Don't Ask Me Why (track)
by Billy Joel
Year: 1980
From the album Glass Houses (track #3)


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Don't Ask Me Why appears on the following album(s) by Billy Joel:
- Glass Houses (track #3) (this album) (1980)
- Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II (track #16) (compilation) (1985)
- The Essential Billy Joel (track #16) (compilation) (2001)
- 12 Gardens Live (track #14) (2006)
- 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert (track #6) (2000)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #17) (compilation) (2000)
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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65/100 | 11/08/2025 14:16 | Exist-en-ciel | ![]() | 69/100 |
80/100 | 05/12/2025 22:52 | machiaj | ![]() | 74/100 |
80/100 | 10/27/2024 09:02 | zsolti | ![]() | 80/100 |
60/100 | 06/19/2024 12:22 | ![]() | 75/100 | |
80/100 | 10/31/2023 06:00 | culwin | ![]() | 75/100 |
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