All About Soul

"All About Soul"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album River of Dreams
B-side"You Picked a Real Bad Time"
ReleasedOctober 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)[1]
Length
  • 6:01 (album version)
  • 4:15 (single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)
Billy Joel singles chronology
"No Man's Land"
(1993) 		"All About Soul"
(1993) 		"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
(1994)
Music video
"All About Soul" on YouTube

"All About Soul" is a song by American musician Billy Joel, released in October 1993 by Columbia Records as the third single from his 12th studio album, River of Dreams (1993). The single was produced by Danny Kortchmar and Joe Nicolo and features backing vocals by Color Me Badd. The song peaked at No. 29 in the United States and No. 32 in the United Kingdom, becoming his final top-40 single in either country. The compilation box set My Lives contains an unfinished demo version of "All About Soul" called "Motorcycle Song".

The song became the unofficial theme song of the New York Knicks during their run to the 1994 NBA Finals.[2]

B-side

[edit]

The B-side was "You Picked a Real Bad Time", which did not appear on an album until the compilation box set My Lives was released in 2005.

Track listing

[edit]
  • UK CD single
  1. "All About Soul" (radio edit) – 4:15
  2. "All About Soul" (remix) – 6:05
  3. "All About Soul" (LP version) – 6:01
  4. "You Picked a Real Bad Time" – 4:54

Charts

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. October 9, 1993. p. 27.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Michael T. (June 18, 1994). "ABOUT NEW YORK; Wearing Your Heart On a Shirt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Billy Joel – All About Soul". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2354." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2355." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 45. November 6, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 51/52. December 18, 1993. p. 37. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Billy Joel – All About Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.–24. Nóv.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 18, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Billy Joel – All About Soul" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Billy Joel – All About Soul". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "Billy Joel: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. November 6, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 18. December 25, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  19. ^ "RPM Top AC tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  20. ^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-68. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
[edit]


Stub icon

This 1990s rock song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This 1990s American single-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_About_Soul&oldid=1234806679"