yankee Stadium
 
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022
RecordedJune 22 and 23, 1990
VenueYankee Stadium (New York City)
GenreRock
Length1 hour, 43 minutes
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Jon Small
  • Steve Cohen
  • John Jackson
Billy Joel chronology
Live at the Great American Music Hall 1975
(2023)
Live at Yankee Stadium
(2022)
The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1
(2023)

Remastered version

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The concert was remastered in 2022 and given a limited theatrical release on October 5 and 9, 2022.[2] The re-mastered concert, with additional songs, was released on CD and DVD on November 4, 2022. Billy Joel is the only recording artist to perform at Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium and Shea Stadium.[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Billy Joel.

Disc 1

  1. "Storm Front" - 5:33
  2. "Allentown" – 3:55
  3. "Prelude/Angry Young Man" – 5:22
  4. "I Go to Extremes" – 4:22
  5. "New York State of Mind" – 6:10
  6. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" – 4:43
  7. "My Life" – 4:41
  8. "Shameless" – 4:28
  9. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" – 7:24
  10. "Pressure" – 5:21
  11. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" – 4:31
  12. "Uptown Girl" – 3:08

Disc 2

  1. "We Didn't Start the Fire" – 5:10
  2. "A Matter of Trust" – 4:13
  3. "Only the Good Die Young" – 3:42
  4. "That's Not Her Style" – 5:41
  5. "Big Shot" – 5:12
  6. "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:21
  7. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" – 3:17
  8. "An Innocent Man" – 6:10
  9. "You May Be Right" – 4:58
  10. "Piano Man" – 5:30

All songs written by Billy Joel, except "Shout" (Isley Brothers) and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Jack Norworth, Albert Von Tilzer).

  1. "Storm Front"
  2. Open / "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
  3. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  4. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
  5. "I Go to Extremes"
  6. "Pressure"
  7. Yankee Stadium Story, Part 1
  8. "New York State of Mind"
  9. "We Didn't Start the Fire"
  10. "Shout" (parts 1 and 2)
  11. "Uptown Girl"
  12. Yankee Stadium Story, Part 2
  13. "That's Not Her Style"
  14. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
  15. "A Matter of Trust"
  16. "Piano Man"
  17. Credits

Personnel

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CD credits

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  • Mastered by – Ted Jensen
  • Mixed by – Jake Davis, Jay Vicari, Tom Davis
  • Produced by Brian Ruggles, John Jackson, Steve Cohen, and Jon Small

DVD credits

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  • Directed by Jon Small
  • Produced by Jon Small and Steve Cohen
  • Executive producers – Jerry Durbin, Deborah Newman, and Jeff Schock
  • Edited by Greg Dougherty
  • Director of photography – Jeff Zimmerman
  • Co-producer – Stephen Saporta

The band

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  • Billy Joel – vocals, piano, guitar, accordion, harmonica
  • Crystal Taliefero – percussion, backing vocals, saxophone, guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto – drums
  • Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Brown – lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Schuyler Deale – bass guitar
  • Jeff Jacobs – keyboards
  • Tommy Byrnes – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Lisa Germano – violin ("The Downeaster 'Alexa'")

References

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  1. ^ "American certifications – Billy Joel". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "'Billy Joel: Live At Yankee Stadium' In Cinemas Worldwide In October". Billy Joel Official Site. August 3, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Rockets to #1 on Billboard Top Music DVD/Video Chart". Sony.com. March 21, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2004.