The Longest Time

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"The Longest Time" is a doo-wop-inspired pop song by Billy Joel, released in 1984 and known for its a cappella-style vocal arrangement and nostalgic lyrics.

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The Longest Time canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album An Innocent Man ⓘ
artist Billy Joel ⓘ
bSide Christie Lee ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 25 ⓘ
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 14 ⓘ
composer Billy Joel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decade 1980s ⓘ
genre doo-wop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasCoverVersion various a cappella groups ⓘ
hasLivePerformance Billy Joel concerts ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Time ⓘ
includedIn Billy Joel compilation albums ⓘ
inspiredBy 1950s doo-wop music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:38 ⓘ
lyricist Billy Joel ⓘ
notableFeature multi-part vocal harmonies performed largely by Billy Joel himself ⓘ
nostalgic lyrics ⓘ
partOf Billy Joel discography ⓘ
partOfAlbum An Innocent Man ⓘ
performer Billy Joel ⓘ
producer Phil Ramone ⓘ
publicationType studio recording ⓘ
recordedIn 1983 ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1984-03 ⓘ
theme enduring love ⓘ
romantic nostalgia ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbum 6 ⓘ
usesInstrumentation primarily vocal arrangement with minimal instruments ⓘ
vocalStyle a cappella-style arrangement ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Billy Joel → notableWork → The Longest Time ⓘ
Movin’ Out → hasSong → The Longest Time ⓘ
An Innocent Man → hasPart → The Longest Time ⓘ
An Innocent Man → includesHitSingle → The Longest Time ⓘ
Take a Break → hasTrack → The Longest Time ⓘ
Billy Joel discography → includesSingle → The Longest Time ⓘ
Careless Talk → followsInTrackList → The Longest Time ⓘ
The Essential Billy Joel → hasPart → The Longest Time ⓘ