"All for Leyna" | ||||
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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 | |||
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. "All for Leyna" was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart.
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.