"All for Leyna"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Glass Houses
B-side"Close to the Borderline"
ReleasedMarch 1980 (UK)[1]
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. 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.

Versions and covers

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".[5] Estonian pop singer Jaak Joala recorded an Estonian version of the song, titled "Sulle, Leyna" ("For You, Leyna") in 1981.

Chart positions

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Spain (AFYVE)[6] 16
UK Singles Chart[7] 40

References

  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 436.
  2. ^ Troper, Morgan. "Billy Joel Is Rock's Tragic Antagonist". Portland Mercury. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Sometimes a Fantasy is All You Need: 40 Years of Billy Joel's Glass Houses". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Billy Joel biography". 8notes.com. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Watch Gods Of Mount Olympus cover Billy Joel!
  6. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 284. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


Categories