2000 Years: The Millennium Concert

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2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
Billy Joel - 2000 Years.jpg
Live album by
Billy Joel
ReleasedMay 2, 2000
RecordedDecember 31, 1999 – January 1, 2000
GenreRock
Length128:39
LabelSony
ProducerDon DeVitto
Billy Joel chronology
Greatest Hits Volume III
(1997) 		2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
(2000) 		The Ultimate Collection
(2001)
Billy Joel live chronology
Концерт
(1987) 		2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
(2000) 		12 Gardens Live
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[2]

2000 Years: The Millennium Concert is a two-disc set and the third live album by Billy Joel, released in 2000. On May 31, 2000, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 250,000 copies.

The album was recorded on New Year's Eve 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, during Joel's The Night of Two Thousand Years Tour. Some alterations were made before its release: some songs are not the same version featured in the original concert (like "Big Shot"),[citation needed] others were edited in studio.

2000 Years: The Millennium Concert also marked the first time several songs had to be transposed to lower keys to accommodate Joel's deepening voice. "Only the Good Die Young," "Goodnight Saigon," "I Go To Extremes," and "The River of Dreams" are a semitone lower. "New York State of Mind," "I've Loved These Days," and "This Night" are a tone lower. "2000 Years" is a tone and a half lower.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Billy Joel, except where noted.

Disc one[1]
  1. "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony" (Ludwig van Beethoven) – 1:43 (Note: The version here is in the key of D).
  2. "Big Shot" – 4:55
  3. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" – 5:23
  4. "Summer, Highland Falls" – 5:29
  5. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" – 6:52
  6. "Don't Ask Me Why" – 4:49
  7. "New York State of Mind" – 8:29 (Note: The original song was in the key of C; the version here is in the key of B flat).
  8. "I've Loved These Days" – 4:30 (Note: The original song was in the key of C; the version here is in the key of B flat).
  9. "My Life" – 5:47
  10. "Allentown" (Includes an excerpt from the Allegro of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, "The Emperor" ) – 4:48
  11. "Prelude/Angry Young Man" – 5:23
  12. "Only the Good Die Young" – 3:49 (Note: The original song was in the key of C; the version here is in the key of B).
Disc two[1]
  1. "I Go to Extremes" – 5:01 (Note: The original song was in the key of C; the version here is in the key of B).
  2. "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:28 (Note: The original song was in the key of C; the version here is in the key of B).
  3. "We Didn't Start the Fire" – 5:21
  4. "Big Man on Mulberry Street" – 5:29
  5. "2000 Years" – 6:02 (Note: the original song was in the key of F; the version here is in the key of D).
  6. "Auld Lang Syne" (Burns/Traditional) – 1:44 (Note: The version here is in the key of F sharp.)
  7. "The River of Dreams" (Includes a bridge from "Land of a Thousand Dances" written by Chris Kenner) – 5:54 (Note: The original song was in the key of G; the version here is in the key of F sharp).
  8. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" – 8:05
  9. "Dance to the Music" (Sly Stone) – 3:17
  10. "Honky Tonk Women" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 3:17
  11. "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me" – 4:08
  12. "You May Be Right" – 6:07
  13. "This Night" (Ludwig van Beethoven/Billy Joel) – 4:49

(Note: The original song was in the key of A; the version here is in the key of G).

Some editions include a bonus track:

"This Is the Time" (live) European release: Columbia 497981 2

"This Is the Time" (live) and "Just The Way You Are" Japanese release: Sony SRCS 2267-8, which also included a 48-page booklet.[3]

Note: "Pressure" and "Just the Way You Are" were performed in between "Don't Ask Me Why" and "New York State of Mind." Note: "This is the Time" was performed in between "My Life" and "Allentown." Note: "Uptown Girl" was performed in between "Prelude/Angry Young Man" and "Only the Good Die Young"; the original song was performed in the key of E; the version here is in the key of D. Note: "Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" and "And So it Goes" were performed in between "Big Man and Mulberry Street" and "2000 Years." Note: A cover of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Purple Haze" was performed in between "The River of Dreams" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." Note: Covers of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times" and Mark James' "Suspicious Minds" were performed in between covers of Sly and the Family Stone's "Dance to the Music" and The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women." Note: After "This Night," "Souvenir" and "Piano Man" were performed to conclude the concert. The original song ("Souvenir") was in the key of E flat, but released recordings show that it may have been performed in the key of D. Also, the original song ("Piano Man") was in the key of C; the version here is in the key of B.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Charts for 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 64
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 54
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 68
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[8] 68
US Billboard 200[9] 40
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10] 40
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[11] 40

Certifications[]

Sales certifications for 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan — 75,000[5]
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "2000 Years: The Millennium Concert - Billy Joel | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ Wild, David (11 May 2000). "Billy Joel: 2000 Years The Millennium Concert: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Billy-Joel-2000-Years-The-Millennium-Concert/release/2994366
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Joel – 2000 Years - The Millennium Concert" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Billy Joel – 2000 Years -- The Millennium Concert". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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