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Kontsert (Template:Lang-ru (commonly corrupted to Kohuept); Template:Lang-en; Error: {{IPA}}: unrecognized language tag: k) is the second live album by Billy Joel, released in 1987. The album was recorded during the Soviet leg of Joel's 1987 The Bridge tour. The tour made history, as it was the first live rock radio broadcast in Soviet history.

Joel's cover of The Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R." became the first single released by Joel that was written by someone other than himself. The B-side was "The Times They Are A-Changin'", Joel's live cover of Bob Dylan's song.

Joel himself has said he was disappointed by the album and that his vocals were not up to par during its production and Columbia Records released the album without his input.

On May 19, 2014 the album was rereleased & retitled as A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia, A two CD, one DVD/Blu Ray set incorporating eleven previously unreleased tracks on CD and seven previously unreleased & restored songs on video. In addition the DVD/Blu Ray set contains a newly produced documentary of the same name which features updated interviews with Joel's current & former band members as well as personnel involved with the original 1987 production.

Kontsert track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Joel, except where noted

A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Odoya" (Traditional Georgian) – 1:16
2. "Prelude/Angry Young Man" – 5:33
3. "Honesty" – 5:15
4. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" – 5:32
5. "She's Always a Woman" – 3:35
6. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" – 8:21
7. "Goodnight Saigon" – 6:37
8. "Stiletto" – 5:10
9. "Big Man on Mulberry Street" – 7:29
10. "Baby Grand" – 6:14
11. "What's Your Name" – 2:17
12. "The Longest Time" – 5:11
13. "An Innocent Man" – 6:04

Disc two

1. "Pressure" – 5:23
2. "Allentown" – 3:52
3. "A Matter of Trust" – 5:10
4. "Only the Good Die Young" – 3:32
5. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" – 4:00
6. "Sometimes a Fantasy" – 3:38
7. "You May Be Right" – 5:35
8. "Uptown Girl" – 3:09
9. "Big Shot" – 4:54
10. "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:55
11. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Dylan) – 2:38
12. "She Loves You" (Lennon/McCartney) (Russian concerts rehearsal recording) – 2:24
13. "New York State of Mind" (Russian concerts rehearsal recording) – 6:22
14. "Piano Man" – 4:25

Dvd/Blu Ray

1. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
2. "Allentown"
3. "Goodnight Saigon"
4. "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
5. "Baby Grand"
6. "An Innocent Man"
7. "Honesty"
8. "The Longest Time"
9. "A Matter of Trust"
10. "Only the Good Die Young"
11. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
12. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
13. "Uptown Girl"
14. "Big Shot"
15. "Back in the U.S.S.R."

Bonus song:

1. "Pressure"

Certifications

Personnel

• Billy Joel - vocals, keyboards, guitar
• Liberty DeVitto - drums
• Doug Stegmeyer - bass
• Dave Lebolt - keyboards
• Russell Javors - acoustic and electric guitars
• Mark Rivera - saxophone
• Kevin Dukes - electric guitar
• Peter Hewlett - background vocals
• George Simms - background vocals
• The Georgian Singers Zhournalist of USSR - vocals on "Odoya"
• Oleg Smirnoff - On stage translation

Later samples

• "Stiletto"
  • "Disciple" by Nas from the album Street's Disciple

References

1. Kontsert at AllMusic
2. "Pete & Scott". Hewlett Anderson. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
3. Discogs - A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia deluxe box-set 2014-May-19th Columbia / Legacy (88883759762) Europe
4. certyear for AUSTRALIAN CERTIFICATION for albums/singles must be 1990 or larger
5. THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
6. "American album certifications – Billy Joel – Концерт". Recording Industry Association of America.

See also

• Снова в СССР, Paul McCartney album originally released in 1988 exclusively in the Soviet Union

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• Billy Joel live albums
• 1987 live albums
• Sony BMG live albums
• English-language live albums
• Albums certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association