"The Longest Time" is a doo-wop song by Billy Joel, released in 1984 as the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. Following the theme of the album in paying tribute to Joel's musical influences, the song is presented in the style of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[2] In the United Kingdom the song reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song features Joel on lead vocals, all backing vocals, and percussive sounds such as finger snaps and hand claps.[3] When the song is covered by vocal groups, the bass part is typically sung.[4] Phil Ramone and Joel had intended to feature a vocal group but Joel recorded each of the parts himself.[5]
^Molanphy, Chris (April 30, 2020). "Still Billy Joel to Me Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 127.
^"The Longest Time by Billy Joel Songfacts". songfacts.com.
^Duchan, Joshua S. (2012). Powerful Voices: The Musical and Social World of Collegiate A Cappella. University of Michigan Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780472118250.
^Schruers, Fred (2014). Billy Joel. Crown Publishing Group. p. 199. ISBN 9780804140201.
extended cuts or director's cuts, and are ranked according to thelongest verified running time. While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release...
projects meet this criteria. The Other Side of the Wind holds the record for a movie to be in production for thelongesttime: it was in production stage...
Kimi Räikkönen holds the distinction of having thelongesttime between his first win and his last. He won his first Grand Prix at the 2003 Malaysian Grand...
to avoid headwinds and/or use tailwinds to save time and fuel. Since November 9, 2020, the two longest flights (measured by ground distance traveled) are...
thelongesttime as prime minister for a total of 1,550 days in office. Jacques-Édouard Alexis served the second-longesttime in office. He held the position...
"Greenwich yacht club murderer could be nation's longest-serving prisoner". Greenwich Time. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. "Department of...
list of thelongest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length. There are many factors, such as the identification...
tunnels are included. Pipelines, even those that are buried, are excluded. Thelongest tunnels have been constructed for water distribution, followed by tunnels...
TheLongest Journey (Bokmål: Den Lengste Reisen) is a magical realist point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft...
TheLongest Promise (Chinese: 玉骨谣; pinyin: Yù gǔ yáo), is a 2023 Chinese television series starring Xiao Zhan and Ren Min. It is based on the xianxia...
This article lists thelongest passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two cities. Services that require railcar...
TheLongest Week is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Glanz. The film stars Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde and Billy Crudup...
Trump, Ding Junhui and Mark Allen. Hendry held the number one position for thelongesttime under the annual format, holding it for nine years in total...
that on the cassette and original CD pressings, with the latter swapping the places of "TheLongestTime" and "Uptown Girl." However, on the actual cassette...
and 13 days old, it makes her voice the youngest voice to reach the top spot on the chart, as well as thelongesttime between original release and date...
Global Information