All About Soul
1993 single by Billy Joel
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"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.
- 6:01 (album version)
- 4:15 (single version)
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| Single by Billy Joel | ||||
| from the album River of Dreams | ||||
| B-side | "You Picked a Real Bad Time" | |||
| Released | October 11, 1993 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Billy Joel | |||
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The compilation box set My Lives contains an unfinished demo version of "All About Soul" called "Motorcycle Song". ""All About Soul" became the unofficial theme song of the New York Knicks during their run to the 1994 NBA Finals.[1]
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Joel's river of songs is immeasurably deep. Once more he'll manage to get hordes of listeners humming along with a vintage species of his more uptempo side."[2]
B-side
The B-side is "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
- UK CD single
- "All About Soul" (radio edit) – 4:15
- "All About Soul" (remix) – 6:05
- "All About Soul" (LP version) – 6:01
- "You Picked a Real Bad Time" – 4:54
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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