All My Life (Billy Joel song)

"All My Life" is a song by Billy Joel, his first new song of original material with lyrics he had written since 1993's River of Dreams. The song, produced by Phil Ramone, tells of Joel's experience of finding love in his later years after previous failed relationships. It was written for his then-wife Katie Lee as an anniversary gift, and released as a promotional single on February 14, 2007.

Background and production

Billy Joel retired from songwriting after finishing his last studio album River of Dreams in 1993, instead limiting himself to touring and instrumental music.^[1]^[2] In 2004, he married Katie Lee.^[3] Joel recorded "All My Life" in 2006 as an anniversary gift for his wife.^[3] The song was produced by Phil Ramone.^[4] The release of "All My Life" was announced by his label in January 2007. It was given a Valentine's Day release on February 14, when it was released on the website of People magazine,^[5] as a promotional single.^[1] The CD release included a live version of "You're My Home".^[6]^: 25

Lyrics

"All My Life" has been described as a pop song^[2] and a pop standard.^[1] It tells of a man who finds love only after growing older,^[1] having suffered many failed relationships before finding his partner.^[6]^: 88

Critical reception

The song has been compared to the work of Frank Sinatra.^[1]^[6]^: 88 Music critic William Ruhlmann likened the song to those of the Great American Songbook and speculated that it would become the fare of cabaret singers.^[1] Christopher Bonanos of Vulture described Joel's performance as "out Tony Bennett-ing Tony Bennett".^[7] Biographer Ken Bielen described it as a saloon ballad.^[6]^: 88

Japan B-sides

In addition to "You're My Home", the Japanese-only physical CD single release includes two more live tracks, "Honesty" and "Stiletto". All three tracks were recorded in 2006 during the series of 12 sold-out concerts in New York City's Madison Square Garden which yielded the 12 Gardens Live album, but were not originally included in that album. In those performances, "Honesty" and many other Joel hits were transposed into lower keys than the original album versions; "Honesty" was moved a half-step lower, from the key of B-flat major to the key of A major.

The Japanese release also includes a booklet with English lyrics and Japanese translations for all four songs.

Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[8]	94
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales^[9]	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ruhlmann, William. "All My Life Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic.
^ ^a ^b "Billy Joel to release first pop single in 14 years". NME. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^ ^a ^b "Billy Joel to release first pop single in 14 years". CTVNews. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-01-30). "Billy Joel Returns To Pop With New Single". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^ Schruers, Fred (2015). Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography. Crown. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8041-4021-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bielen, Ken (2011-07-22). The Words and Music of Billy Joel. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-38017-4.
^ Bonanos, Christopher (2015-02-03). "The Complete Works: Ranking All 121 Billy Joel Songs". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^ "オール・マイ・ライフビリー・ジョエル". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "Hot Single Sales". Billboard. 17 March 2007. p. 58. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

External links

Billy Joel - All My Life (Audio) on YouTube

v t e Billy Joel
Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions
Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "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" References "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" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" "Turn the Lights Back On"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Tomorrow Is Today" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Tours	The Nylon Curtain Tour An Innocent Man Tour The Bridge Tour Storm Front Tour River of Dreams Tour Face to Face Tours 1994 1995 1998 2001 2002 2003 2009 2010 Billy Joel in Concert
Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
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