"All for Leyna" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album Glass Houses | ||||
B-side | "Close to the Borderline" | |||
Released | March 1980 (UK) [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
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 . The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart. [5]
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.
The video version differs from the album version. The track from the music video is the same but a new vocal was recorded.
The band Gods of Mount Olympus covered the song in their single "Visitor". [6]
In 2024, recording artists Mirage Box released a version of the song on their "Tracks In The Sand" double-CD.
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Spain (AFYVE) [7] | 16 |
UK Singles Chart [8] | 40 |
Joel amplifies the drama with a polished yet frantic arena-rock track that thrives in the tension between delivering Brill Building craft while still seeming like a hyperventilating mess.