An Innocent Man (song)
1983 single by Billy Joel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel released as the third single from his album of the same name. The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and the Drifters, reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the third consecutive top 10 single from the album.[4] It also spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[5]
Quick Facts Single by Billy Joel, from the album ...
"An Innocent Man" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album An Innocent Man | ||||
B-side | "I'll Cry Instead" (live) | |||
Released | December 1983[1] | |||
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Length | 5:17 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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Joel was quoted in a 1997 interview describing the high notes he sang during the song: "I had a suspicion that was going to be the last time I was going to be able to hit those notes, so why not go out in a blaze of glory? That was the end of Billy's high note."[5]