- Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song)
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"Don't Ask Me Why" Single by Billy Joel from the album Glass Houses B-side "Through the Long Night" Released 1980 Format 7" Recorded 1980 Genre Pop Length 2:59 Label Columbia Records Writer(s) Billy Joel Producer Phil Ramone Billy Joel singles chronology "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
(1980)"Don't Ask Me Why"
(1980)"Sometimes a Fantasy"
(1980)"Don't Ask Me Why" is a Billy Joel song released in 1980. The lyrics talk about the oddities of life that have become obvious over time. It is more characteristic of a track that would have appeared on Joel's earlier albums in that it has a lighter folk sound as compared to the harder, more rock oriented tracks found throughout the album. The background track contains all acoustic and Latin percussion instruments performing in an Afro-Cuban rhythmic style. An eclectic, instrumental "Latin Ballroom" piano solo, played over the bridge section after the second verse, is also featured part of the song. "Don't Ask Me Why" spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and went to number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
It was released as the third single from the album Glass Houses and later included on on Greatest Hits Volume 2.
Contents
Chart positions
Chart (1980) Peak
positionCanadian Singles Chart[2] 4 Dutch Singles Chart 42 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 1 Personnel
- Billy Joel: Vocals, Pianos
- Dave Brown: Acoustic Guitar
- Richie Cannata: Keyboards
- Liberty Devitto: Drums and Percussion
- Russell Javors: Acoustic Guitar
- Doug Stegmeyer: Bass Guitar
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 127.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0255a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=cgsc9om72arnb284jqqpculmj7
Billy Joel Studio albums Live albums Songs in the Attic · KOHЦEPT · 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert · 12 Gardens Live · Live at Shea Stadium: The ConcertCompilations Greatest Hits, Vol. 1–3 · Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection · The Ultimate Collection · The Essential Billy Joel · Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel · My LivesTours An Innocent Man Tour · Face to Face 1994 · Face to Face 1995 · Face to Face 1998 · Face to Face 2001 · Face to Face 2003 · Face to Face 2009 · Face to Face 2010Singles "Piano Man" · "The Entertainer" · "New York State of Mind" · "Just the Way You Are" · "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" · "Only the Good Die Young" · "She's Always a Woman" · "The Stranger" · "My Life" · "Big Shot" · "Honesty" · "Until the Night" · "All for Leyna" · "You May Be Right" · "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" · "Don't Ask Me Why" · "Sometimes a Fantasy" · "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) · "She's Got a Way" (Live) · "Pressure" · "Allentown" · "Goodnight Saigon" · "Tell Her About It" · "Uptown Girl" · "An Innocent Man" · "The Longest Time" · "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" · "This Night" · "Keeping the Faith" · "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" · "The Night Is Still Young" · "Modern Woman" · "A Matter of Trust" · "This Is the Time" · "Baby Grand" · "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) · "We Didn't Start the Fire" · "Leningrad" · "I Go to Extremes" · "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" · "That's Not Her Style" · "And So It Goes" · "Shameless" · "All Shook Up" · "The River of Dreams" · "All About Soul" · "No Man's Land" · "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" · "To Make You Feel My Love" · "Hey Girl" · "All My Life" · "Christmas in Fallujah"See also Book:Billy Joel ·
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