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Twenty tracks across four sides, spanning his career from Piano Man (1973) through The Night Is Still Young (1985).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePiano Man, Just the Way You Are, The Stranger, Movin' Out, She's Always a Woman, My Life, Uptown Girl: if you grew up hearing these on the radio, you already know more of this album than you might realise. The 2LP format gives the 20 tracks enough room to breathe, and the 2025 Sony Legacy reissue is the currently available version. 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