All for Leyna
"All for Leyna" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album Glass Houses | ||||
B-side | "Close to the Borderline" | |||
Released | January 23, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
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Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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"All for Leyna" is a song by Billy Joel from the 1980 album Glass Houses. "All for Leyna" was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The lyrics tell the story of the protagonist who meets a girl named Leyna, and, after a one-night stand, becomes obsessed with her. A performance music video was made featuring Joel and his band in the studio. The video prominently features Joel playing a Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano and an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer.
Versions and covers[]
The video version differs from the album version. The music track is the same but a new vocal was recorded.
The band Gods of Mount Olympus covered the song in their single "Visitor".[2]
Chart positions[]
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Spain (AFYVE)[3] | 16 |
UK Singles Chart[4] | 40 |
References[]
- ^ "Billy Joel biography". 8notes.com. May 9, 1949. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ Watch Gods Of Mount Olympus cover Billy Joel!
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 284. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1980 singles
- Billy Joel songs
- Songs written by Billy Joel
- Song recordings produced by Phil Ramone
- Columbia Records singles
- 1980 songs
- Works about stalking