That's Not Her Style

"That's Not Her Style"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Storm Front
B-side"And So It Goes"
ReleasedJuly 1990 [1]
GenreRock
Length5:10 (Album version)
4:09 (Single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Mick Jones
Billy Joel singles chronology
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
(1990) 		"That's Not Her Style"
(1990) 		"And So It Goes"
(1990)

"That's Not Her Style" is a song by Billy Joel released as the fifth single from his album Storm Front, as well as the opening track on the album. It was written for Joel's then-wife Christie Brinkley. The song was the lowest-charting single from the album, failing to crack the top 70 in the United States. The song's music video features a live performance of the song at Yankee Stadium. A 4-track EP was also released.

Personnel

  • Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano
  • Jeff Jacobs – synthesizers, backing vocals
  • David Brown – guitars
  • Schuyler Deale – bass
  • Liberty DeVitto – drums
  • Don Brooks – harmonica
  • Patricia Darcy Jones – backing vocals
  • Frank Floyd – backing vocals
  • Mick Jones – backing vocals
  • Richard Marx – backing vocals
  • Brian Ruggles – backing vocals
  • Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals

Chart positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Singles Chart[2] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 97
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 77
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 18

References

  1. ^ "Billy Joel singles".
  2. ^ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
  3. ^ "Billy Joel: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.