All for Leyna

"All for Leyna"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Glass Houses
B-side"Close to the Borderline"
ReleasedMarch 1980 (UK)
Genre
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
SongwriterBilly Joel
ProducerPhil 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.

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".

In 2024, recording artists Mirage Box released a version of the song on their Tracks in the Sand double-CD.[citation needed]

Chart positions

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Spain (AFYVE) 16
UK Singles (OCC) 40
UK Airplay (Record Business) 6

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ↑ Troper, Morgan. "Billy Joel Is Rock's Tragic Antagonist". Portland Mercury. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sometimes a Fantasy is All You Need: 40 Years of Billy Joel's Glass Houses". Legacy Recordings. March 12, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ Grant, Sarah (July 5, 2025). "The 50 Best Billy Joel Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 6, 2025. 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.
  5. ↑ "Billy Joel biography". 8notes.com. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ Watch Gods Of Mount Olympus cover Billy Joel!
  7. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 284. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  9. ↑ "Top 75 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Record Business. May 5, 1980. p. 19. Retrieved April 27, 2024.