All for Leyna

"All for Leyna"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Glass Houses
B-side "Sometimes a Fantasy"
Released January 23, 1980
Format 7"
Recorded 1979
Genre Rock
Length 4:15
Label Columbia
Writer(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 charts.[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.

Chart positions

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Spanish Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart 40

References

  1. www.8notes.com

External links

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