My Life (single version)

~ Recording by Billy Joel

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1My Life3:50Billy JoelMy Life / 52nd StreetBilly JoelSingle
  • US1978-10-28
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)3-10853
1.1My Life3:50Billy JoelMy Life / 52nd StreetBilly JoelSingle
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 6821
1.1My Life3:50Billy JoelMy Life / 52nd StreetBilly JoelSingle
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)6821, CBS S 6821
2.1マイ・ライフ My Life3:52Billy Joelビリー・ザ・ベストビリー・ジョエルAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1985-09-21
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)50DP 241/2
1.9My Life3:50Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2 40121
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (Longer edit of Captain Jack)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 88666
1.9My Life3:50Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2T 40121, C2T40121
1.9My Life3:50Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)40‐88666
2.1My Life3:53Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 88666
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Family ProductionsCK 40122, CK 40123, G2K-40121
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Family ProductionsG2K 40121
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCBS 88666
2.1My Life3:51Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)01-088666-10, CDCBS 88666
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II (disc made in Japan)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)G2K 40121
1.9My Life?:??Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 88666
2.1My Life3:51Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CD 88666
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)G2K-40121
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II (club edition)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)541672T, CG2K 40121, G2K 40121
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II (BMG club edition)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Family ProductionsD205443, G2K 40121
1.9My Life?:??Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Family ProductionsC2T-40121
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Entertainment Venezuela, C.A.2.11.0064
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 88666
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1994-05-01
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 88666
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II (enhanced with bonus CD-Extra video clips)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-10-20
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 69391
2.1My Life3:53Billy JoelGreatest Hits Collection Volume I, II & III - 1998 Australian Tour Commemorative EditionBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)489523.2
2.1My Life3:53Billy JoelGreatest Hits Collection Volume I, II & III - 1998 UK Tour Commemorative EditionBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491274 2
2.1My Life4:44Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491191 2
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2002-11-18
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.10My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy JoelBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-11-15
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)519018 2
1.10My Life (single version)3:51Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy JoelBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
1.10My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy JoelBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCOL 6927
1.10My Life (single version)3:51Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel (Japanese edition)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2005-01-01
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)MHCP 553
1.9My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel (2006 reissue)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • -2006
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)82876817372
1.9My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel (2006 reissue)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (fake Columbia label, for bootlegs only)CDCOL7054
1.9My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel (Australian Tour Edition)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697034842
2.19My Life3:53Billy JoelWorld's Best MumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-03-05
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697074852
1.9My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel (2006 ressue)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2007-10-01
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697142962
1.9My Life3:53Billy JoelPiano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel (2006 reissue)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-07-14
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)82876823592
1.9My Life3:53Billy JoelAll Time Best (Reclam Musik Edition)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2012-02-28
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88691943092
3.15My Life?:??Billy JoelThe Greatest VoicesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5My Life3:53Billy JoelJapanese Singles Collection: Greatest HitsBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2021-12-22
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP 31510~2
1.20My Life3:52Billy JoelNOW Yearbook '79Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-09-09
Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (British holding company)CDYBNOW79
1.20My Life3:52Billy JoelNOW YEARBOOK 1979 ((special edition (with booklet))Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-09-09
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0196587150327, CDYBXNOW79
3.1My Life3:52Billy JoelBilly Joel Souvenir (The Ultimate Collection)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (Columbia House edition)Billy JoelAlbum + CompilationColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)G2K 40121
Promotion
2.4My Life3:50Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1985-07-27
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)40AP 3060~61
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelSouvenir, The Ultimate CollectionBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)001013 2, 001013 3, 001013 8, 465658 2, CDCBS 88666
54.19My Life3:48Billy JoelThe Radio Essential SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
Bootleg
2.7My Life3:48Billy JoelAll Stars Disco 19 & 20Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
(unknown)
2.1My Life3:51Billy JoelGreatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (3 x CD, Limited Edition, Reissue)Billy JoelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 88666
2.1My Life3:52Billy JoelGreatest Hits, Volume I & Volume IIBilly JoelAlbum + CompilationCBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 88666

Relationships

engineer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:Steve Kahn
bass:Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
clarinet, organ and saxophone:Richie Cannata
drums (drum set):Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
piano and lead vocals:Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
background vocals:Peter Cetera
Donnie Dacus
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
remixer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
Phil Ramone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recording of:My Life

My Life

lyricist and composer:Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:April Music Inc.
Joelsongs
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1978)
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1978)
Impulsive Music (in 1978)
later translated versions:Mein eigenes Leben
不要囉嗦