All for Leyna

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"All for Leyna"
Billy Joel All for Leyna.jpeg
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Glass Houses
B-side"Close to the Borderline"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1980
Recorded1979
Genre
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Until the Night"
(1979) 		"All for Leyna"
(1980) 		"You May Be Right"
(1980)

"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
Spain (AFYVE)[3] 16
UK Singles Chart[4] 40

References[]

  1. ^ "Billy Joel biography". 8notes.com. May 9, 1949. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Watch Gods Of Mount Olympus cover Billy Joel!
  3. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 284. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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