| "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] | |||
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| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
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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.[4]
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.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ Troper, Morgan. "Billy Joel Is Rock's Tragic Antagonist". Portland Mercury. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Sometimes a Fantasy is All You Need: 40 Years of Billy Joel's Glass Houses". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Joel biography". 8notes.com. Retrieved October 16, 2016.